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NORTH AMERICAN BATS. 



Had Major Leconte been an original laborer in this field, and 

 the material now before me been at his disposal, I can scarcely 

 believe that he would have described from it four new species of 

 bats. He would rather have looked upon the minute differences 

 above mentioned as of no specific value. 



I may mention here that V. caroli, Temm., is not a species of 

 Scotojjhihis — Major Leconte being in error respecting the denti- 

 tion. . The dentition, according to its describer, is 



n 1 



Molars - — Canines . 



Incisors 



Canines 



Molars _ = 38 teeth. 

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It is very probably a true Vesj^ertilio. 



Fig. 29. 



S. fuscns. 

 Measprements. 



