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methods known until now, that we think we have 

 pointed out the best method of skinning, mounting, 

 and preserving a quadruped, and we may mostly 

 employ the same proceedings from the mouse to the 

 panther, tiger, &c. Animals larger than these lat- 

 ter require a peculiar frame-work, which we will 

 hereafter explain. There are also some species 

 which require other precautions, and of which we 

 are going to treat. 



The Bat. 



It is sufficient to prepare the bat as usual ? but with- 

 out any wire. We then lay it on a plank of soft 

 wood, extend the wings, and fix them very equally 

 with pins, at the parts of their articulations ; when 

 they are dry we form a sort of picture of them, 

 which we cover with a well luted glass. 



During the day we may catch bats in the hollows 

 of old oaks, in the crevices of walls, the ruins of 

 buildings ; at dusk we may kill them with a gun. 

 France produces six or seven species, and we re- 

 commend travellers to bring them from all the 

 countries they visit, even if they seem to differ but 

 little amongst themselves. The Museum of Paris 

 possesses a considerable number of them, but this 

 genus is still far from being as much advanced as 

 many others. 



