THE MAMMALS OF FLORIDA. II5 



ADELONYCTERIS FUSCUS (Beauv.). 

 Brown Bat. 



General color light brown, paler below; expanse of wings, 9.50 

 to 10.50. Common in Florida. 



VESPERUGO CAROLINENSIS {Geoff:). 

 Carolina Bat. 



A small, pale-brown bat ; expanse of wings, 8 to 9. Probably 

 common. Recorded from the Suwanee River by Mr. Chapman, 

 and from Tarpon Springs by Dr. Rhoads. 



NYCTICEJUS HUMERALIS Raf. 

 Twilight Bat. 



Dark brown above, paler below; expanse of wings, 7.75 to 9.50. 

 Recorded by Mr. Rhoads from Tarpon Springs, and by Dr. 

 H. Allen. 



DASYPTERUS INTERMEDIUS Peters. 

 Fulvous Bat. 



A rather large bat, pale tawny brown in color ; expanse of wings, 

 12 to 13. 



Recorded by Dr. Harrison Allen (Bats N. A., p. 138, 1893), 

 from Davenport, Florida. 



ATALAPHA BOREALIS {MulL). 



Red Bat. 



A. noveboracensis auct. 



A. borealis Mull. Rhoads, Proc. Phil. Acad. Sci., p. 156, 1894. 



Fur pale yellowish at base, tipped with reddish brown, and 

 ashy ears not edged with black; expanse of wings, 10.75 to 11.75. 



Numerous specimens of bats identified as this species have been 

 taken in Florida. Mr. F. M. Chapman records it from Gainesville 

 and the Suwanee River, and Dr. Rhoads obtained specimens from 

 Tarpon Springs which he identified as Atalapha borealis ffeiffcri 

 (Gundlach) ; but the Cuban form is brighter colored than the true 

 horealis, while Florida specimens are darker. 



