24 MAMMALS. 



rather scanty; dark fawn color above, passing into 

 brownish below; L. 3; E. 9; T. 1. Perm, to Mo., and 

 S.W. 



** Teeth 32 ; molars f if ; upper incisors stout ; interfemoral mem- 

 brane hairy above, and wings with furry patches (Lasiurus.) 



2. A. noveboracensis, (Erxl.) Coues. RED BAT. Fur 

 long and silky, reddish brown, mostly white at tip; lips 

 and ears not edged with black; a whitish tuft at base 

 of thumb; L. 3f ; E. 12; T. If. U. S., every where. 

 An abundant species, readily known by its reddish color. 



3. A. cinereus, (Beauv.) Coues. HOARY BAT. Rich 

 chocolate - brown, overlaid with white ; lips and ears 

 marked with black; L. 5; E. 14; T. 2. U. S., rather 

 northward, rare. ( V. pruinosus, Say.) 



3. CORYNORHINUS, Harrison Allen. BIG-EARED BATS. 



1. C. macrotis, (Le C.) H. Allen. BIG-EARED BAT. 

 Blackish, fur soft and long; L. 3; E. 11; T. If. Va. to 

 Missouri region and S. 



OEDEE D.-nSTSECTIVOEA. 



(The Insect Eaters.) 



FAMILY VIIL TALPID^E. 



(The Moles.) 



Body stout, thick, and clumsy, without visible neck. 

 Eyes rudimentary, sometimes concealed. No external 

 ears. Limbs very short; feet greatly expanded and 

 provided with strong claws, adapted for digging; anterior 

 limbs much larger than posterior. Scapula as long as 

 humerus and radius together. Canines usually present. 



