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Quack
1948
Dasypus ega
3
June 2
6 mi N San Jose del Cabo, 250+ ft, Baja California
and turned out to be this species again. 9 pm
reflecting on the places we have obtained this species,
each has had palm trees in vicinity.
June 5
San Jose del Cabo, Baja California
Many seen flying in town and around palms
at outskirts of town last night. These bats are
carly risers and begin to fly at sunset,
usually 15 minutes before other species are seen.
Seen first over palms north of town, but later
flying up and down the streets about 25
feet off the ground. This species feeds much
higher than the smaller ones, flying above
roof level while the smaller species dart to and
fro in the streets.
June 12
La Laguna, 6200+ ft, Sierra de la Laguna, Baja California
One shot by Tevis last night at dusk. Were seen
this evening flying in the western half of its
flat between 7:15 and 7:30 but none were obtained
by myself although Tevis shot one. It was
noticed that this species prefers to feed over open
ground, flying slowly and performing intricate
maneuvers in its feeding. It does not fly
low over the ground but maintains a height of
from 20 to 60 feet except when pursuing an
insect downward. Its flight is in large cycling
arcs and here much different than the straight
and fast flying Talanda mexicana.