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Vespertilio nigricans. 



Vespertilio nigricans, Crespon, Faune Meridionale, vol. i. p, 24 ; 

 P. Gervais, Zool. et Paleont. Franc. 



Description. — Grinding teeth -^Er^, including a false 

 grinder on each side above and below, which is very small, 

 almost hidden between the canine and first true grinder ; 

 tragus blunted, short. Fur on the upper parts of the 

 body dark tawny, that on the lower parts ash-grey; the 

 hair on every part of the body black at the roots ; fore- 

 head and sides of the neck clear chestnut; snout, cheeks, and 

 ears black ; space between the ears and the corners of the 

 mouth naked and blackish ; ears oval- triangular, as long as 

 the head, margined and notched on the outer edge near 

 the base ; all the membranes black ; tail free at the top for 

 about 1 line. A pretty species, from the contrast presented 

 by the three distinct colours of the neck, back, and belly. 



Length of head and body, 1-j^ inch ; tail, 1^ inch ; 

 extent of wing, 7^ inches. 



The female is a little larger than the male, with the 

 fur beneath the body whitish grey. 



Discovered by M. Crespon at Nismes, in the South of 

 France, where it is not uncommon in the old Eoman ruins, 

 and in the environs of that city. Has been taken in 

 Corsica by M. Eequien. 



Vespertilio maurus. 



Vesperugo maurus, Blasius, Wirbelth, Europ. p. 67. 



Description. — Teeth 34 in number ; the upper canine on 

 each side is nearly half as long again as the second false 

 molar, which it touches, the first false molar being almost 

 hidden between them, and very small. The outer edge 

 of the ear ends behind the angle of the gape, and under 

 the hind corner of the eye ; the inner edge is roimded 



