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a very small opening and by
by sliding in feet first we
were able to squeeze through.
The first bats encountered were
glossophaga. They were there in
large numbers. Nos. 12057, and 12061
were taken. These little fellows
hanged head down from the
roof of the tunnel and were
usually found separately and
not in clumps as we frequently
found Carolia.
A few feet
further back in the tunnel
we found Glossophaga being
replaced by Carolia.
These
genera were found more commonly
than the others in the mine. The
next genus seen was Phyllostomus.
They were quite gregarious like
Carolia, but their habits of
clinging to the walls and
bracing themselves by there
forearms and trying to evade
the light gave them a
remarkable resemblance to
vampires. There were perhaps
50 in the tunnel. Nos. 12058, 12060
12062, 12063, 12064, 12065, 12069, 12071,
12072, 12073, 12074, 12075, 12076, 12079,
12078, 12080, and 12081 were taken.
Carolias, Nos. 12059, and 12079 were