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ing over the face ; auriculum exterior : Interfemo- 

 ral membrane narrow, and terminating in a square 

 border ; tail long, enveloped at its base. 



Habit. Feeding on insects, which they catch 

 during the evening, on the wing. 



Inhabit Egypt and the United States of Ame- 

 rica. 



Species. 



1. Rhinopoma caroliniensis, Geoff. 



Colour of the hair brown ; tail long and thick. 



Dimensions. Total length two inches ; length 

 of the tail one inch six lines ; spread of the wings 

 eight inches. 



Description. Ears moderate, nearly triangular; 

 the two superior incisors simple, directed inwards ; 

 the four inferior incisors bilobate, and crowded 

 in between the canines, which are, nevertheless, 

 not very strong, and are in contact only at their 

 base ; colour of the hair, brown ; membranes ob« 

 scure ; interfemoral membrane envelops one half 

 the tail. Inhabits South Carolina, (according to 

 Geoff.) 



Genus. 



Vespertilio, Linn. Erxleb. Briss. Pall. Shreb. 

 Cuv. Geoff Illig. 

 Plecotus, Geoff. 



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