JESimpson,
1938.
67.
270'ft., Rancho de Costa Rica, Rio Sonora, Sonora.
May 2, 1938, continued.
water-tank: Eumops perotis (o>281), Eptesicus fuscus,
(no emb.), and Tadarida mexicana (o>283, 284, 285.)
Mr. Jim Bliven told us of the previous collect-
ors at Costa Rica (he was in California for visit
when Dr. Benson was here two years ago): the Sheldon
party, the Lamb party, Winthrop with Vernon and
Bernard Bailey, and others he wasn't sure of. He
even remembered the latter party finding drowned
the type and only specimen of Perocephalus flavus
sonoriensis Goldman. Mr. Bliven told us of the
large herds of antelope formerly here, but now
very rare due to the hunters slaughtering them
by giving chase in the open-ground in autos.
Set out 50 mousetraps and 50 live-traps
in corn-field and wheat-field bordered by mesquite.
Dr. Benson improved our Borell-bat-trap by
using four water-pipes to tie six wires in three
cross-
lines: . The water in the tank was pumped
up to about 6-10" deep; the wires were about 2"
above the water. We caught: 8 mastiff bats, 8 brown
bats, and 16 mexican free-tail bats.
May 3, 1938.
In the wheat-field and cornfield (most in latter)
cought in mousetraps: 1 Perocephalus flavus sonoriensis
(no emb.)
(topotype: #297), 1 Perocephalus [illegible] (not saved), 3 Pero-
cephalus baileyi (o>298, #299), 9 Rhyrnodontys sp. (6075
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