Serotine and Pipistrelle Bats 



acteristic feature of this species. It can be identified 

 by its moustache. Another noticeable feature is that 

 the wing-membrane starts from the base of the outer 

 toe. The ears are as long as the head, and the earlet 

 is long and straight, while the lobe is rounded at the 

 base. The body measures an inch, and the head half 

 that length. This species loves to hunt the insects 

 between a sheet of water and the tree-boughs, and is 

 seldom seen in large numbers. It is not over-particular 

 where It settles for the winter ; a high building ; a cleft 

 in a rock ; or the hollow branch of a tree, proving 

 equally acceptable. 



The Serotine Bat is found in the southern counties 

 of England. The back is dark brown, with a paler 

 hue below. It has shortish ears ; shortish fur on the 

 face ; a fringe of straight hair on the upper lip ; and the 

 chin is adorned with a wart. A few hairs radiate from 

 the latter. In length this mammal runs to nearly 3 

 inches for head and body, with 2 inches for the tail, 

 and fully 2 inches for the forearm. 



The Pipistrelle is the smallest, and at the same time 

 the commonest, of all the native Bats of the British 

 Isles. This little creature measures scarcely 2 inches. 

 The head and face are hairy, the muzzle rather short, 

 with the nostrils opening forward. It has rounded tips 

 to the ears, which are of themselves somewhat triangular 

 in shape. This Bat hunts the gnats in the summer 

 evenings, even in the most populated districts, and 

 seems quite devoid of fear mid the bustle and noise of 



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