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GK Pearson
1969
31
(dawn as last night's)
but in it, although I thought
I could see 3 species. Bats wheeling
around the rocks, they knew the net
was there and easily avoided it. We
had arrived at the beach before dawn
to get to see all the pre-roosting activity.
Contrary to the other morning when I saw
the bats circling the rocks about 2 ft.
away as they flew, this morning the
bats appeared at the rock where our net
was and then took off in a high direct
line towards the blackest cliffs towards
the ocean. I suspect they were reacting
to our presence.
We made chromosome spreads of the
two bats and the rat, and then cleared out
of the house. We descended on the Davis
household about 6, and went to a Pizza
restaurant with them and with another
expatriate American (Charles Williams, AID).
July 31, 1969 - Davis House, Lima
Ruford arrived in the morning,
and the Pearsons and some of the Davis family spent
the time shopping for assorted souvenirs. The
expedition left the Davis house about noon
as we were setting off for the artisan
stalls on Avenida de Marina. We had lunch
at an enormous restaurant off of Avda Brasil -