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Fore breakfast caught a fox & six Sitomys three of one species & three of another. The larger kind are different from any taken before. They have very long tails. Shot today 1 small woodpecker, a jay, an oriole (Scotts). Mr Nelson came on the 10 o'clock train from Mex. I made a long tramp in search of jumping rats this afternoon but did not succeed. as I came back a little after dark & crossed the stream near town I saw

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a no. of bats about the size of Nyctinomus flying about to surface of the water probably looking for insects. Set gopher trap & a lot of mouse traps this afternoon.

March 10 Got 2 Heteromys in traps set yesterday. Set a few more mouse traps this afternoon & seven gopher traps. Shot a nyctinomus this evening. also some meat traps.

March 11 Sat.  Got a long-tailed Sitomys & 2 Bassoris. Mr Nelson went out about