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C. Koford
117
Visogno Journal
September 24, 1951 Aricoma, 1500'; Dpt's long Peru
1 Chinchilla♀, 2 A. jelaskii. 30± traps in SE canyon held 0. One of 4 set for P. sullivanae near house held 1 min. ♂. A hunter gave me head of vicuna ♂ (1272). Took up all my traps.
September 25, 1951. Min. temp. -2°C. ½/10-7/10 cloudy to NE all day, + fair wind. Put up blinds. Set 15± traps near Lee Falls hoping to catch Neotoma. Set 10 traps in P. sullivanae cond. 200yds. SW of house.
Davia specularis, Camelidae, Thysomys, & Murciavis
flavoviridis, ablifera, & cinerea, remain common birds seen on rocky & ground. Spixius atratus, Phrygilus canorus, in flower.
silvicola & plebejus, less common. Less common.
Max. temp. 12°C. but felt hot out of wind.
September 26, 1951. Min. temp. -2°C. Wind in night continuing
in morning. Clear. ¼/10 cloudy by 11 a.m. 11 sullivanae traps held 3
(2♂7♀). M.K. put up one ♂; ♂+♀ discarded. Other traps held
nothing. I put out 11 snap traps in runways in thick grass at edge Lee Flat (took up 6-these) where large ground dropmings ab-
undant Ø (neotoma?). Returned to house. Watched local vic
unae 11-12, 1-5 (group A + 15 ♂7♀). About 3/10 cloudy at
noon, all overcast 4 p.m. Max. temp. +13°C.
September 27, 1951. Min. temp. -3°C. Clear, calm.
sullivanae traps held 0; taken up. Traps at Lee Flat
held 1 A. jelaskii. Set 5 more traps there on flat in thick grass.
Drove down Limberí road to (3800') & set 50± traps among
boulders & tall grass in area where had set on previous
occasion. One akodon boliviensis in traps before I left at
5 p.m. Max. temp. +13°C.; gradually clouded up during day.