PLECOTUS AURITUS. 47 



claws scarcely -^~ inch j much darker than the last, and than pipi&trellus ; 

 dimensions much the same. 



This bat, formerly considered by Blyth to be the same as the M. pipis- 

 trellus of Europe, was sent from Mussoorie by Captain Hutton. 



Hodgson has a M. pallidiventris, not described, which may be either 

 of the above species. Blyth describes another, M. lepidus, from Kandahar, 

 and M. Berdmorei, from Tenasserim. 



It appears from Mr. Tomes' observations, that he looks on M. pipis- 

 trellus as a Scotophilus, of which it has, says he, the dentition, viz., 5 

 molars only on each side. 



Gen. PLECOTUS, Geoffrey. 



Char. Ears very large, united at their base ; tragus large, elongated ; 



5_5 5 5 



molars or 



66 55 



64. Plecotus auritus. 



Vespertilio apud LINN.EUS. BLYTH, Cat. 114. PI. homochrous, 

 HODGSON. P darjilingensis, HODGSON. 



THE LONG-EARED BAT. 



Descr. Fur' silky, short, uniform dull brown ; tail long, the tip 

 alone free. 



Length, head and body, l; expanse 10; tail If; forearm nearly 

 1 J ; ear 1J. 



Hodgson considers that his homockrou?, of which he gives a very 

 ample description in the Journal of the Asiatic Society, is distinct from 

 the European bat, but I see that it is considered identical. PL darjilin- 

 gensis, also considered distinct by Hodgson, is probably the same, for 

 Major Sherwill sent a specimen from Darjeeling, which Blyth considered 

 identical with the European species. 



Plec. timorensis, Geoffroy, from Timor, and P. velatus from S. Ame- 

 rica, are other recorded species. 



Gen. BARBASTELLUS, Gray. 



Char. Ears large, connate at the base in front, triangular, emarginate 

 on the outer margin, broad, concealing the back of the head, hairy in 

 the middle ; tragus broad at the base, narrow at the tip, and curved 



