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C. Koford
129
Journal
Dpto. Puno, Peru-
October 21, 1951
4 miles SSW Limbani, 13000',
my obsene. No rain then but cloudy off & on in daytime.
October 22, 1951
Put up specimens. Took up all traps (but 2). Set
traps (me 39, may 27) about 1 mile S. of Limbani
where had trapped before. Clear morning, cloudy
afternoon. Clear night.
October 23, 1951.
Traps (2) at 13000' held: B. lanimii & (discarded). Traps 1 mile
S. Limbani held 3 Odyneus, 3 Onygnys, 2 A. jelshii,
2 Phyllotis phaeus, 1 A. boliviensis, 1 P. pictus, 1 Nestanyx.
Picked up all traps. Returned to trails to skin mice. Yz cumulus
clouds by 10 a.m. Overcast rest of day & evening. Set 402
traps in thick grass & new robust bushes near stream. Rain
starting about 10 p.m.
October 24, 1951 Rain on into morning. Took up traps. Colch
1 P. phaeus, 1 baby P. pictus, 1 small Onygnys, 1 frog. We took
trails to HuancaranĂ, about 2 miles NNE road, & left it. Then we
drove down to Limbani & Aguacani & camped near the Inca Co.
warehouse. Set 50+ traps in mo thick damp vegetation. Foggy
overcast all afternoon. Above Limbani at 12000' ft. level saw 2
of the dark gray birds with white heads on rocks in rushing
stream. Saw 5+ late in evening. Cleared after dark.
October 25, 1951
Aguacani, 3 miles SSW Limbani, 9500'
Traps held 2 caenolestids (near stream in dark damp veget-
ation), 1 Onygnys (near stream), + 7 Akodon boliviensis? (brush
+ damp ferns + leaves not near stream). Soon steaming
clovers formed. Shot hummingbird & saw several of same