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7. F. Daubentonii. Daubenton's Bat. Ears .ce 

 shorter than the head, their outer margin very a ntb 

 notched ; tragus narrow, tapering, slightly curved, half th< 

 length of the ear : fur greyish-red above, ash-grey beneath 

 P. 94. 



8. F. emarginatus. Notch-eared Bat. Ears ovate, nt^vb 

 as long as the head, slightly curved outwards, their outei 

 margin with a deep sinus, beneath which is a rounded lobe 

 tragus subulate, more than half the length of the ear ; fu] 

 light reddish-grey above, paler beneath. P. 96. 



9. F. myotis. Mouse-coloured Bat. Ears ovate, as lone 

 as the head, with both margins involute at the base : tragu; 

 narrow, tapering, the inner margin straight, about half tlv 

 length of the ear ; fur reddish-brown above, greyish-whit( 

 beneath. The largest British species ; extent of wings fifteei 

 inches. P. 99. 



10. F. Bechsteinii. Bechstein's Bat. Ears ovate, spread' 

 ing, somewhat longer than the head ; tragus tapering, nar- 

 row, slightly curved outwards near the end, not half the 

 length of the ear; fur reddish-grey above, greyish-white 

 beneath. P. 101. 



5. SCOTOPHILUS. 



Head oblong, forehead flat, face tumid at the sides ; wings 

 and ears thick ; eyes small, hid in the fur. P. 76. 



11. Sc. murinus, Pipistrelle, or Common Bat. Ears 

 ovato-triangular, shorter than the head, sinuate on the outer 

 margin ; tragus linear-oblong, slightly incurvate, concave in 

 front, rounded at the end, half the length of the ear ; fur 

 reddish-brown above, paler beneath. P. 103. 



12. Sc. Serotinus. Serotine Bat. Ears ovato-triangular, 

 shorter than the head, directly obliquely outwards, slightly 

 sinuate on the outer margin ; tragus oblong, a third of the 

 length of the ear ; fur chestnut-brown above, yellowish-grey 

 beneath. P. 108. 



13. Sc. Noctula. Great Bat. Ears ovato-triangular, 

 shorter than the head, the inner margin angular at the base, 

 the outer arcuate ; tragus elliptical, incurvate, with a broad 

 rounded tip, less than a third of the length of the ear ; fur 

 short, reddish-brown all over, membranes dusky. 'Extent 

 of wings fourteen inches. P. 1 10. 



