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Muyey
Pint
1972
Journal
76
5 km E Encarnación, Paraguay
14 Nov 1 Sturnus. I tattooed all the molossid
& 1 Antibes & released them. [illegible]
Rocaleta. 1 Antibes escaped. Nooting
in net over swimming pool - probably too
much water elsewhere.
Encarnación, Paraguay
16 Nov Still drier, w. rain showers. 9PM - walked
down to culvert in front of house which is open
& filled with [illegible] water. Several frog at the
edge. These make a strange whining or
squeaking sound & are reminiscent of a
cat crying. The sound is produced by
blowing air from their inflated lungs
into a throat pouch, which therefore expands -
rather than contracts - as the sound is
produced. #D 563-564.
23 Nov nets before storm. 1 net placed at top of 2 poles, 1 @
top [net] perhaps 15 ft up. 4 molossid caught
at 7:45 - 8:15; 2 Europe(?), 2 of the medium
sized Molossids. Temp 80F, humid nowind
25 Nov clear warm (80F) but turning chilly (70°)
after dark. Heavy dew by 10. 2 Nets at the
top of single poles ~ 8 ft up). Caught one
prey. 4 Europe(s at 2:45 so it came out of the
palm tree in front of the house.
29 Nov 2 nets both 15 feet up, level by mangoes. Caught
5 molossid / 1 Europe & 4 Molossids?) from 8-10 PM.
temp 75°, overcast, occasional rain, medium breeze.