78 MAMMALIA. CHEIROPTERA. 



under part white. Body about two inches long ; spread of the 

 wings 11 inches. Inhabits Germany on trees in forests, never 

 in houses Kuhl, Deutch. Flederm. pi. 22. 



V. Naltereri, Kuhl,, Desm. Ears oval, pretty broad; a little longer 

 than the head ; fur of a gray brown colour above, white below ; 

 members of a smoky gray ; interfemoral membrane festooned. 

 Two inches long, spread of the wings 9J inches. Kuhl, pi. 23. 



V. Caroliniensis, Geoff. Desm. Ears oblong, of the size of the 

 head, tragus semicordate ; fur chestnut brown above, and yellow 

 below. Body about two inches long; spread of the wings 9^ in- 

 ches. Inhabits South Carolina. Ann. Mus. viii. pi. 47. 



V. noclula, Lin. Desm. Ears oval-triangular; shorter than the 

 head, body fawn-colour ; membranes brown black. Body about 

 three inches long ; spread of the wings 14J inches. Inhabits 

 Europe F. Cuv. No. 38, t. 3. 



V. serotinus, Lin. Desm. (Vespert. noclula, Geoff.) Ears oval-tri- 

 angular, shorter than the head, auricles semicordate ; fur dark 

 chestnut in the males, and lighter in the females ; membrane of 

 the wings black. Nearly three inches long ; spread of the wings 

 about 13 inches. Inhabits Europe. B. Ann. Mus. viii. pi. 47* 48. 



V. Leisleri, Kuhl, Desm. Ears oval-triangular, short ; hair long, of 

 a chestnut colour at the point and deep brown at the base ; in- 

 ferior surface of the membrane of the wings the length of the arm 

 very hairy. Body about 9J inches long ; spread of the wings 11 

 inches. Inhabits Germany. 



V. Schreibersii, Kuhl, Desm. Ears small, with an internal hairy 

 border ; fur gray ash-colour, paler below, and often mixed with 

 yellowish white. About 2 J inches long ; spread of the wings 10 

 to 11 inches. Inhabits Germany. 



V. discolor, Kuhl, Desm. Ears short rounded, oval ; hair, of the 

 back brown, with the point white ; that of the under part of the 

 body of a dirty white. Body about two inches long ; spread of 

 the wings 10 or 1 1 inches. Inhabits South of Germany Kuhl, 43. 



V. pipistrellus, Lin. Desm. Ears oval-triangular, shorter than the 

 head ; hair blackish brown above, belly of a brown fawn-colour. 

 Body little more than an inch long ; spread of the wings upwards 

 of six inches. Inhabits France, Germany, and Italy . 

 Var. A. with the points of the hairs ash-coloured. Geoff. Egyp. \. fig. 3. 



V. emarginatus, Geoff. Desm. Ears oblong, size of the head, and 

 furrowed at their exterior border ; fur reddish gray above, ash- 

 coloured below. Two inches long ; spread of the wings nine in- 

 ches. Inhabits England. Ann. Mus. viii. pi. 47. 48. 



V. mystacinus, Kuhl. Desm. Ears pretty large, oblong, wrinkled 

 and furrowed exteriorly ; hair fine and close set, forming on 

 each side of the upper lip a kind of moustache ; fur brown, tip- 

 ped with brown red. About If inch long; spread of the wings 

 seven to eight inches. Inhabits Germany. 



