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or ~ . Ears broad, sbort, approximate or connate, with the 



5_5 5—5 



outer margin tenninating in an erect lobe beyond the conch ; tragus 



small, concealed ; wings narrow, folded as in Taphozot'.s ; intercrural 



membrane short, truncate ; tail free at the tip ; feet short, thick, with 



strong toes ; muzzle thick ; lips tumid, lax ; upper lip with coarse 



wrinkles. 



34. Nyctinomus plicatiis. 



Ves^jertilio apnd Buchanan, Linn. Trans. V. 11-18, with figure. — 

 Blyth, Cat. 88. — A\ hengalensis, Geoffroy. — N. dilatatus and tenuis, 

 horsfield. 



The Wrinkled-lipped Bat. 



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Descr. — Ears large ; incisors - ; tail thick ; above smoky or snuff- 



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brown ; paler and somewhat ashy beneath. 



Length, 4 J to 4^ inches ; expanse 13J ; tail If. 



This curious-looking bat is generally distributed throughout the 

 countiy. It is tolerably common aboxit Calcutta, and I have taken it 

 near Madras. It frequents ruins, dark buildings, and occasionally, it is 

 said, the hollows of trees. Several species are found in Africa. 



Cheiromeles torquatus, a very curious bat found in Java, has the thumb 

 ■ of the hind feet separate from the toes, and capable of sei:)arate motion. 



Most of the other species of this family of bats are American ; and 

 some of them have a very remarkable physiognomy. 



Fam. Vespertilionid^. 



No facial leaf; ears usually separated; upper incisors four or two, 

 the two middle ones apart ; five or six lower incisors, sharp and some- 

 what notched ; molars with very pointed tubercles ; lips simple ; tail 

 long, included in the membrane ; wings wide ; a single phalanx in the 

 index fingers. 



This family comprises the ordinary bats, and is divided into two 

 gi'oups, differing in the number of teeth. They are of general distribution. 



Sub-fam. SCOTOPHILIN.E. 



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Molars or ; ears of medium size ; upner incisors in adults 



5 — 5 5 — 5 



4 or 2, widely separated, and close to the canines. 



The species of this sub-family have the muzzle somewhat more 



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