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11. VESP. BARBASTELLUS, Daub. Svart Barbastell. The 



Barbastelle. D. 



Length 2 in.; forearm 1 in. 4 1. Colour black above, 

 under blackish brown ; ears broad, a little shorter than 

 the head, notched on the outer margin ; tragus small, 

 longer than half the ear; nose above hollowed and 

 naked. The peculiar face of this bat distinguishes it 

 from any other. 



Is rare in Sweden, and not met with further north than 

 Scania and Blekinge. 



Not a single species of Rhinolophus, or horse-shoe bat 

 is met with in Scandinavia. 



OEDEE 2.-INSECTIVOEA. 



Snout much prolonged ; incisors varying in number ; the 

 summits of all the molars with conical points ; feet armed 

 with strong claws ; eyes small. 



Fam. 1. 



Canine teeth above muc 1 - Uigher than the incisors. Fore 

 feet shovel formed, naked, directed outwards ; all the upper 

 incisors of the same length. 



Gen. Talpa, Moles. 



I. , P. f, M. f . Snout conical ; eyes small ; legs and 

 tail short ; fur very thick, fine, and silky. 



12. TALPA EUROPEA, L. Mullvad. The Mole. D. F. 



Length 6 in.; tail 1 in. Colour black-grey, glossy ; 

 eyes very small; no outward ears. 



Common in the very south, and although it is met with 

 as far up as the Dovre fell in Norway, I can't say I ever 

 saw it in the midland districts, where they confound the 

 water-shrew with the mole, as they have both the same 

 Swedish name. 



Fam. 2. 

 Canine teeth much lower than the two middle incisors. 



