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Marshall, 1945
Palau
Emballonura
Koror, November Common in evenings near wooded ridges.
Come out after sundown, but before Collocalia retires,
so that for about 15 minutes, they are in the air to-
gether. Flight erratic, but I have not noticed a consist-
ent direction in plunges from the straightaway flight
in catching insects. On Koror, I hunted them at a road
between a marsh and the ridge. They were all along this
road in groups of 3-6 or more. Early in the eveing they
forage low - 15-30 ft off the ground. As it begins to
get dark, they cut down their wandering and get to
business in regular forage beats around certain large
trees, generally near a open space. However at anytime
two or more may take off in high, straight flight, pusuing
each other. They keep foraging most of the night, because
I have seen them in the woods on the ridge with the
flashlight at all hours. They often fly close to the
light out of curiosity the way bats do in the states.
Tend to fly higher as it gets darker in the evening.
Arakabesan, 29 November An entirely different picture of
the evening program obtains here. The bats came out in
large groups from a wooded hill after sunset and flew
high and stright along the shore over the abandoned town.
It was not until nearly dark that they settled down to
forageing in circuits around the larger trees, these
near wooded hills.
Peleliu, 1 November. One seen at dusk at HQ 26th Mar.
Not noted in my night hunting out by purple beach, where
all birds were common, this in 1st week of December.
Rodents trapping accounts ALL KOROR
Koror west
16 November 24 traps from camp east towards shore, 15
yd intervals, thru abandoned farms and gardens. Some set
in old native thatched huts. Caught 7 R. exulans, some
traps reset twice.
20 November, Koror Set 24 traps at le 10 yd intervals
through woods on ne side main ridge. Set around rocks,
caves, tree stumps, etc. Only 1 R. exulans.
25 "ovember 1945, Koror : Set 24 rat traps baited as usual
with rotten bacon. Around HQ buildings and barracks, an d
old jap piles of supplies. Caught two R. rattus, at
the supply dump (although they took the bait from all
traps set in the barracks. One Mus, barracks.