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SEROTINE BAT. 



Scotophilus Serotinus. GRAT. 



Ears ovato-triangular, shorter than the head, directed 

 obliquely outwards, their outer margin slightly sinuate to- 

 wards the end; tragus oblong, little more than a third of the 

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

 grey beneath. 



Vespertilio Serotinus, Gmel. Syst. Nat. ; Desmar. Mammal. 

 137; Jenyns, Brit. Vert. An. 22; Bell, Brit. Quadr. 34. 

 Vespertilio Noctula, Geoffr. Ann. Mus. VIII. 193. 



THE Serotine Bat, which was discovered by Dau- 

 benton, is said to be common in France, Germany, 

 and Holland, frequenting forests, piles of wood, and 

 sometimes houses, and appearing at a later period 

 than the other species. With us it has hitherto 

 been found only in the vicinity of London. Ac- 

 cording to Desmarest, it seems to be of an unsocial 

 disposition, flying singly or in pairs, and has only 

 one young one at a birth, which it produces towards 

 the end of May. Its characters, as given by that 

 author, are the following : 



