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TEXAS NATURE OBSERVATIONS AND REMINISCENCES. 73
earlv in the mornings traversing
the horizon in search of insects.
The plumage ,of the female is of
reddish-gray color with dark stripes
a:ld dots along its body, wings
aiind tail, whilst the male is of
.a lig ht bluish-gray color andi
is especially attractive in its
d!(tted aind striped pIl1tumage andl
its characteristic broad a(l flat
heal and large month. It is one
f' tlhe very rare birds which layregion near San Antonio, but not
protected by a nest. The queer
looking voung resembled some what
a pair of miniature owls and they
were quite shy at our approach,
and quickly hopped away in the
underbrush.
One of the most characteristic
features in the life habits of our
bullbat is the way it sits in dar
time on some limb to rest and
sleep. When thus asleep or restinglthei eggs, on lhe are ground with-
out anI vesltig of t liesit or p)rotee-
tin of ay kid. lll'urill a lllhunt-
ting triple I otlc ('atie a.oross one0
such breedling lbullbat with its
o-ung ones-the latter crouching
(lose to each other, near a toes-
quite brushl, in a rockv and hillyit spreads its long bod(,y flatly on
the bark of the tree usually
the trunk or fork of a thick
mesquite limb: and, as its striped
grayish body color corresponds
with the color of such tree on
which it crouches, the bullbat
as a rule is not noticed, evenI..x~x~..... --
" ' 1HLNG. ;, HiT FELI (ROWN 'BIL..BATrS O)N M[ESU.L{'Irc TE REE I3RANxcHI -
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Menger, R. Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscenses, book, 1913; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143558/m1/77/?q=menger: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.