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Murray
1948
1
Antrozous
mimus
Apr 26 Mina La Fortuna, 2350ft, 2mi N Laguna Seca Chapala, Baja Calif.
Caught 8 last night in the tunnels of the
mine, hung up. There are several or inclined
shafts which lead down to a number of
horizontal tunnels on two levels. (See journal)
Highest temperature was 72°, in the lowest
tunnel.
Apr 30 San Ignacio, 500ft, Baja California
Dr. Benson caught one in a room of the
mission with stone walls and roof
during late evening.
May 24 El Carrizalito, 1700ft., 5 mi N Santiago, Baja Calif.
Found them numerous in the large
brick building here, which has all the
walls completed but doors and windows
missing. First saw a clump of six
hanging at the top of an open doorway
downstairs, then several hanging in an
upper corner of the large stairway well.
All of these were sluggish and reluctant
to fly even with a net over them and
scrapped against them. After being
stirred up they flew around the halls
upstairs and individuals were seen
in 3 downstairs rooms. The two corners
over the stairway seemed to be favored
as hanging places and several times bats
returned to rest there. In all I caught