Field notes, v1502
Page 299
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Murray 1948 Journal June 13 Sa Laguna to Jodos Santos. Traveling a shorter route, we made it in less than five hours, while going up was over six. We repacked our load and drove to Jodos Santos. Here bathed in an irrigation ditch running through cultivated fields at the edge of town. It was late in the afternoon and bats began to fly in quite large numbers. We shot at them to the great delight of the assembled populace. There were pipistrelles, Tadarida mexicana, and Dasypterus ega at least. 1♂ 2♀ Tadarida, 1♂ Dasypterus. Camped for the night a short distance out of town. June 14 Mina Estrella Polar, 600 ft., 3 mi E Pescadero Today we went to investigate old mines for bats. The first was back down the road past El Pescadero and out a sideroad into the hills. Here found the mine a series of several stopes, all rather steep. Descended one by rope, about 30 feet deep to a short horizontal shaft. At the end of this was another nearly vertical stope about 4 feet wide and at least 40 feet deep. There were a number of posts as braces. Many Natalus mexicanus