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Quack
1948
Journal
73
May 20 6 mi. E of San Antonio, Baja California.
bags we had available at the time. I have
noticed that so far it seems as though
we have found bats only in caves and
mines that are quite open or else ventilated
in some way so that a draft can be felt.
None of the female 'Leptonycteris' that I put
up had embryos. I noticed that they came
in two shades of brown, varying from reddish
to dark grey.
The hill in which we found the mine was
covered with Palo Blanco trees with a few
Pitaya dulce and Prickly Pear cactuses
growing underneath the trees.
May 21 6 mi. E.S.E. San Antonio, 1200 ft. Baja California
Went hunting last night and obtained
two Elf Owls between 8:30 and 9:00 P.M.
They were located by their calling from the
branches of bare trees along the road. A
very faint eyesline was detected in one which
was a very light yellow. They seemed to
be associated in pairs, for each time I shot
I would notice one flying from a nearby
tree. Dr. Benson saw one peering out from
a small hole in a Cardon but did not
obtain it. I put up one (#235), Dr. Benson
the other one. The Elf Owls which were
seen were perched on the lower branches of