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plicable to the little brown bat which he had previously called stib- 

 ulatus in the first monograph and to which he now applies (p. 75) 

 the name gryphus of F. Cuvier. Taking for granted that his iden- 

 tification and choice of names is correct, we will have to alter their 

 order to accord with sequence of publication, V. lucifugus (1831) 

 being the type and V. lucifugus gryphus (1832) the subspecies. But 

 I fail to discover that Dr. Allen has indicated in what respect or to 

 what geographical or faunal areas the subspecies in either case shall 

 be distinguished or restricted. The doctor apparently accepts gry- 

 phus (p. 76, last par.) as " the name of the eastern species," but 

 does not say whether he means lucifugus to represent the western 

 form. It is difficult to come to any other conclusion than that he 

 did so intend it, unless the trinomial was used merely to indicate a 

 type of individual variation having no regard to faunal distribution. 

 Cuvier's type of gr?'?//>/ms came from New York, Leconte's type of 

 lucifugus appears to have come from Georgia. Granting with Dr. 

 Allen that these names were applied to the same species of eastern 

 bat, it is impossible to use either name for any of its geographic sub- 

 species, and hence, Leconte's having priority, Cuvier's name is 

 merely a synonym. 



Genus ADELONYCTERIS H. Allen. 



51. Adelonycteris fusca (Beauv.). Brown Bat. 



I found this bat abundant in the lowlands. None were seen on 

 the summit of Roan Mountain. Specimens from Hickman County, 

 are recorded by the Messrs. Brimley. It is found on the Cumber- 

 land plateau. 



Genus VESPERTJGO Keyserling & Blasius. 



62. Vesperugo carolinensis (GeoflF.). Carolina Bat. 



This is a common form in the caves of Kentucky and Tennessee 

 but is not as abundant there as Vespertilio lucifugus. Mr. Park 

 took three specimens in Hickman County. 



Specimens — Vaughan's Cave, Bellevue, 3. 



Genus NYCTICEJUS Rafinesque. 



63. Nycticejus humeralis (Raf.). Rafinesque's Bat. 



Five specimens of this animal, taken in Hickman County by Mr. 

 Park in August and September, have been identified b*y the Messrs. 

 Brimley. . 



