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MAMMALS OF THE PACIFIC WORLD 



B 



Fig. 24 — A. Tail of Sheath-tailed hat; top view; B. Head of 

 Slit-faced Bat; C. Head of False Vampire Bat; D. Head of Horse- 

 shoe Bat; E. Head of Leaf -nosed Bat 



of both hemispheres ; they extend east to Samoa and Australia, 

 but are not found in New Zealand. 



Slit- or Hollow-faced Bats. Family !N'ycterid;e 



A species of the sole genus (Nycteris) occurs on Borneo, 

 Java, and east to Celebes and Timor; the other species are 

 African. They are characterized by a long tail, included in 

 the interfemoral membrane to the tip ; large ears, longer than 

 the head ; the slit down the front of the face, the edges of which 

 are swollen and into which the nostrils open ; and wings which 

 are large for the size of the body. The length of the head and 

 body is about two and one-half inches ; the tail is slightly 

 longer than this, while the forearm measures approximately 

 one and three-fourths inches. 



