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C. Koford
Journal
October 25, 1951 N. Ping, Peru
Agualoni, 3 mi. ssw Limboni, 7500', Octo. X
kind: Wrens, robins, chinchols, comoros, + blue backed swallow
(as at Oranque). ||of mice taken yesterday, put up P. phaea (1314?),
discarded Oryzomye (07, 210-118, 18gms., test. 4½), P. pictus (juv.,
19
151-63, +8 gms.) Shot black flycatcher and a red breasted
Tangara (?); specimens. Traps took 5 more A. balvinisii during
day. Set 15 additional traps on wooded lower stream. Rain off &
on & off during night.
October 26, 1951 (M.K cat.) (MKcat) Oryzomye
Traps held 2 A. balvinisii, 1 small [illegible],
(MK. catalog) (C.K. catalog).
3 medium-aged Oryzomye, 2 cornoliste. Shot 2 black backed
(specimens)
yellow breasted Rufous ground birds in dense damp woods.
Stemmy low clouds in morning. Saw 4 hide hummingbirds.
Shot red breasted blue-backed Tangara. Set 30+ traps on damp
frosty slope near river near tunnel (8000 ft.). Overcast
(all day. Rain for 1 hr. at 7 a.m. Caught small robin in snare trap.
October 27, 1951. Close trap line held 1 Oryzomye, 1
cornoliste (both M.K. catalog). Further line held 1 large
Oryzomye, 2 oryzomines, 3 A. balvinisii ?. Shot 2 kinds
yellow birds + a brown flycatcher (all specimens). Took
up all traps & set 25+ from stream to top of grassy slope.
Rain on and off after 10 a.m., hard in late afternoon, clearing at dusk.
October 28, 1951. Clear night + sunny morning, clouding up
9-10 a.m. Traps held 1 medium-aged Oryzomye (MK catalog), 2
small Oryzomye (1 M.K., other discarded), 4 A. balvinisii (disc-
carded). Took up all but 5 traps (near Cavia ? sign). Set 10 in
wet woods near stream. With Mary set 35 near grass +
brush & some rocks from 10000-10600 ft. on road to Lima
train, below Camachani tunnel. Rain about 4 p.m.