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Recruitment and Selection in Canada Canadian 5Th Edition Catano Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Recruitment and Selection in Canada Canadian 5Th Edition Catano Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
MULTIPLE CHOICE
2. Which term defines a set of potential candidates who may be interested in, and who are likely to apply
for, a specific job?
a. members of a protected group
b. the labour market
c. a contingent workforce
d. an applicant pool
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 210 OBJ: 1
BLM: Remember
3. What is the concept that is described as the generation of an applicant pool for a position in order to
provide the required number of qualified candidates for selection or promotion?
a. recruitment
b. human resource planning
c. selection
d. hiring
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 210 OBJ: 1
BLM: Remember
4. What occurs during the recruitment and selection process when candidates form an opinion that they
do not want to work in the organization for which they are being recruited?
a. negative perceptions
b. realistic job preview
c. opting out
d. self-selecting out
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 212 OBJ: 2
BLM: Remember
5. According to the opening vignette Employers Brew up New Ways to Recruit Talent, what percentage
of positions is never advertised?
a. 25 percent
b. 40 percent
c. 55 percent
d. 70 percent
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 209 OBJ: 2
BLM: Remember
6. Which term best defines the concept that refers to advertising designed to raise an organization’s
profile in a positive manner in order to attract interest from job seekers?
a. image advertising
b. realistic job preview
c. promotional recruitment
d. branding
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 216 OBJ: 2
BLM: Remember
8. Which term best defines the process through which an organization reaches a decision that a job
candidate fits the organization’s values and culture, and has the attributes desired by the organization?
a. person–job fit
b. person–organization fit
c. cultural fit
d. organizational fit
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 217 OBJ: 2
BLM: Remember
9. Which of the following is NOT an outcome of a mismatched individual relative to the job and the
organization?
a. absenteeism
b. low productivity
c. presenteeism
d. turnover
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 218 OBJ: 2
BLM: Remember
10. According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT an external factor affecting recruitment?
a. the labour market
b. competition
c. sustainability
d. legislation
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 224 OBJ: 5
BLM: Remember
11. Which of the following defines the concept that refers to contracting with an outside agent to take over
specified human resource functions?
a. contract work
b. contingent work
c. outsourcing
d. leasing
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 226 OBJ: 7
BLM: Remember
12. Which factor defines the intentional or unintentional exclusion of designated groups through
recruitment and selection?
a. direct discrimination
b. systemic discrimination
c. indirect discrimination
d. intentional discrimination
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 227 OBJ: 9
BLM: Remember
13. According to the textbook, which of the following internal factors do NOT affect recruitment?
a. top management objectives
b. mission statement
c. strategic goals
d. organizational values
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 211 OBJ: 1
BLM: Remember
14. Which of the following is NOT a factor that plays an influential role in creating accurate expectations
that candidates hold about prospective jobs?
a. information technology
b. communication media
c. content of information
d. source of information
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 220 OBJ: 5
BLM: Remember
20. What type of measures used to evaluate recruiting methods includes turnover and absenteeism?
a. attitudinal
b. performance
c. behavioural
d. subjective
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 252 OBJ: 9
BLM: Remember
Scenario 6-1
At TS Inc, a growing BC aviation company of 30 employees, recruitment rests on the shoulders of the
president. Like most small companies, TS Inc. frequently uses employee referrals as a method of
recruitment. The company wants to use Internet recruitment technologies but is not well versed in
information technology. The CEO is very concerned about poor hiring decisions and turnover costs.
21. Refer to Scenario 6-1. Which of the following would NOT be a constraint on TS Inc.’s recruitment?
a. lack of recruitment training
b. strategic human resource plans
c. technological costs
d. external recruiting
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 224 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
22. Refer to Scenario 6-1. What does TS Inc. need to consider ensuring a good person–organization fit?
a. image advertising and branding
b. creation of high expectations of the candidate
c. sufficient orientation and training
d. accurate communication, perceptions, and expectations
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 217-218 OBJ: 3
BLM: Higher Order
23. Refer to Scenario 6-1. From what labour market should TS Inc. recruit aircraft maintenance engineers?
a. local
b. regional
c. global
d. national
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 224-225 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
24. Refer to Scenario 6-1. What would be the LEAST effective e-recruitment method for recruiting
aircraft maintenance engineers?
a. national/international Internet job boards (e.g., Workopolis.ca)
b. professional and career websites (e.g., aviation professional and industry associations)
c. technical school websites (e.g., recent aircraft maintenance engineer graduates)
d. TS Inc.’s website
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 242-246 OBJ: 8
BLM: Higher Order
25. Refer to Scenario 6-1. What method of recruiting would be most suitable for hiring aircraft
maintenance engineers for TS Inc.?
a. internal
b. external
c. internal and external
d. recruiting agency
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 233-235 OBJ: 7
BLM: Higher Order
Scenario 6-2
The shortage of professionals is a well-documented global issue occurring in countries with aging
populations. As a result, an organization such as BCH, the health-care organization that oversees many
diverse unionized health services in British Columbia, is experiencing staff shortages in nursing.
Patient waiting times have increased by 500 percent. Sixty percent of nurses will be eligible for
retirement in 2014. Young graduate nurses are moving out of the province to health-care providers that
are aggressively recruiting and providing new hires with incentives ranging from flexible work
alternatives to educational funding support. Twenty percent of nurses are off the job due to illness or
injury. Eighty percent of nurses are single parents, support an elderly parent(s), or are a primary care
giver. BCH believes that becoming an “employer of choice” is a way to attract and retain its
health-care professionals.
26. Refer to Scenario 6-2. Upon what should BCH’s nursing recruitment decisions be based?
a. an assessment of the labour market
b. new health legislation
c. organizational and job analyses
d. review of mission statement
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 211 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
27. Refer to Scenario 6-2. What is the goal of BCH’s nursing job–related selection system?
a. to generate an applicant pool for nursing positions in order to provide the required number
of qualified nurses for selection.
b. to bring nurses into BCH who will perform at above-average levels and who will increase
the productivity of the organization.
c. to conduct an organizational assessment and job analysis for nursing positions.
d. to develop a recruitment strategy and action plan for hiring nurses into BCH.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 211 OBJ: 1
BLM: Higher Order
28. Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which of the following is important, but not always the most influential factor
in attracting highly educated professional nurses to BCH?
a. ability to incorporate their interests and values
b. autonomy and decision-making authority
c. opportunities for self-development
d. security and income
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 210 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
29. Refer to Scenario 6-2. What is the process when a nurse forms the opinion during recruitment that he
or she does not want to work for BCH?
a. negative organizational perceptions
b. self-selecting out
c. realistic job preview
d. negative job expectations
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 212 OBJ: 3
BLM: Higher Order
30. Refer to Scenario 6-2. What is the process that is designed to raise BCH’s profile in a positive manner
in order to attract job seekers’ interest?
a. image advertising
b. branding
c. person–job fit
d. realistic job preview
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 216 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
31. Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which strategy is BCH using to establish its identity and perception in the
marketplace as an employer of choice?
a. image advertising
b. human resource planning
c. branding
d. strategic planning
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 216 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
32. Refer to Scenario 6-2. What does BCH need to consider to ensure a good person–organization fit?
a. image advertising
b. creating high expectations
c. recruitment and selection training
d. accurate communication, perceptions, and expectations
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 217 OBJ: 3
BLM: Higher Order
33. Refer to Scenario 6-2. What can BCH utilize to ensure that nurse applicants have a realistic
understanding of the job they are to perform?
a. realistic job previews
b. decision-making training
c. clarification of organizational values and goals
d. self-selecting out
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 221 OBJ: 4
BLM: Higher Order
34. Refer to Scenario 6-2. What is the term for BCH’s process of gathering information about
demographics such as nursing shortages and the aging population?
a. needs analysis
b. environmental scan
c. organizational planning
d. demographic analysis
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 224-227 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
35. Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which factors are LEAST important when BCH is developing its recruitment
strategy?
a. external factors
b. internal factors
c. labour market factors
d. legislative factors
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 228 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
36. Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which work alternatives may help BCH recruit and retain both its senior and
younger new nurses?
a. part-time positions
b. contract positions
c. temporary work
d. family-friendly practices
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 224-230 OBJ: 5
BLM: Higher Order
37. Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which two external factors are influencing BCH’s recruitment strategy?
a. BCH’s business plan of becoming an employer of choice and its union contract
b. the nurse applicants’ job expectations and attitudes
c. BCH’s organizational and job analysis
d. the scarce qualified nursing labour and the legal environment
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 211 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
38. Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which two internal factors are influencing BCH’s recruitment strategy?
a. the scarce qualified nursing labour and legal environment
b. BCH’s business plan of becoming an employer of choice and union contracts
c. the nurse applicants’ job expectations and attitudes
d. the part-time labour market and outsourcing
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 211 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
39. Refer to Scenario 6-2. Which of the following questions would NOT be relevant to a job advertisement
campaign to target nursing applicants?
a. How will the costs of advertising be balanced by reaching the target applicant pool?
b. What advertising media will reach the target applicant pool?
c. How many applicants do we need to fill the position with qualified people?
d. What type of ad content will attract the target applicant pool’s attention?
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 236 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
40. Refer to Scenario 6-2. What would be the most effective way to advertise for nurses?
a. internal postings job board
b. nurses’ professional websites
c. external job board
d. national newspaper
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 233-238 OBJ: 8
BLM: Higher Order
You are a HRM consultant working with several municipal governments across Eastern Canada to
help them recruit future managers. As the baby boom generation retires, it is getting more difficult to
find replacements to fill management-level public-sector positions. You have been involved in
promoting several managers from within the organizations and have embarked on a program of
leadership development and succession planning. In trying to recruit business school graduates, you
have heard young job seekers state that they perceive government as a negative place to work and
would not consider applying for government management positions.
41. Refer to Scenario 6-3. What might the municipalities design to raise their profile in a positive manner
in order to attract young business job seekers?
a. image advertising
b. a corporate image
c. branding
d. realistic job previews
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 216 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
42. Refer to Scenario 6-3. What is an important but not always the most influential factor when attracting
young business graduates?
a. ability to use their knowledge, skills, and abilities
b. reputation of the organization and location
c. flexible work schedule
d. security and income
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 210 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
43. Refer to Scenario 6-3. How could the municipalities build a positive perception about government
organizations in the minds of the young business job seekers?
a. image advertising
b. a corporate image
c. branding
d. realistic job previews
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 216 OBJ: 2
BLM: Higher Order
TRUE/FALSE
3. According to the textbook, approximately 93 percent of survey respondents from a Jobvite survey
intended to recruit on social networks as opposed to job boards and employment firms.
5. Ensuring accurate job expectations during the recruitment and selection process helps develop a good
organization–job fit between the person and the organization.
6. Realistic job previews are intended to improve the fit between the job candidate and the organization.
7. The best defence against charges of systemic discrimination is to document that every attempt has
been made to attract members from the protected group.
8. Employment equity involves policies and practices to increase the presence of visible minorities and
gay individuals in the workplace.
9. Newspapers are perhaps the most common media for job advertisements.
10. Walk-in and write-in methods of job recruitment are inexpensive ways to fill entry-level positions, and
they are more effective than referrals because there is no nepotism.
11. One disadvantage of Internet recruiting is that it results in an overwhelming number of applicants,
many of whom are unqualified.
12. Social network sites for job applicants might be discriminatory if disabled individuals are required to
post photographs of them.
13. Social network sites protect the private information of job applicants such as age, religion, and
ethnicity, and are not discriminatory.
14. One disadvantage of employee referrals is that they may lead to discrimination and inbreeding.
15. One disadvantage of using Canada Employment Centres for recruitment is that hiring success is
limited to certain occupational categories.
SHORT ANSWER
1. What is recruitment? What information does an organization need to make a decision to recruit?
ANS:
Recruitment is the generation of an applicant pool for a position or job in order to provide the required
number of qualified candidates for subsequent selection or promotion process. Decisions to recruit
candidates for jobs in organizations are based on:
2. Why is corporate image important in recruiting efforts? Explain the difference between image
advertising and branding.
ANS:
The reputation of an organization is important to job applicants. Corporate image predicts the
likelihood of applying for a job; the better the image, the more attractive the organization is to job
applicants. Image advertising is designed to raise an organization’s profile in a positive manner in
order to attract interest from job seekers. Branding is used by companies to establish certain
perceptions about the corporation in the public’s mind through associating the organization with
high-profile celebrity profiles or being known as one of the Best 100 employers in Canada.
3. Scribe Engineering has experienced a high turnover rate of its administrative assistant positions. The
hiring decision and the candidate’s job acceptance are based on limited information about the future
work. What can Scribe Engineering do to ensure that candidates have a realistic understanding of the
organization and the administrative assistant positions?
ANS:
The decision of fit and the decision of the company to make an offer and the candidate to accept it are
based on the exchange of information that takes place in the recruitment process. Improving the
chances of making a good fit between candidates and the organization occur through:
Some examples of ways to ensure candidates are given information about the organization range from
providing published documents (e.g., annual reports, newspapers, periodicals) and Internet resources
(e.g., company home page, Internet employment-related websites), to image advertising and branding.
Refer to Recruitment and Selection Notebook 6.1—Guideline for Effective Recruiting on page 217.
ANS:
Person–job fit is a process through which an organization reaches a decision that a job candidate has
the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies required by the job in question.
Person–organization fit is a process through which an organization reaches a decision that a job
candidate fits the organization’s values and culture and has the contextual attributes desired by the
organization. The decision of person job–organization fit and the decision of the company to make an
offer and the candidate to accept it are based on the exchange of information that takes place in the
recruitment process.
5. Choose an organization you are familiar with. Describe three constraints affecting the organization’s
recruitment and selection process.
ANS:
Constraints to recruitment and selection can include organizational policies; legislation; labour market;
economy; business plan; recruiting strategy and goals; job level and type; human resource plans;
demographics; workforce diversity; technology; globalization; competition; organizational structure;
organizational vision, mission, values, and culture; union/nonunion environment; and cost
containment. For example, if an information technology company requires specialized KSAOs in
information technology in order to compete globally, the organization will need to target and expand
its recruiting efforts.
6. Choose an organization and specific job position you are familiar with. Describe three internal and/or
external recruitment methods you would suggest for recruiting for your chosen position. Describe their
advantages and how you would deal with the disadvantages of your chosen methods.
ANS:
Internal
Job postings are internal advertisements of job vacancies. As a matter of policy, some organizations
seek to fill positions through internal sources before going to the external market. Collective
agreements may also dictate the requirement to post internally first.
Replacement charts list each job with respect to its position in the organizational structure, particularly
the relationship to the position above and below it. These charts provide a quick, visual presentation of
an organization’s human resources.
Human resources information systems are comprehensive computerized databases that contain job
analysis information on each position, including information on the required KSAOs. This
computerized inventory may also include information on employee competencies and KSAOs, along
with their work histories, experiences, and results of performance evaluations.
Nominations are the least systematic internal recruitment method. They occur when someone who
knows about a vacancy nominates another employee to fill it.
External
Job advertisements are one of the most commonly used methods of recruiting job candidates. These
ads come in different forms and in different media (e.g., newspapers, professional periodicals and
trade magazines, radio and television, public displays, and direct mail). These media are increasingly
found on website job boards.
Employee referrals refer to word-of-mouth advertising that relies on current employees telling their
friends and relatives about job vacancies within their company.
Networking is a cross between a recruiting method and a job search technique. Networking is deemed
to be vital to career advancement and is promoted by career transition experts as the best way for a
professional to find a job.
Walk-in recruitment is initiated by the job seeker, who visits an organization’s personnel office and
asks to fill out an application for employment, even though the organization may not have any job
vacancies. The write-in method is a variation of this approach; rather than visiting the company, job
seekers send a copy of their résumés to the company.
Employment agencies are independent organizations that attempt to find a match between a person and
a job. Their success depends on the willingness of the job seeker and the organization to use all of their
services. There are numerous types of employment agencies including Human Resources Canada
Centres, private employment agencies, executive search firms, in-house recruiters, and temporary help
agencies.
Recruiting at educational institutions such as technical schools, colleges, and universities is common
for organizations seeking entry-level technical, professional, and managerial employees. Many schools
provide their students with placement services, which assist recruiting efforts of visiting organizations.
The Internet has significantly changed the way recruitment is done. A company can place a notice of a
vacancy on its website or list it with one of the online job or career websites. The job site does a
keyword search of résumés on its database and forwards those that match the position requirements to
the company. Internet recruiting is the use of the Internet to match candidates to jobs through
electronic databases that store information on jobs and job candidates.
ANS:
Some effective recruitment methods that TS Inc. could consider in recruiting for a aircraft maintenance
engineer position include apprenticeships, professional and career websites (e.g., aviation professional
and industry associations), technical institutions with aircraft maintenance program websites (e.g.,
recent graduates and alumni), TS Inc.’s website, current and former employee and client referrals,
campus recruiting, and industry/trade publications (usually have job boards on their websites).
8. Describe an organization you are familiar with. Describe the current and potential influence that the
organization’s external environment has on the human resource management planning, staffing and
retention practices, and how the organization can respond to these challenges. Describe the
organization’s internal environment and its relationship to the organization’s strategy and its human
resource planning, recruitment, selection, and retention practices.
ANS:
External environment factors can include economic, labour market, demographic, legal, workforce
diversity, technology, globalization, and competition. Internal environment factors can include
organizational structure, job level and type, business plan, organizational vision, mission, value and
culture, union/nonunion environment, and cost containment.
For example, if qualified labour is scarce, the organization must broaden its recruitment process and
increase its expenses. If an organization is expanding globally, it must identify, recruit, and select
individuals based on competencies related to success abroad. The organization must deal with issues
concerning family adjustment to new cultures and the managers’ potential lack of personal adjustment
to the foreign business environment.
9. Shortages of health-care professionals are a well-documented global issue occurring in countries with
aging populations. As a result, organizations such as BCH, the health care organization that oversees
many diverse unionized health services in British Columbia, are experiencing staff shortages in
nursing. Patient waiting times have increased by 500 percent. Sixty percent of the nurses will be
eligible for retirement in 2014. Young graduate nurses are moving out of the province to health-care
providers that are aggressively recruiting and providing new hires with incentives ranging from
flexible work alternatives to educational funding support. Twenty percent of nurses are off the job due
to illness or injury. Eighty percent of nurses are single parents, support an elderly parent(s), or are a
primary care giver. BCH believes that becoming an “employer of choice” is a way to attract and retain
its health-care professionals. Develop a comprehensive recruitment strategy for nurses at BCH.
ANS:
Refer to Recruitment and Selection Notebook 6.3—Developing a Recruitment Strategy on page 230
for the human resources planning questions that must be answered in order to form BCH’s recruitment
strategy. Some areas of discussion include conducting an organizational analysis and job analysis;
developing an organizational vision and strategic plan (e.g., to become an employer of choice); and
conducting an environmental scan of the demographic information particular to nurse shortages (e.g.,
reduced training; increased nurse illness/leaves; increased family-care responsibilities; increased
relocations to other provinces and the United States; fiscal management of health-care facilities,
programs, and services; changing nature of the position; varied degree and diploma requirements;
union environment; internal hiring policies; increasingly part-time labour market; reduced labour
supply; aging population/increasing number of patients; government health-care legislation; human
rights; privacy and workers compensation legislation; and other organizational external and internal
factors). Some recruitment initiatives might include establishing integrated performance management
programs; government and union action; increasing training available at education institutions;
increasing number of nursing school programs; increasing international recruitment; consolidating and
integrating health-care services; increasing use of technology for remote locations; reviewing
compensation, rewards, and recognition practices; facilitating health promotion programs; subsidizing
refresher training for returning nurses; subsidizing student loans; utilizing more LPNs; focusing on
prevention; and providing flexible work options.
Research suggests that organizations that use effective human resource planning, recruitment, and
selection practices gain a competitive advantage in the labour market. BCH’s success, growth, and
patient care are linked to the attraction and retention of top nursing professionals. This increasingly
diverse workforce with heightened workplace expectations means nurses are making career choices on
factors such as leadership, career development, meaningful work, flexible work alternatives, resources
to support work–life balance, and other factors that go beyond total compensation. Planning for BCH’s
human resource nursing requirements is much more than simply advertising for a nursing position; it is
the process of developing and implementing plans and programs to ensure the right number and type
of nurses are available at the right time and place to meet BCH’s needs.
Refer to Recruitment and Selection Notebook 6.3—Developing a Recruitment Strategy on page 230.
10. Social networks are increasingly being used as a powerful recruiting method by employers. What is
social networking? As an applicant, what are the advantages and disadvantages of using social
networks to apply for a position?
ANS:
Social networks are Internet sites that allow users to post a profile with a certain amount of
information that is visible to the public.
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fem.,
a, b.
in Spiritus, Kema, Minahassa, Nord Celébes, 93 (69,
65 mm).
fem.,c.
in Spiritus, Makassar, Süd Celébes, IX 95 (67 mm).
Wenn ich nun auch nicht dahin neige, den Werth von major als
Subspecies anzuzweifeln, so ist doch, auch angesichts der bis jetzt
bekannten geographischen Verbreitung der beiden Formen, die
Sachlage unklar. Da die grosse U. major auf Misol vorkommen soll (Cat.
MPB. XII, 186) und auf Celébes nebst Siao eine Form, die etwas
grösser ist als die typische kleine cephalotes der dazwischen liegenden
Fundorte (Ternate, Halmahéra, Ambon), so müssten auch diese zwei
Formen von cephalotes einander und major subspecifisch coordinirt
werden. Allein das Material der Museen ist noch zu ungenügend, um
hier festen Fuss fassen zu können; dazu wären nicht nur viel mehr
Exemplare von den bereits bekannten Fundorten nöthig, sondern auch
solche von den zwischen Celébes und SO Neu Guinea liegenden
Gegenden, von denen noch Nichts bekannt ist. Erst dann wird man
urtheilen können, welcher Werth der U. major zukommt, und ob auch
das Celébes-Areal eine Subspecies beherbergt.
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fem.,
a, b.
Bälge, Tomohon, Minahassa, Nord Celébes, 10. X 94
(117, 113 mm).
fem.,c.
in Spiritus, Tomohon (100 mm).
mas,d.in Spiritus, Kottabangon, Bolang Mongondo, Nord
Celébes, 2. XII 93 (116 mm).
fem.,e.in Spiritus, Buol, Nord Celébes, VIII 94 (95 mm).
Die Art findet sich von Celébes bis zu den Salomo Inseln. Auf Celébes
selbst ist sie vom Norden und Süden bekannt. Vom Norden von
Amurang 4 in der Minahassa und von Gorontalo (Mus. Leid.),
desgleichen und von Manado (Mus. Dresd.), wozu noch die obigen
S a r a s i n schen Fundorte kommen; vom Süden von Makassar (Mus.
Dresd.); auch J e n t i n k s Exemplar p (Cat. XII, 156) ist aus Süd
Celébes, da Te i j s m a n n 1877 in Süd Celébes (und Saleyer)
sammelte (s. NTNI. 1879, 54). Das Dresdner Museum hat die Art ferner
von Sangi und Talaut, von wo sie noch nicht registrirt war.
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1 Bei den Fledermäusen sind (in Parenthese) die Vorderarmmaasse angegeben, auf
die stets, als charakteristisch, Werth gelegt wurde; neuerdings machte J e n t i n k
(Webers Zool. Erg. I, 125 1891) noch besonders darauf aufmerksam, dass es besser
sei, dies Maass zur Beurtheilung des Alters des Individuums anzuführen, als die
Bezeichnungen adult, semiadult, juv. etc. Man darf dabei aber nicht übersehen, dass
ein exactes Messen des Vorderarms nur am Skelette möglich ist, wo man den Radius,
die Ulna und den Sesamknochen der Tricepssehne gesondert vor sich hat. Bei Bälgen
ist es schwer und oft gar nicht möglich, das proximale Ende der verkümmerten Ulna
zu tasten und es von dem Sesamknochen zu trennen. Auch bei Spiritusexemplaren ist
es nicht leicht. Das empfehlenswertheste Maass wäre das des Radius, der bei den
Fledermäusen so vorzüglich entwickelt ist, aber auch dies wäre an Bälgen und
Spiritusexemplaren oft schwer oder unmöglich exact zu nehmen, da man füglich
weder sein proximales noch sein distales Ende bei jedem Exemplare freilegen kann.
Es ist daher unter der „Länge des Vorderarms“ stets nur ein ungefähres Maass zu
verstehen, was aber auch für den vorliegenden Zweck genügt. ↑
2 Xantharpyia J. E. G r a y List spec. Mam. Br. M. 1843, 37: Cynonycteris P e t e r s
Reise Mossamb. I Säugeth. 1852, 25. Schon B l a n f o r d (Fauna Br. Ind. Mam.
1888, 261) und T h o m a s (PZS. 1894, 449 etc.) haben sich für Xantharpyia
entschieden. ↑
3 T h o m a s brauchte 1895 (NZ. II, 163) Uronycteris, statt des bis dahin üblichen
Gattungsnamens Harpyia und sagte anmerkungsweise: „Lydekker; replacing
Harpyia …, preoccupied“, allein, so viel ich sehe, that L y d e k k e r dies nicht. Er hat
(F l o w e r & L.: Intr. Mam. 1891, 654) Carponycteris für Macroglossus eingeführt, aber
gebraucht (p. 653) Harpyia, und T h o m a s selbst kehrte 1896 (NZ. III, 526) zu
Harpyia zurück. Uronycteris rührt von G r a y her (PZS. 1862, 262). Harpyia Ill. (Chir.)
stammt aus dem Jahr 1811, Harpyia Ochsh. (Lep.) aus dem J. 1810, dieser Name
muss daher für die Fledermausgattung Uronycteris Platz machen. ↑
4 Im Cat. MPB. XII, 156 (1888) ist zwar Ex. o als von Menado aufgeführt, allein es ist
nach J e n t i n k NLM. V, 170 und 174 (1883) von Amurang. ↑
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Rhinolophidae
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mares,
a–c. in Spiritus, Kema, Minahassa, Nord Celébes, X
93 (41.5 — 41.5 — 40 mm).
fem.,d.in Spiritus, Kema, X 93 (42 mm).
Diese Art ist von Celébes noch nicht registrirt worden, Dr. R i e d e l
aber hatte sie schon im Jahr 1875 von Gorontalo nach Dresden
gesandt, und neuerdings kam sie auch von Talaut hierher (ein
Exemplar aus der Höhle von S. Mateo bei Manila ist vielleicht ein
wenig abweichend in der Form des Nasenbesatzes; minor ist sonst
von den Philippinen noch nicht aufgeführt). Dagegen ist die sehr
nahe stehende, grössere Rh. affinis Horsf. von J e n t i n k bereits
von Tondano, Nord Celébes, genannt worden (NLM. XI, 30 1888 und
Cat. MPB. XII, 162 1888), allerdings nur ein junges Weibchen. Nach
D o b s o n (Cat. 1878, 112 und 115) gehen beide Arten von
Vorderindien bis Bórneo. Bei diesem Parallelismus könnten beide
auch auf Celébes vorkommen, allein da J e n t i n k nur ein j u n g e s
Weibchen vorlag, so ist weiteres Material abzuwarten. P e t e r s gab
1872 (MB. Ak. Berl. 306) nur an, dass minor „ganz ähnlich affinis sei,
aber kleiner“ (den Fundort Timor bei minor glaubte er mit ?
bezeichnen zu müssen, J e n t i n k Cat. MPB. XII, 162 1888 aber
führte ihn wieder von daher auf). Es ist auch schwer, abgesehen von
der Grösse, durchgreifende Unterschiede aufzufinden, da minor
nach D o b s o n (Cat. 1878, 115) in Bezug auf die Sella, die
Interfemoralmembran und 2 pm inf. variirt. Die Grössenunterschiede
sind nach D o b s o n relativ ansehnlich, allein seine Maasse treffen
nach den Dresdner Exemplaren nicht überall zu. Das Verhältniss
dieser zwei Formen zu einander erfordert vielleicht eine gründliche
Untersuchung an reichem Materiale, wie es aber die Museen noch
nicht von überall her besitzen.
Die Färbung von minor ist nach D o b s o n (l. c. 114) hellbraun oben,
graubraun unten. Das erwähnte Exemplar von Gorontalo ist aber
„tawny“ (Ridgw. V 1) oben und „russet“ (III 16) unten, beide Nüancen
sogar noch lebhafter, allein da affinis in der Farbe variabel ist
(„greyish brown, reddish brown, golden orange brown“ D o b s o n l.
c. 112), so wird aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach auch minor in der
Farbe variiren.
Sonst ist von Celébes noch Rh. megaphyllus Gr. aufgeführt worden,
und zwar von Manado (D o b s o n l. c. 112) und Amurang,
Minahassa, letzteres in 3 Exemplaren (J e n t i n k NLM. V, 174 1883;
Cat. MPB. XII, 161 1888 1 Ex.), von wo auch das Dresdner Museum
2 Exemplare hat, die von P e t e r s als Rh. euryotis Temm. bestimmt
worden sind; ich halte sie aber, so weit Sicherheit bei ausgestopften
Exemplaren möglich ist, eher für megaphyllus. Diese Art ist affinis
(und daher auch minor) nahe verwandt, D o b s o n (Cat. 1878, 111)
sieht sie als australische Repräsentantin von affinis an, und führt
eine var. α von Batjan und eine var. β von Nord Celébes und Goram
auf. Eine genauere Kenntniss der Form von Celébes und den
Molukken liegt noch nicht vor. Rh. euryotis steht den genannten
Arten ebenfalls sehr nahe und ist bis jetzt von Ambon, Ceram, Aru
und Kei bekannt. Eine Revision der ganzen Gruppe ist erwünscht,
allein die Materialien der Museen genügen auch dazu schwerlich.
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15. Hipposiderus diadema (Geoffr.)
fem.,
a, b.
in Spiritus, Buol, Nord Celébes, VIII 94 (82, 80 mm).
fem.,c.
in Spiritus, Kalaena Thal, Luhu, Central Celébes, c.
200 m hoch, 4. II 95 (86 mm).
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P e t e r s (Mb. Ak. Berl. 1872, 705) hat von mir aus Luzon
mitgebrachte kleinere als meyeri abgetrennt, was D o b s o n (Cat.
1878, 208) jedoch nicht anerkannte. Ein mir von Mindanao
vorliegendes Exemplar ist ebenfalls in allen Dimensionen kleiner
(Vorderarm 24 mm), was aber besonders, gerade wie bei denen von
Luzon, „in Bezug auf den Kopf und Fuss auffallend“ ist (vgl.
P e t e r s ’ Maasse mit D o b s o n s ll. cc.). D o b s o n giebt für
pachypus die Vorderarmlänge auf 28 mm (1.1 inch.) an, drei
Saleyer-Exemplare messen 26–26.5. Ich möchte daher die
Identificirung D o b s o n s nicht ohne Weiteres als berechtigt
ansehen. [13]
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Maasse:
Kopf 17 mm
Körper 32
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Ohr 11 × 6.8
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Vorderer Ohrrand 7
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Tragus 5×2
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Humerus 24
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Vorderarm 36.5
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Dig. 1 mit Kralle 9
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2 (33 + 4?) 37
,, ,,
64.5
3 (35 + 12.5 + 10 + 7)
,, ,,
4 (34 + 12 + 8) 54
,, ,,
5 (32 + 7.5 + 5) 44.5
,, ,,
Femur 12
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Unterschenkel 15.5
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Fuss mit Krallen 8.5
,,
Sporn 18
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Schwanz 41
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Penis 9 2
,,