33/47 SPECIES A.M.N.H. No. 153414 MAMMAL DEPT. BIRDSVILLE, S.W. Queensland. Landhill, stony flats, salt pans, overflow flats of Diamantina River SPIRIT Australian Section, COLLECTOR: L. MACMILLAN. COLL. No. SPIRIT No. 17A. DATE 7TH JUNE 1940. SPECIES NYCTINOMUS AUSTRALIS. Leaf eared Bat. SEX CONDITION GONADS. SHOT 9 A.M. WGT. gm. SKL. STM. PUT INTO LARGE GLASS JAR WITH TICKET MARKED No.12. along with numerous kangaroo-rats, mice, etc. TOTAL: TAIL: H.E.R.V. H.E.A.C.: MOULT WING R. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25. Sec. Up COVS. Und. COVS. L. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25. Sec. Up COVS. Und. COVS. TAIL R. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Up COVS. Un COVS. L. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. BODY UPPERS—RUMP LOWER BACK UPPER BACK NAPE CROWN CHEEKS UNDERS—VENT. FLANKS BELLY BREAST NECK CHIN ABR. W. T. W./T. SKULL REMARKS This specimen was captured right in the small village (pub, store, 1000th goats) of Birdsville. It had I believe been hit by the blades of the fan of a wind charging plant (electrical) during the night & had fallen to the foot of the mill stapel. A brown was seen attacking it shortly after day broke sun up & was secured by the collector. Being the first specimen captured it was put in alcohol instead of being skinned . The species was entirely unknown to white inhabitants of the 'ville' but also (Aust. natives) have seen odd ones at wide intervals. It apparently is permanently present in the area but is rare, probably because of lack of suitable resting places in this barren land, only in trees along the rivers + a few small limestone caves would bats find suitable resting places, probably the reason for its presence at Birdsville is that metropoles' nearer to the large tires of the Diamantina which has largei Loolabah trees with hollows.