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shaped nose-leaf above the truncate muzzle. The head and 

 body length measures from one and three-fourths to three 

 inches, the tail from one and three-eighths to one and three- 

 fourths inches, and the forearm from one and three-eighths 

 to one and seven-eighths inches. Both genera are found in 

 New Guinea. Nyctophilus occurs also in Timor and Australia. 



Trumpet-eared or Forest Bats. 

 Subfamily Kerivoulin^ 



The Trumpet-eai'ed Bats (Kerivoula, PhoniscuSy Anamyg- 

 don) are present in Africa, southern Asia, and throughout 

 the Pacific region west of the Solomons. Anamygdon is known 

 only from the Solomon Islands. The long ears are funnel- 

 shaped; the outer margin arises from the side of the head 

 slightly in front of the inner margin and the lower part of 

 the ear is wide. The muzzle is simple. The crown of the head 

 rises high, as in Miniopterus, Each jaw, above and below, 

 contains six cheek-teeth. Most trumpet-eared bats are small, 

 the head and body measuring from one and one-fourth to two 

 and one-fourth inches, the tail about the same length as head 

 and body, and the forearm from one to one and three-fourths 

 inches. Most kinds are brown. Some with the body cinnamon- 

 colored and the wings black, handsomely marked with brownish 

 yellow, look like big butterflies. 



The New Zealand Bat. Family MYSTACOPiDiE 



The New Zealand Bat (Mystacops) is the only representa- 

 tive of its family. The third joint of the third finger is bony 

 rather than cartilaginous, as in other insectivorous bats. The 

 tail perforates the interfemoral membrane, much as in the 

 Emballonuridse (see p. 51). The claws of the thumb and toes 

 are long; each has a small talon at the base. The first joint 

 of the third finger folds inward and forward when the bat is 

 resting. The length of head and body is about two and one- 



