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 recorded during 4 months (November 1989, January, April, and September 1990; Figure 3-5). Gravid 

 females for other species of mammals were recorded only during 1-3 months, each. Among birds, 

 plain chachalacas were encountered with eggs during 3 months (January, April, and May 1990), while 

 the thicket tinamou was recorded with eggs during 1 month (May 1990; Figure 3-6). No eggs were 

 encountered in the other species of birds. 



Distribution of take by time of day . The distribution of take by time of day for game animals 

 varied. For both mammals (x" = 289.12, d.f. = 23, P < 0.005) and birds (x^ = 444.90, d.f. = 23, 

 P < 0.005), there were significant differences among hours. This suggested that there were times of 

 the day when mammals and birds were more likely to be taken than during other times. 



Mammals were taken during 22 of the 24 hours of the day (Figure 3-7). The greatest number 

 of mammals was taken during 0800-0859 h when 56 (15% of mammals) individuals were taken. 

 Mammals usually were taken during 0600-1759 h when 325 (84%) individuals were taken. This period 

 roughly corresponded to daytime. Birds were taken during 17 of the 24 hours. Take of birds occurred 

 primarily during two periods: 0600-0859 h, when 109 (55% of birds) individuals were taken, and 1400- 

 1759 h, when 48 (24%) individuals were taken. These two periods corresponded to early morning and 

 late afternoon. For the seven intervals, there was a significant difference in the proportion of take by 

 time interval between mammals and birds (x" = 166.17, d.f. = 6, P < 0.005). This suggested that 

 the times when mammals were taken were not the same times as when birds were taken. 



The distribution of take by time of day varied by species. The ocellated turkey was taken 

 primarily at dawn (50% of take during 0400-0659 h). Two species, pocket gopher (100% during 0400- 

 1659 h) and plain chachalaca (71% during 0400-1159 h), were taken primarily at dawn and during the 

 day. The coati, white-lipped peccary, collared peccary, brocket deer, thicket tinamou, and great 

 curassow, were taken primarily during the day (> 50% during 0700-1659 h). One species,agouti, was 

 taken primarily at dusk and during the day (89% during 0700-1959 h). The paca (70% during 1700- 

 0359 h) and white-tailed deer (63% during 1700-2359 h) were taken primarily at dusk and during die 

 night. 



