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Murray
1949
3
Tadarida mexicana
May 19 Trinido, 1700 ft, Baja Calif.
more readily. We caught 10 6? which
I put up as alcohols. Also found 2
Eptesicus fuscus with them.
June 16 mi N San Jose del Cabo, 250+ft, Baja Calif.
Shot 1 flying at dusk near camp. Bats were
fairly abundant here but few appeared
to be this kind. There is a hill nearby with
many granite outcroppings (see journal)
June 12 La Laguna, 1200+ft, Sierra de la Laguna, Baja Calif.
Bats here are not too common, of which
I recognized several Tadarida and shot 18.
All of these seemed to fly straight up and down
the laguna, not very high.
June 13 Todos Santos, Baja Calif.
Flew in a great swarm over the cultivated
fields in town, mixed with Lasypeturs and
pipistrelles. They were feeding, but still
flew rapidly. Shot 2?