LUMP-NOSED BAT 



Geographical Distribution. — Southeastern states to Van- 

 couver Island and south into Mexico on the west. 

 Food. — Flying insects. 

 Enemies. — Owls, 



vSpecies and Subspecies of the Genus Corynorhinus 



Rafinesque Lump-nosed Bat. — Corynorhinus rafinesquii rafin- 

 esquii (Lesson). 

 As described above. Found in "Central eastern United 

 States from extreme western Virginia, through Kentucky, 

 southern Indiana and Illinois, to Kansas, intergrading with 

 the race pallescens to the westward." (G. M. Allen) 



Pallid Lump-nosed Bat. — Corynorhinus rafinesquii pallescens 

 (Miller). 

 Smaller than typical rafinesquii and paler. Upperparts pink- 

 ish buff; whitish patch back of ear; underparts pale ochra- 

 ceous buff; pelage everywhere gray to slate-gray basally 

 except on mid-throat where the hairs are colored alike from 

 root to tip. Total length, 4.1 inches; tail vertebrae, 2 inches; 

 hind foot, .36 inch; wing expanse, 12 inches. Found 

 in "Western United States from western Texas, Colorado, 

 and southwestern South Dakota, to the Pacific coast of 

 southern California." (G. M. Allen) 



Townsend Lump-nosed Bat. — Corynorhinus rafinesquii town- 

 sendii (Cooper). 

 Dark-colored, with base of pelage strongly contrasting in 

 color with tip. Upperparts uniform warm sepia, pelage 

 dark slaty at base; ear patch whitish; underparts washed 

 with pale wood-brown, pelage blackish plumbeous at base. 

 Total length, 3.5 inches; tail vertebrae, 1.9 inches; hind foot 

 .48 inch; ear, 1.44 inches. Found in "The humid coast 

 region from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, south- 

 ward to San Francisco, California, intergrading with 

 pallescens here, as well as in north central California. 

 Inland it extends over most of (?) Washington, Oregon, and 

 the western half of northern California." (G. M, Allen) 



Le Conte Lump-nosed Bat. — Corynorhinus macrotis (Le 

 Conte). 

 Differing from the foregoing forms by presence of white- 

 tipped hairs on abdomen. Upperparts cinnamon-brown, 

 pelage slate-colored at base; underparts clear white, basally 

 slate-colored; a sharp contrast between colors of base and 

 tip of hair on upper and lower parts; a whitish ear patch 

 may or may not be present, but usually the posterior base of 

 ear is colored like rest of upperparts. Found in "South- 

 eastern United States, from North Carolina, Georgia and 

 (? northern) Florida, westward through the Southern 



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