Wirtz, W. January 30, 1963 
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We vero able to see severnl Leotrix Hitting through the underbrush for 
about 10 minutes, but they never came very close, nor eat still enough 
for a very good view. 
Shortly after this I split from the rest of the group and took a 
trail off to the northesst. I observed several of some variety of 
la>ge lend snsil -long the trail, nd then cut b; c T ' t the north west on 
b trail which ran along v dense grassy slope, in a habitat which reminded me of sn 
overgrown orchard# Suddenly 1 noticed a mongoose run across 
una )!' t about 20 yards ahead, and I locked to see if he would reappear 
p - second one r n across a little further on down the oath. I valued 
quietly uo to the point where they had cross- d and began to quenk my 
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lips against my fingers# In a minute or so one mongoose rnn i.p 8 
sloping log to ny left, and remained in full view for about 5 minute?, 
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cautiously testing the w nd • nd loo’ing rt e. About a r.inut: later a 
second one appeared at the base of a tree r bout si^ feet away -nd over to 
m right# it never c* me f II the way out, but peered uo <t me from time 
to time. Then the one n the branch jumped off a-d disappeared in the 
brush nd the second one followed also, I squealed some more but they 
did not return. T eir actions r,re very musteline ’ o no, but the movements 
also remind me somewhat of a fox squirrel moving over the ground. The 
fur is 8 mol 3 es or yollowish—brown color, • nd somawh r -t grizzled in 
appearance* The tail is held lo, o the ground, not orchedlike n squirrel 
nor flapped at 1J , and t)ve c e »ture seems to f ow along the ground# 
I continued on around the field 3 was working along, attracted 
b/ som : melodic bird crlls I hr d he^rd. j sa t on snoth r grassy slope 
for about 10 minute? but could not locate their source. ' little later, 
a.s I moved on again, I noticed a. sparrow-like bird s’nging high in the top 
