ed. Ears broad, rather small ; targus club- 

 shaped. Interfemoral membrane broader 

 than long, including the entire tail. This 

 membrane is hairy above, but two-thu'ds 

 naked beneath. Hind feet with five sub- 

 equal toes, of which the outer are shortest. 

 Brachial membrane naked above, excepting 

 near the body and at the base of the pha- 

 langes : beneath, the hair extends farther 

 from the body, and the patch at the base of 

 the phalanges much more extensive. Gen- 

 eral color of the fur above, tawny red — 

 beneath, the same, but much lighter. A 

 whitish patch on the sides of the body at 

 the base of the wings, most conspicuous on 

 the under side. The brachial membrane 

 is dark brown, beautifully reticulated with 

 lighter color. Length of the specimen be- 

 fore me 4} inches, spread of the wings 12 

 inches. 



History. — This Bat is less common in 

 Vermont than several other species, and 

 Vermont is probably near the limit of its 

 northern range. According to Dr. DeKay, 

 this is the most common species in the state 

 of New York. Its range is from Massachu- 

 setts to the Rocky Mountains, and south 

 through Pennsylvania. This Bat, from its 

 red or ferruginous color, is very commonly 

 called the Red Bat, and is figured under 

 that name in Wilson's Ornithology. With 

 the exception of the Hoary Bat, this is the 

 largest bat found in Vermont, and in its 

 measurements it scarcely falls short of the 

 Hoary Bat, but its form is more slender. 



For the specimen from Avhich the prece- 

 ding description is made, I am indebted to 

 my friend C. S. Paine, of Randolph. 



PANTHER, or CATAMOUNT, (Part I.-37.) 

 Felis concolor. — LiNNiEUS. 

 Description'.— Color ofthefoce, head and 

 all the upper parts of the body dark gray, 

 slio-htly brushed with red. Interior of the 

 ears, under side of the body and tail, and 

 inner side of the legs grayish ash ; between 

 the hind legs and beneath the tail tawny 

 white. Exterior of the ears , bottoms of the 

 feet and extremity of the tail black. Also 

 a black patch on each side of the ,nose, 

 from which the whiskers proceed, and the 

 two connected together by a brownish band 

 over the nose. Chin, lower lip and part of 



the upper lip clear white. Nose naked, of 

 a bro?.'nish copper color, and narrowly 

 margined with white hairs. Whiskers 2^ 

 inches long, white, intermingled with a 

 few black hairs. Eyes oblique, with a 

 whitish spot above and a little in fi'ont of 

 each, and a smaller one below. Irides 

 orange. Claws completely retractile, one 

 inch long, very strong and sharp, of a 

 pearly white color, having a blood red tinge 

 on the under side near the base. 



Dental Formula — Inscisors ^ canines - - 



u II, 



molars - -5= 30. Teeth all clear white, per- 

 fectly sound, exhibiting no marks of wear. 

 Incisors small, outer ones largest. Canines 

 conical and strong, projecting 1.1 inch be- 

 yond the gum. The carniverous molars 

 project :^ths of an inch. Posterior molars 

 in the upper jaw not fully developed. The 

 weight of the specimen before me, which is 

 a male, is 86 pounds. 



Length, from the nose to the root of the 

 tail, 48 inches. Length of the tail (verte- 

 bra3 29.5, skin and hair beyond 1.-5) 31. 

 Total length 79 in., or 6 ft. 7 in. Length 

 of facial line, from nose to occiput, 10. 

 Width of the head between the ears, poste- 

 riorly, 4.5, anteriorly 6, between the eyes 

 2.5. Height of the rounded ear 3.5. Length 

 of the humerus 8, fore-arm 9, thigh 11, 

 leg 12. Circumference of the wrist 7.5, 

 fore paw 7.5, ankle 6, hind foot 7. Height 

 at the shoulders 26, at the rump 27. Girt 

 of the neck 16 inches, just behind the fore 

 legs 27 inches. 



History.— The Panther here described, 

 was caught on the western slope of the 

 Green Jlountains, in the town of Manches- 

 ter, Bennington county, on the 5th day of 

 February, 1850. It was taUen, by a Mr. 

 Burritt, in a trap set for a bear. Being 

 caught by one of its paws only, and being 

 quite ferocious, it was not deemed prudent 

 to attempt to secure him alive, and he was 

 lulled by shooting him through the body. 

 It was purchased by the Hon. L. Sargeant 

 and a few others in Manchester, who, with 

 a public spirit and zeal for the advance- 

 ment of science truly commendable and 

 worthy of imitation, presented it to the 

 Museum of the University of Vermont, 

 where its skin and skeleton arc now preser- 

 ved. In taking off the skin, the head, neck 

 and inner sides of the fore legs wei-e found 

 very much filled with Hedge-Hog quills, 

 which, in many cases, had passed entirely 

 through the skin and were deeply embedded 

 in the flesh. The trap, in which it was 

 caught, had not been visited for some time 

 pi-evious, and, from appearances, it was 

 supposed to have been several days in the 

 trap, when found ; and when shot it bled 

 very profusely. Its weight was very much 



