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distinct triangular rounded lobe at the base, then becomes regu- 
larly slightly convex upwards, reaching its greatest width about 
the middle, and terminating in an acute point. 
“Wings from the metatarsi; calcaneum extending more than 
three-fourths the distance between the ankle and the tail. 
“ The face is sparingly covered with hair in front of the ears. 
The small labial glands are thinly clothed by some long straight 
hairs. 
‘* On the dorsal surface the base of the interfemoral membrane, 
as far as aline drawn between the centres of the tibia, is covered ; 
the tibie and the remaining part of the interfemoral naked. 
‘* Above, the hairs are dark at the base, with reddish brown 
extremities; beneath, similar at the base, but with white 
extremities. 
“The upper incisors are equal in size, and have strongly 
diverging cusps; the second upper premolar stands in the tooth- 
row, is very small, not one-third the size of the first premolar, 
and its summit very slightly exceeds the cingulum of the first 
molar. é : 
“ Length (of an adult male preserved in alcohol) :—Head and 
body, 1°9 in.; tail, 1°7 in.; head, 0°65 in.; ear, 0°55 in.; tragus, 
0°28 in. ; fore-arm, 1°45 in. ; thumb, 0°35 in. ; third finger, 2°4 in.; 
fifth finger, 1°9 in.; tibia, 0°6 in.; foot, 0°4 in.” 
Generally speaking, the characters most likely to strike a 
beholder upon a superficial examination are the large feet, 
moderate-sized rounded ears, pointed wings, and elongated 
caudal vertebre. Its peculiar mode of flight and partiality for 
water, already referred to, may serve as a hint to collectors in 
search of specimens. 

NOTES ON THE RARER BIRDS OF GLAMORGANSHIRE. 
By Diesy 8. W. Nicwort, F.L.S. 
In his ‘Birds of Somersetshire’ Mr. Cecil Smith has 
enumerated no less than 217 species, whilst several additional 
species, which have occurred since his book was published in 
1869, will be found mentioned in ‘The Zoologist’ for 1888 
(p. 174). : 
Somerset, as well as Glamorgan, is washed by the waters of 
the Bristol Channel, and consequently both counties offer 
