90 WHISKERED BAT. 



name of Plecotus brevimamis. It differs somewhat 

 in the proportions of its parts, and in its colours ; 

 but, as Mr Gray observes, it scarcely seems entitled 

 to specific distinction. However, should other simi- 

 lar individuals occur, opportunities may be obtained 

 of confirming Mr Jenyns* views, or of referring this 

 alleged species to differences in age or sex. 



WHISKERED BAT. 



Vespertilio mystacinus. LEISLER. 



Ears oblong, slightly sinuate on the outer margin, shorter 

 than the head ; tragus straight, tapering, half the length 

 of the ear ; upper lip with long mystachial hairs ; fur red- 

 dish-black above, grey beneath. 



Vespertilio mystacinus, Leisler, Kuhl, Deutsch. Fledenn. Sp. 

 14; Desmar. Mammal. 140; Gray, Zool. Journ. II. 109; 

 Jenyns, Brit. Vert. An. 26 ; Bell, Brit. Quadr. 50. 



THE genus Vespertilio, as defined by Mr Gray, 

 is composed of species which agree in having the 

 head round, the forehead convex, the face small, 

 produced, and nearly covered with hair ; the eyes 

 large ; the ears thin, large, and membranous ; the 

 body covered with woolly hair ; the wings large ; 



