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Alcorn
1939
Myotis
12 mi. E & 1/2 mi S Fallon, 3950 ft., Churchill Co., Nev.
Dec. 24 A stick was put in its mouth + it took hold of the stick and "hung on"
which enabled me to pull it from the crevice; at the same time I kept a finger
on the animal to prevent it from flying away. The crevice was not over
five inches deep nor more than three inches wide at the mouth of the opening.
This short crevice was an a 45° angle + the bat was on the bottom of the crevice as
illustrated
Crevice
Bat
we continued on southward and examined about 4 or 5 more caves + found nothing.
In one cave where in summer months I have often seen Corynorhinus no bats were
seen. The temperature in this cave was 70° fahrenheit and between 40°+60° " outside of the cave.