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Hoffmeister
1939
Mystis
July 25
1 mi. N Burbank, 350 ft., Walla Walla Co., Wash.
This morning the party examined the Woods
Dairy barn, on the ranch where we are
camped for bats. Altogether we got 6 Mystis.
These specimens were between the roof and
a center beam supporting the roof, in a
crack so small that in most cases it
was impossible to extract the bats from
the side but was necessary to use a
crowbar to slightly raise the roof to
get them out. While doing this 3 got
out and flew around the loft of the
barn but were knocked down
by the members of the party. All the
bats were taken from under the roof and
beam or else they flew out
originally from here within 3 or 4 feet
distance of an outside loft window.