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Its identity with V. mystacinus of Leisler was first recog- 

 nised by the Rev. J. E. Kelsall, who mentioned it to 

 Mr Harting, and this identification has been confirmed by 

 Mr Oldfield Thomas of the British Museum, to whom the 

 specimen has been kindly submitted by my friend Mr W. E. 

 Hoyle, curator of the Owens College Museum. My best 

 thanks are due to Mr Hardy for the privilege of being 

 allowed to record these particulars for the first time. This, 

 then, is another Bat which we may reasonably hope to 

 discover in the district] 



