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P. PEARSON
1950
28
Oroville Springs, Napa Co., Calif.
Feb. 17, 1950
1920 ♀ Corynorhinus rafinesquei
Together with other ff. 1921, 1922 and ♂ Banded 49-123001
Nipple med. Caught Feb. 16 noon, killed 6 p.m. Feb. 17, after
keeping in refrigerator. Uterus quite vascular and somewhat
distinctly translucent. Not really smaller than
"fuller", less fat than earlier specimens, little fat.
Uterus artery tortuous but not conspicuously white sheathed.
Rt. horn definitely longer. Ovaries: nothing definite seen
under dissecting scope. More gland = a few small colorless drops
spots under microscope. Banded May 29 with young (at below)
1921 ♀ Corynorhinus
caught and killed as 1920. Banded
c 161790. Nipple tingy, skin rosy. Little fat. Uterus paler
than 1920; Rt. horn slightly longer than left but not fatter.
1 mm. from throb. Ovaries artery not seen. Nothing conclusive seen
in ovaries under dissecting scope.
Follicles not ovary, scale marked, sperm in outlet young (1 yr)
and cervix, many mucus in uterus
1922 ♀ Corynorhinus rafinesquei caught & killed as 1920, 1921
Nipple tingy. No fat. More vascular than 1921. Both horns
of uterus same width 0.9 mm and length. Rt. horn with
translucent hard across center, artery not white sheathed
and not tortuous, nothing conspicuous seen in ovaries
with dissecting scope. Banded 49-123018 young (1 yr)
Considerable tissue activity - may collapsed ovary left overy. Some
red. atrial follicles in both ovaries. Many open at tubo-st. junction
Reed Mine, 1750 ft., 1 mi NE Yolo-Gold-Napa Co. Junction.
Yolo Co. Calif.
1923 ♀ Corynorhinus rafinesquei
Awoke in tunnel with other ff. (1924). Nipple tingy -
slight amt. fat. Uterus large & vascular, Uterine artery
tortuous. Rt. horn longer, 1.6 mm. Caught Feb 16, 6 P.M.
killed Feb. 17, 6 PM. Graafian follicles in rt. ovary. Many
open at cervix, tubo-uterine junction. >52, n.2.
1924 ♀ Corynorhinus rafinesquei
Awoke in tunnel with (1923 & 4 ff). Nipple med.
No fat. Uterus not as vascular as 1923. Right horn
longer than left (1.7 mm.). Artery white, sheathed. Nothing
conspicuous in ovaries. Caught Feb 16, killed 12 P.M. Feb. 17
Only med. follics... Many open
Manhattan Mine, 2000 ft., 2 mi NW Knoxville, Napa Co. Calif.
1925 ♀ Corynorhinus rafinesquei
In Catacaucus tunnel on Feb. 17, in A.M. Killed
12 P.M. Feb. 17. Banded 49-123322. Nipple med. No fat.
Uterus vascular, slightly translucent. Artery white-sheathed, not
very tortuous. Rt horn larger - 1.5 mm. Ovaries with no conspicuous
features. Large follics 53 - n 3 in left. Many sperm.