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The following measurements, if possible in millimeters, should be takea 

 before skinning and recorded on the label : — 



1. H. & B. Head and body, that is from the tip of nose to the joint of 



tail and spine. 



2. TL. Tail without end hairs. 



3. HF, Hind foot without claws, i.e., from the tip of the longest toe to 



the hinder side of the heel. 



4. Ear. Ear from notch at base to tip. This would be the longest 



inside measurement of the ear. 



In addition it is important to record on the label the date, sex, locality, 

 altitude above sea and your name. 



The locality of small villages should be identified wifch towns or districts 

 well known or marked on maps. 



Other field notes such as nature of the soil, food, immature, etc., are also 

 of great assistance when working out a collection. 



Have the skin removed as carefully as possible. Correctly made up skins 

 are stuffed and dried, leaving the animal in a squatting position — the front 

 legs pointing forwards, and the hind legs backwards — the bone is pulled 

 out of the tail and a straight wire with wool wound round it takes its place 

 but a roughly made skin is better than no skin at all. 



The skull of small mammals at least shonld be dried with the meat on and 

 sent separately. The bones and teeth travel better when treated thus. 

 Both skin and skull should be labelled with the same number to ensure 

 subsequent identification. The value of a series of skins and skulls of the 

 same species cannot be over-estimated. Accurate identification or separa- 

 tion of closely allied forms, is only made possible by the comparison of a 

 large number of specimens. 



Do not hesitate to send everything you can get. It is often the apparent- 

 ly common place which proves to be an important link in the chain. 



1. Ehinolophus hipposideeos MIDAS, K. And. 



1905. Rhinolophus midas, TS.. Andersen, P. Z. S. ii, p. 138. 

 1918. Bhinolophus hipposideros midas, K. Andersen, A. M. .N. H. 9, ii. 

 p. 378. 



Midas Horse Shoe Bat. Arabic " Kushaf-el-leyl " or " Sahat ". 

 N.B. — These names apply to all bats in Arabic. 



2<5 1$ Baghdad. Buxton 23-9-17 to 11-10-17. 



Ic? 1 „ Ingoldby, Nov. 1917. 



A small bat with long pale grey fur, with purplish tinge towards the end 

 of the hairs. The ears are large with curved and pointed tips. 

 Buxton remarks from Baghdad — Apparently common. 

 The distribution given is Gilgit to Cyprus. Andersen. 

 The type locality is Jask, Persian Gulf. 



2. ASELLIA TKIDENS, E. Geoff. 



1812. Ehinolophus tridens, E. Geoffroy, Desc. Egypt, ii., p. 130. 

 Trident Leaf-nosed Bat. 



1. Feluja, Euphrates. Mackenzie. No. date. in al. 



2, Lake Akkar Kuf. Baghdad. Pitman, 24-3-17 and 16-8-17 „ 

 This bat is slightly larger than the last, though the description of the 



fur would be much the same. The very large ears are its chief distinction 

 in the field. 



This was compared with the series of A. tridens from Egypt and appears 

 inseparable. 



