C. Koford 37 Journal June 17, 1951 Aricoma, 15000', Dpto, Puno, Peru. Day before full. Fog up canyon to camp area 5 p.m. Many had one of jelshii in trap, not spanned last 2 days. She put loose steel trap in front of vicuocha hole. Fog until after 6 p.m., then clear overcast. June 18, 1951. Temps. - 2° + 8½°C. at 7:30. Band 39 vicuoras near near camp. Two alpacas stayed near & Indian came for them. Many had no luck with vicuocha traps. I left 8am. reopened my 24 traps; catch only one A. jelshii. Let 11 new traps that area, 40 in all now. Back at house 10:30. About 1/10 clouds + little breeze; warmer than usual morning. That gray flycatcher + dark gray finch on rocks on lamp growth slopes. Watched vicuoras 2 hrs. Full moon. Sweet 4:45 p. June 19, 1951. Temps. -½°, +13° C. My traps held 2 chinchil ula, 1 Neotoma, 1 Phyllotis pictus. Warm morning, 1/10 clouds increasing to 9/10 big moon. Put up mice. Snow, light, for about an hour at 3 p.m. Took walk along line 5. Still looking for rodent signs. Flushed 2 of the terraneras on S. Ridge. June 20, 1951. Temps. - 2°, +7°. Clear. My traps lines held 1 lizard, no mammals. Returned to house 0930. We drove to road up to vicuocha Roche & there set 3 steel traps. Caught one ox drought it home. I watched vicuoras bend of 10 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Set a fog trap (# 3) 50 yds. w. House. Clouded up gradually, 6/10 big moon, nearly completely by 3 p.m. Moonrise about 7:39 p.m., moonwaning just shortly past full. June 21, 1951. Temps. -2°, +7°C. Clear with cold wind down canyon. We went to Upper fox to try to catch vicuochas & remained until noon, catching none. Saw several bands vicuoras, up to 15 in number, & unusually,