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Hanken,
James
1977
Journal
Green Turtle Station, Tortuguero, Prov. Limon,
Costa Rica
30 Aug to and N of the Casa Verde for the previous
two nights but as yet above caught only
one bat, a small Phyllostomatid.
Phyllostomatae. Yesterday afternoon Peter
# + Anne Meylan and I headed out
towards the boat - killed Aaron rookery
along the river towards Barra del Colorado.
However, as we had only a 10 hp engine
we couldn't make it to the rookery
and instead drove up the Rio Pacacos
and floated down, doing a bit of
birdwatching and listening. Not any
unique was seen, but here even the
common is worthwhile.
31 Aug I walked the late shift on the beach last
night (12 - 4 AM) which slowed me down a bit
this morning, but not entirely. This afternoon
Peter Meylan, John Moore and myself went
caecilian collecting in the coconut groves
and grazing fields between the Casa Verde
and Tortuguero. Specifically we worked
the fields just N of the Old Saopin
lumber mill. I found one large one
inside an ant and termite-infested rotting
log in the sun across a little. I can't