Mammalia. 5'? 



toncave; cars large, united, and lying on the face; infcrfemoral 

 membrane narrow and truncated ; tail long, etivtloped only at 

 its base. 



Rhinopoma microphylla, Dcsm. (Small-leaved Rliinopomc.) 

 Fur ash coloured ; tail very long and slender ; nostrils with a 

 valve as iu the Seal. Length two inches ; expanse of wings 

 seven inches. 



Inhabits Egypt. — Found in the pyramids. 



Vcspertilio microphyllus Brnnnich, Description of the Copen- 

 hagen Museum. Chauve Souris d' Egypte Belon de la nature 

 des Oiscaux, book ii. ch. 19. 



Genus Taphozous. Geoffroy. 



Incisors °, canines \ \, molars I *, — 26. Muzzle toi'h afar' 

 roiu but no Imninous appendage ; upper-lip very thick ; ears 

 moderate, separated from each other ; no external lesser ears; 

 interfemoral membrane large ; tail not so long as the membrane, 

 and exerted on its upper side. 



Taphozous Senegalensis, Geoff. (Taphozous Bat of Senegal.) 

 Brown above, mixed with ash colour on the under parts. Length 

 two inches and a half. 



Inhabits Senegal. 



Lorct Volant, Daub. Me?re. deV Acad, des Scicn, Annie, 

 1759. 



Tnphozous Mauritianus, Geoff. (Taphozous Bat of jMauri- 

 tius.) Brownish oi' chesuut above, reddish beneath ; auricle 

 terminated by a sinuous border ; nose more pointed than in the 

 preceding ; tail shorter than the thighs. Length three inches 

 and a half; expanse of wings above nine inches. 



Inhabits Mauritius. 



Taphozous perforatus, Geoff. (Perforated Taphozous Bat.) 

 Fur grey-red above, ash coloured beneath, with the base of 

 each hair white ; inner ears iu the form of a hatchet, and ter- 

 minated by a rounded edge. 



Inhabits Egypt. — Found in the ancient buildings. 



Obs. " M. Desmarest thinks it probable that this and the T. Sene- 

 galensis are the same." 



Genus Vespertilio. Linnceus.. 



Incisors j, cani7ies W, molars H,07 i i, — 32 or 36. — Superior 

 incisois separated in pairs, cylindrical and pointed; inf trior 

 approximate loith a bilobed edge, directed forwards ; anterior 

 molars simply conical, posterior croivncd with points ; 7iose sim- 

 ple, without membraneous appendages, ridge, orfarroio; ears 



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