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HINTS ON EEMOVING AND 



SECTION B. — SMALL MAMMALS. 



1 . — With the freshly killed carcase before you, write the label. This 

 should bear on the front a current number, the date, sex, locality, 

 altitude above sea (in metres or feet), and your signature ; on the 

 back tlie following measurements in millimetres, taken in the 

 flesh: (1) length of head and body ; (2) of tail without end 

 hairs ; (3) hind foot without claws ; and (4) ear, from notch at 

 base to tip. In the case of the first two measurements, the body 

 should be straightened out as much as possible, and the tail bent 

 upwards at a sharp angle, and the measurements should then be 

 taken from a point in the angle (see illustrations on page 17). The 

 label should also have on its back any notes that may strike you 

 about the habits of the animal, its native name, or the character of 

 the locality. 



Example of Label. 



FRONT. 



g Date/^ A?£Uj/oySEX (^ B.M. No. 



:j . LOC. ^VvU^vut 



S^ ALT. bo^.wL.U^ao^Aiok*^ COLL.'K.^.^«^>v'^ 



BACK. 



H. & B. Q>'L 

 TL. -Jif 

 HF. IS 



Ear Cj 



Field Notes 



Skull. 



It is important that the positions of the different items, the method 

 of writing dates, and the direction of the writing (away from the 

 thread) should be exactly as in the example, so that skins from 

 difTerent sources may all be similarly labelled. 



