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year, Professor M'Carthy detailed the result of his 

 own observations of the living animals, and his 

 examination of some of the specimens he procured. 

 The following extracts are especially interesting : — 

 " On December 29 I proceeded to Monos, and at 

 9 p.m. visited a cave on the east side of the island 



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HEAD OF NOCTILIO LEPORINUS. 

 {Twice ike Natural Size.') 



on the first Boca. This cave is in a soft shale 

 formation, and the top of the opening is about 7 feet 

 from the water at full tide. The bats were then in 

 an active state, and the majority appeared to be 

 flying homewards. There were few fish near the 

 surface of the water, and comparatively little local 

 fishing appeared to be going on. An occasional 

 ' swish ' now and again far out proved that the bats 



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