12 Coward, Greater Horseshoe Bat in Captivity. 



which caught house-flies in a room in exactly the same 



way. 



«' 7. When feeding the Greater Horseshoe makes use 

 of the interbrachial membrane and not of the interfemoral 



pouch." 



This was confirmed by a much larger number of 

 experiments than I was able to make in 1907. 



REFERENCES. 



1. Proc. Zool. Sac. 1907, pp. 312—324. 



2. Oldham, Zoologist, Sen 4, vol. 3, pp. 471—474 (1899). 



3. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1906, pp. 849—855. 



4. Oldham, Manchester Memoirs, vol. 49. No. 9, pp. 6, 7 



(1905)- 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



1. Ventral view of Greater Horseshoe Bat in normal 



sleeping position. 



2. Greater Horseshoe photographed in cave at Cheddar. 



This bat had not been touched, but it had drawn 

 itself up by bending its legs. 



3. Bat awakening from sleep; the body was moving* 



spasmodically, and the ears are slightly bent. 



4. Bat devouring a beetle ; hanging by one leg ; the inter- 



brachial membrane on the left side was in use in this 

 case, and the left foot is hanging free ; the head was 

 in rapid motion. 



