nnc. lin. 



Longitudo antibrachii 2 I 



auris O 3§ 



Alarum amplltudo 13 O 



The fur is dense in this species, but not long ; dense fur extends 

 on to the head, and leaves but a small portion of the muzzle, which 

 is covered with shorter hair : the general colour is sooty black, and 

 the hairs appear to be uniform to the root ; those on the belly are 

 shghtly tinted with greyish at the point. The incisor teeth are 

 -^. The forehead is much arched ; the muzzle short and obtusely 

 rounded, very broad cind hairy ; the lower lip has a narrow trans- 

 verse naked area at the tip ; the nostrils are sublateral, moderately 

 separated, and there is a slight depression between them. The 

 ears are moderate, rounded, but with the upper, or anterior, margin 

 nearly straight; the tragus is curved, and rather obtusely rounded 

 at the point, about 2\ lines in length, and 1| line in width. The 

 •vvings are rather narrow, and have the membranes black ; they ex- 

 tend to the heel of the hind-foot, which has the metatarsus narrow 

 and long, the distance from the heel to the base of the toes exceeding 

 the toes in length ; the toes are shortish and equal, the nails are also 

 short and but little curved; the heel -cartilage is short, bent back, 

 and not easily brought in a right angle ■vvith the tibia, as in many cf 

 the species of the present genus. The hind-legs are rather long ; 

 the interfemoral membrane ample, naked above and below, excepting 

 quite at the base ; the tail is enclosed to the point in this membrane ; 

 the thumb is moderate. 



Vespertilio Esciischoltzii. Vesp. vellerelongo fusco-nigricante, 

 corpore subtus jjilis apicibus cinerascentibus ; artubuK fuscis ; au- 

 ribus brevibus ; tragis ungustis, ad apicem rotundatis, antice emar- 

 ginatis. 



imc. lin. 

 Longitudo ?.b apice rostri ad caudae basin. ... 2 O 



caudae 2 O 



fmtibrachii 1 9 



auris O 3^ 



Alarum amplitude 12 O 



Incisor teeth -įp; the outermost incisor of the upper jaw is smaller 

 than the inner one. The forehead is much arched, and separated, 

 as it were, from the muzzle by adeep transverse depression; oneach 

 side of the head is a naked groove, which runs over the eye. The 

 muzzle is short and rounded, naked at the tip only, the other parts 

 moderately well clothed with hairs : the nostrils open almost in front, 

 and are more than usually approxiraated ; their upper boundary 

 is prominent, and there is a deep groove bet\veen them. On the 

 inner side of the upper lip are two small fleshy folds, and some com- 

 pressed tubercles situated toward the angle of the mouth ; the lower 

 lip has a narrow triangular naked area at the tip. The ears are 

 short, broad and rounded, but have the upper margin subtruncated; 

 on the inner side are two transverse ridges ; the lower part of the 



