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June 7 Punta Gasparina, 23°16'N, 110°09'W, 10±ft. Baja Calif.
After putting up specimens, Dr. Benson,
Fevis and I back-tracked to a cave which
a nearby rancher told us about. This was
back up the road about 5 miles, then down
a wash called Arroyo de la Tenaya to Cerro
del Elote. The hill faced the seashore and
was heavily washed and cut on that side,
into the solid granite rock. The cave was
back about 100 feet from the water, with
a great cut in the rocks at least 15 feet
across and with cliffs 60 feet high leading
into it. From where the roof began the
cave extended back as a broad crack
at a 70° angle roughly, and from 3 to 5
feet wide, 150 feet long and 30 ft. at the
highest point. Toward the rear a mixture
of sand and guano caused the floor to
slope steeply upward.
There were only about 8 or 10 Leptoncytis
in it, and these hanging in a shallow
crevic at the rear. They flew readily,
some leaving and others flying around
inside. Dr. Benson shot 2 and he and
Fevis netted 1 each. Several flew
around the rocks outside, trying to
reenter. They often soared briefly.
(See sp. acct.)