Dec, 1919] The Hoary Bat in Ohio 37 



The characters of typical specimens are as follows: 

 Length, 4-5.5 inches; tail, 2-2.33 inches; expanse of 

 wings, 10-15 inches, averaging about 12-14; ear .33-.50 inches. 

 Teeth 32; molars 5; front upper premolars hidden by being 

 wedged betw^een the next and the canine; upper incisors small, 

 strongly convergent, lower ones crowded; lower canines pointing 

 backward. The lips and ears are marked with black and the 

 interfemoral membrane, within which the tail is included, is 

 covered with fur. 



The photograph from which the illustration was made, was 

 taken before the bat was skinned and shows its size to be 16.225 

 inches which is 1.225 inches longer than the size given by any 

 of the authorities quoted. 



The bat was carefully skinned and the skin, after being 

 preserved to the best of an amateur's ability, has been deposited 

 in the museum of the Ohio State University. 



State Normal College, Kent, Ohio. 



