Smithsonian Report. 1940.— Walker 



Plate 3 



1. Northern Red Bat (Nycteris boreal s). 



A solitary tree-hanging North American species hanging by its right hind foot. The membrane between the 

 legs and tail is spread downward over the under parts and hides most of the folded wings beneath which 

 the head is hidden. Photograph by Ernest P. Walker. 







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2. Giant Pangolin (.smutsia) of Western Africa 



A scaly mammal loosely coiled in somewhat tlie position it assumes when attacked. Photograph by 



Ernest P. Walker. 



