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Murray
1948
Journal
May 24 Las Cuevas, 23°34'N, 109°39'W, Baja Calif.
Relifer, packed so tightly that none of the
wall showed through. We estimated
very roughly that 60 square feet were
so covered. In one crevice were
many Natalus mexicanus, packed
tightly, and hung on the roof was another
small clump of the same kind. Also on
the roof were a few Macrotus californicus,
grouped together but closely surrounded
by Myotis. All were very inactive.
It was necessary to scrape with a
net to get the bats off of the wall, and
to poke vigorously in the crevice. Those
which fell on the ground began to crawl
rather than fly. Later they became more
active and excited, and began a loud
chorus of chittering where there were
but a few seconds before. A few began
to fly restlessly about, and then quite
a number when stirred up by the net.
By then they struggled and tried to bite
when caught and flew away readily.
The temperature in the cave was fairly
low for those which we have seen. The
floor was thickly covered with dust
and guano. Estimated the total number 15000.
A short distance away we looked into