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HINTS ON REMOVING AND 
of cork, and pinned close together in the box, where they can safely 
travel and dry at the same time. 
9.—Bats should he skinned like other animals, but the limbs are 
separated at the shoulders and hip-joints instead of the elbows 
and knees. They are also pinned down in the usual way, the pins 
running through the wrist-joint and the hind feet. The wings 
should not be spread out, but 
should be folded up on each side 
of the body in such a way as 
not to hide the fur of the belly. 
The thumbs should be made to 
point inwards or backwards, not 
outwards. The hind legs may 
be spread sufficiently to stretch 
the membrane between them, 
and then their breadth taken 
as a guide for the breadth of 
the wings when folded. One or 
two specimens of each species 
should also, if possible, be pre¬ 
served in spirit. 
The skinning of larger animals 
must necessarily be somewhat 
different from the above; but 
the labelling and make-up of skins should be as described, except 
that when the combined lengths of body and tail exceed thirty-nine 
inches the tail should be bent round sideways on itself or along the 
side of the body. 
WANTED, generally, all small Mammals, however common — i.e. 
Squirrels, Rats, Mice, Shrews, Moles, Bats, Weasels, Stoats, etc., etc. 
Domesticated animals are, however, not wanted, nor are Rats or Mice 
caught in houses in towns. Do not be afraid of sending too many 
of the same sort, if carefully prepared and labelled as above described. 
This direction, however, would necessarily be modified in the case of 
specimens collected for sale. Series of skins representing the different 
seasons are always of interest. 
