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Quart
1948
Leptonycteris (?)
4
May 4 1/2 mile south of Mulege, 100+ ft. Baja California.
Several caught in cave about 1/4 mile
south of the mission at Mulege. Specimens
prepared by Dr. Benson.
May 20 1 mi E. of San Antonio, Baja California
About 20 caught this afternoon about 5:30 p.m.
in an abandoned mine. The mine was composed of
a horizontal tunnel with a few blind passages
leading from it and another tunnel at an angle
of about 45° leading from the horizontal tunnel
to an opening about 150 ft. higher on the hill.
The blind passages were present near the upper
opening, the bats being first seen in the outer-
most of them. It is possible that they had
gathered there preparatory to flying out of the
mine at dark. When disturbed by a shot from
Dr. Benson most of them flew back into the
interior of the mine. A few of this type and
Macrotus californicus were obtained by closing
off the outermost passage with a large mosquito
net and then catching them by hand. The largest
number were captured later by closing them into
another blind passage which was closed off with
a mosquito net. Of the five females I put up
(#225-229 incl.), none had embryos.
June 7 Punta Gasperino, 10+ ft., 23°16'N, 110°9'W, Baja California
4 Obtained by Dr. Benson, Levis, & Murray in cave
by sandy wash between here and Miquerino. Cave