Field notes, v1404
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C. Koford 173 Journal June 3, 1952 Juliaca Heda Umayo, 15 mi. S. Umayo, Dpto. Puno to Mayordomo, Pineda. Reed & water weed shallow lake on Caseros side of hills, the biggest deep lake to W. of a low ridge. Selvantani, a flat - mesa with several fine chulpas, between the shallow & deep lake. A mesa 300' high on an island in big lake. Santellana arrived & hunted with him. I shot 2 [illegible], Cinclodes, blackbird, 2 lewis gular. Glossy fly, gulls, caracaras, Zenotrichia, coots, rother birds seen. Guinea pigs common along road at base of rock walls. Santellana shot a Notura nearly. I set 25 traps near rocks & brush near camp (1/2 mile from road from Caseros). June 4, 1952. Traps held: A. jelokii, 4 P. darwinii, 1 men. 6 traps taken by Indians. I shot 4 Cavia along road. Picked up traps missing: A. jelokii + A. boliviensis then. Put up: Cavia, 2 A. jelokii, 1 P. d., A. boliviensis, + 2 grebes + blackbird shot yesterday. June 5, 1952. Clear, warm in forenoon, calm. Shot a rail, yellowlegs, + snipes, + 2 finches. Set 33 traps near foot cliff near brush + grass. Saw or A. jelokii in brush 3 p. m. Cin- cloides & spine tails common. Leosiris on shore lake walk- ing on surface algae in water. Plegadis, Nycticorax, Etilornis, in lake; Peru teal & A. magirostra too. June 6, 1952. Traps held: 11 Phylotris darwinii, 1 A. jelokii 2 A. boliviensis. By 11 a. m. 3 new A. j. + 2 A. b. May + I put up some of each, + I put up 1 cliff swallow. Looked for bats near Caseros in evening but found none flying. (4 snipes?) A. jelokii,