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HINTS ON REMOVING AND 



of cork, and pinned close together in the box, where they can safely 

 travel and dry at the same time. 



9. — Bats should be skinned like other animals, but the limbs are 

 separated at the shoulders and hip-joints instead of the elbows 

 and knees. They are also pinned down in the usual way, the pins 

 running through the wrist-joint and the hind feet. The wings 



should iwt he spread out, but 

 should be folded up on each side 

 of the body in such a w^ay as 

 not to hide the fur of the belly. 

 The thumbs should be made to 

 point inwards or backwards, not 

 outwards. The hind legs may 

 be spread sufficiently to stretch 

 the membrane between them, 

 and then their breadth taken 

 as a guide for the breadth of 

 the wings when folded. One or 

 two specimens of each species 

 should also, if possible, be pre- 

 served in spirit. 



The skinning of larger animals 

 must necessarily be somewhat 

 different from the above; but 

 the labelling and make-up of skins should be as described, except 

 that when the combined lengths of body and tail exceed thirty-nine 

 inches the tail should be bent round sideways on itself or along the 

 side of the body. 



WANTED, generally, all small Mammals, hoivever common— i.e. 

 Squirrels, Rats, Mice, Shrews, Moles, Bats, Weasels, Stoats, etc., etc. 

 Domesticated animals are, however, not wanted, nor are Rats or Mice 

 caught in houses in towns. Do not be afraid of sending too many 

 of the same sort, if carefully prepared and labelled as above described. 

 This direction, however, would necessarily be modified in the case of 

 specimens collected ybr scde. Series of skins representing the different 

 seasons are always of interest. 



