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MAMMALS OF THE PACIFIC WORLD 



Metacarpals 



Third Finger 

 First Joint" 



Terminal 

 Joint 



wmmm^ 



D 



Fig. 25 — A. Wing of Bent-winged Bat; B. Head of Tube-nosed 

 Insectivorous Bat; C. Head of Australian Long-eared Bat; D. Ear 

 of Trumpet-eared Bat; E. Head of Mastiff Bat 



bats {Nyctimene, see p. 49). The proportions of the third 

 finger are normal, but the thumb is relatively long and the 

 wings are broad. Bats of this group are found from southern 

 Asia east as far as Ceram and north to Japan. Most species 

 are medium-sized : head and body from two to two and one-half 

 inches, tail from one and three-eighths to two inches, forearm 

 from one and one-fourth to two inches. 



Australian Long-eared Bats. 

 Subfamily Nyctophilin^ 



The Australian Big-eared Bats (Nyctophilus, Pharotis) are 

 the only members of the family Vespertilionidas which combine 

 long ears, approximately an inch in length in most species, 

 united by a fold above the forehead, with a low, horseshoe- 



