430 FOUR-FOOTED AMERICANS 



hairy. Moles live in burrows which are reached by long 

 tunnels. 



THE ORDER WING-HANDED MAMMALS 

 Chiroptera 



(Number of Xortli Amt-ricaii Species, Eighteen) 



Fore limbs, or arms, much enlarged and forming mem- 

 branous wings ; hind limbs weak. Faces and ears of many 

 different shapes are found in this order, which contains both 

 insect and fruit eaters. 



The Twilight Bat Fa:mily 

 Vespertilionidae 



Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus. 



Length of body, 5 inches ; spread of wings, 14 inches. 



Red Bat Lasiurus borealis. 



Length of body, 4 inches ; spread of wings, 12 inches. 



Little Brown Bat Myiotis subu/atus. 



Length of body, 3| inches ; spread of wings, 10 inches. 



Mouse ok House Bat Family 

 Emballonuridae 



(Number of North American Species, Three) 



House Bat Nyctinomus brasilensis. 



Length of body, 3| inches; spread of wings, \\\ inches. 



ORDER OF PRIMATES 



]\La.x Fa:\iily 



HominidaB 



The North American Indian . . Homo sapiens americanus. 



Height, 5 feet 10 inches. 



This is the Indian race of the United States, and does not 

 include the Eskimo. 



