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Quest
1948
Journal
139
June 26 Arroyo San Luis, 800+ ft., 7 mi W. Calmell, Baja Calif.
the horizontal tunnels at least 40 feet above
that of the wash and arroyo it faces.
We entered the mine about an hour before
sunset and noticed bats flying when we
had traversed 1/3 its length and had entered
complete darkness. Upon pursuing the bats
down the tunnel we finally reached the end
and a side passageway near the end which when
blocked off yielded several Choeronycteris
mexicana. Both lactating females and young
bats, 3/4 grown, of this species were obtained.
Also obtained this afternoon were three Corynorhinus,
two of which were picked off the
rough 5 1/2 foot tunnel ceiling about half
the distance from the entrance. Both were
in a torpid state, their long ears tightly
rolled at the sides of their heads. The two
were not close together but separated by
at least 15 feet and were not disturbed by
our passing underneath them with flash-
lights - our not noticing them until we
had passed one, the other being collected
on the way out. One was obtained by
Murray with his hand net. One Myotis
californicus was seen but flew past us
out of the tunnel entrance into the daylight.
The four of us then climbed the hill to