Field notes, v1351
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Nordricson 1950 Journal 26 Nov. 4 5km N Villavicija, 1400 ft., Huila, Colombia, S. A. Oropendula (?) flew into lg. tree in center of camp during breakfast this 4 M. I walked with Perico about 2 km. N along tracks, then E to road. On the ballards between the tracks and the road, Perico pointed out many fossil fragments, mostly tortoise and crocodile. Arriving at the Gutierrez home (on the road), we hunted for Ameiva and snares for, then walked or E & NE to the place where a dead horse was attracting many vultures. We failed to find any Sarcoramphus present. The people living nearby told me that the horse was killed by a rattlesnake. How they presume to know, I cannot tell. Returning to the vicinity of the Gutierrez home, we snared two more Ameiva before starting back to camp. In late afternoon, Dr. Stebbins and I went to the first R.R. culvert N of the bridge, where he had seen some bate earlier in the day. This tunnel is almost closed with silt and weeds at the W end, and opens on a dense tangle of vegetati