1 8 LLOYDS NATURAL HISTORY. 



the same numbers hold good for the pre-molars ; the molars 

 being three pairs in each jaw. The nose-leaf consists of three 

 portions, of which the anterior is horse-shoe shaped, usually 

 with a deep median incision in front, the posterior is erect and 

 pointed, while the middle one, which is situated between and 

 behind the nostrils, is flat in front, and bent up behind into an 

 erect process, usually consisting of two flat moieties, of which 

 the front one is placed transversely, and the hinder one longitu- 

 dinally. The ears are lateral and free ; and the tail (which, as 

 in all British Bats, is enclosed in the membrane connecting the 

 hind-limbs) is relatively short. 



The members of the genus have a distribution co-extensive 

 with that of the family. 



I. GREATER HORSE-SHOE RAT. RHINOLOPHUS FERRUM- 

 EQUINUM. 



Vespertilio ferrum-equmiufi^ Schreber, Saugethiere, vol. i. p. 174 



(1775)- 

 Rhinolophus ferrum-equimwi^ Leach, Zool. Miscell. vol. iii. p. 

 2 (1817); Bell, British Quadrupeds 2nd ed. p. 12 

 (1874); Dobson, Cat. Chiroptera Brit. Mus. p. 119 



(1878). 



(Plate /.) 



Characters — Size medium; second upper pre-molar tooth 

 placed close to the canine, and the minute anterior upper 

 pre-molar placed externally to the line of the two teeth just 

 mentioned \ second lower pre-molar very minute, and placed 

 externally to the line of the other teeth. Ears acutely pointed, 

 and rather shorter than the head ; posterior nose-leaf without 

 a large internal hollow ; lower lip with a single median vertical 

 groove. General colour reddish-brown with a greyish tinge ; 

 under-parts pale grey, approaching white. Length of head and 

 body about 2| inches ; of tail \\ inch. 



Although there is no difficulty i» distinguishing this species 



