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1947, p. 20). Marin County: Inverness (Pearson, et al., 1952, p. 275); 1.3 miles 

 southeast of Inverness (Frum, 1954, in litt.). Mendocino County: 1.5 miles 

 north of Gualala (Dalquest, 1947, p. 20). Napa County: Aetna Springs (Pearson, 

 et al., 1952, p. 275); one-half mile south of Angwin, 1,600 feet, and 1 mile south of 

 Angwin, 1,500 feet (Dalquest, 1947, p. 20); 4 miles south of Calistoga (Dalquest, 

 1947, p. 20) ; near Knoxville, 2,000 feet (Pearson, et al., 1952, p. 279) ; Pope Creek, 

 8 miles northwest of Monticello (Dalquest, 1947, p. 20). San Benito County: 

 Hernandez (H. W. Grinnell, 1914, p. 320). Sonoma County: 10 miles east of 

 Stewart's Point (Dalquest, 1947, p. 20). Oregon: Clackamas County: Clacka- 

 mas (V. Bailey, field notes). Josephine County: Siskiyou Mts., Oregon Caves 

 National Monument (Roest, 1951, p. 346). Lane County: Eugene (Bailey, 1936, 

 p. 387). Multnomah County: Portland (Bailey, 1936, p. 387). Washington: 

 Clallam County: Elwha River (Johnson and Johnson, 1952, p. 33). Clark County: 

 Fort Vancouver (Bailey, 1936, p. 386). King County: Seattle (Dalquest, 1948, 

 p. 163). Mason County: Lake Cushman (Dice, 1932, p. 48). Pierce County: 

 Puyallup (Dalquest, 1938, p. 213). San Juan County: Blakeley Island (Dal- 

 quest, 1948, p. 162); Friday Harbor (Dalquest, 1948, p. 161). County uncertain: 

 Hood's Canal (Johnson and Johnson, 1952, p. 33). 



CANADA: British Columbia: Nanaimo Bay, Vancouver Island (Anderson, 

 1946, p. 33); Newcastle Island (Anderson, 1946, p. 33). 



Plecotus townsendii virginianus Handley 



Corynorhinus macrotis A. H. Howell, 1909, p. 68. (Part.) 

 Corynorhinus megalotis niegalotis G. M. Allen, 1916, p. 338. (Part.) 

 Corynorhinus rafinesquii Thomas, 1916, p. 127. (Part.) 

 Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus Handley, 1955c, p. 148. 



Holotype: USNM 269163; adult male, skin and skull; collected 

 12 November 1939, by W. J. Stephenson; Schoolhouse Cave, 4.4 

 miles northeast of Riverton, 2,205 feet, Pendleton County, W. Va.; 

 no collector's number. 



Distribution: Central part of Appalachian Highlands in eastern 

 Kentucky, western Virginia, and eastern West Virginia (fig. 23). 

 North to Hardy, Grant, and Preston Counties, W. Va. West to 

 Preston, Tucker, and Randolph Counties, W. Va. South to Ran- 

 dolph and Pendleton Counties, W. Va. East to Pendleton and Hardy 

 Counties, W. Va. Apparently isolated populations further south 

 and west, in Tazewell County, Va., and Powell County, Ky. Zonal 

 distribution. Transition. Altitudinal distribution, 1,700 to 3,500 

 feet. 



Description: Adult coloration: Hair of upperparts about Benzo 

 Brown at base; subterminal band orange-brown, tip dark brown; 

 mass effect between Prout's Brown and Bister. Hair of underparts 

 between Light Vinaceous-Cinnamon and Light Pinkish Cinnamon 

 distally, occasionally somewhat darker on throat and chin; bases, 

 except of those hairs bordering membranes. Fuscous; border hairs 

 monocolored. Distinction between tip and base of hair sharp on under- 

 parts, poor on dorsum. Immature coloration: Hair of upperparts 



