Field notes, v1404
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C. Koford 113 Journal Peru September 14, 1951 Aricoma, 1500', Ooto, Puno. 10:30 a.m. Returned to house. Mary ill today. Snow max temp. 48 1/2°C. + rain + overcast in afternoon; rain came about 3:30. September 15, 1951. Min. temp. -2°C. 7/10 cumulus + cirro- cumulus at 7 a.m. 7/10 cumulus by 11 a.m. Saw 3 condors. Shot 2 teal on W. de Mdo. (15500 ft). Flushed 2 pairs above w. de Mdo. In afternoon shot a cast (07, 1400 gms., tested 11x5, slight fat - track saved), 1 shaveler (spec. cat.), two Crecs. The teal were 07, 425 gms., mod. fat, fates 21x10 (saved); and ?, 400 gms., mod. fat, largest scutum 4 mm. Put up spatula + Fulvia for skeleton; all others (saved) gave teal & crecs). No rain or snow today but heavy overcast in afternoon. Max temp. 13°C. Moon full a a day past. Saw a ? at Lorenzo by Ford today. September 16, 1951. Min. temp. -4°C. At 10 a.m., 7/10 cumulus clouds. Drove slow via Crucero towards Juliois. About halfway to Dos dom kill from Aricoma to Crucero saw about 10 paraguato. Marsh larks near Crucero, + burnowig auk. Bonds near Pomas had yellow-top, glory-thin, gallinule, Anas, Nycticorax (50+). Stopped at Palmera and talked with Jesus Orellano, guermies of manganese mine 33 km. up the hills. Roberts Dammet, a german, was the other half of the group. but was not present. Orellano said they were seen 2 huanceros on road to their mine (33 km. to N) and he showed me skin of huancero he had shot next to road. He said 6 or 7 were present + all for time as llamas. He said they did not mix with the llamas. No tinamous in that area according