British Bats 



the city. It is, however, beyond the city's noise and 

 din that the Pipistrelle can be seen to the best advan- 

 tage. About the semi-quiet of the inland village these 

 little Bats may be seen in dozens flitting hither and 

 thither on tireless wing, at one time dipping under 

 the tree-arms that sway over the churchyard wall, now 

 dancing along a few feet above the waters where the 

 miller's ducks stay late in the summer gloaming. 



The Noctule has very broad, thick ears. The head 

 is broad and the nostrils wide set, with a deep space 

 between them. In colour this Bat is reddish-brown, 

 with paler underparts. The head and body measure 

 3 inches, and the tail about an inch less. The North 

 of England is generally credited with being the true 

 habitat of the Noctule. 



The forearm of the Hairy-armed Bat has the fringe 

 of hair on the under-side more pronounced than in 

 the case of the Noctule species. It is a mammal of 

 fully 2 inches in the frame, with a tail about -^ inch 

 less. In colour it is dark brown, with the hairs tipped 

 with fainter brown, both on the upper and lower parts. 

 It is found in various parts of the British Isles. 



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