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V. Kuhlii, Natterer, Desm. Ears simple, almost triangular ; fur 

 of a bright red, brown above, fawn-coloured below ; interfemoral 

 membrane very hairy. About If inch long; spread of the wings 

 8^ inches. Found near Trieste in Germany. 



V. Daubentonii, Kuhl, Desm. Ears small ; fur of a red-gray above, 

 and whitish below. Body about two inches long ; spread of the 

 wings 9 to 9 1 inches. Inhabits Germany. Kuhl, t. 25. fig. 2. 



V. pictus, Lin. Desm. Striped Bat, Penn. Ears oval, shorter than 

 the head ; fur of a bright red yellow on the back ; two bands of 

 bright yellow along the fingers of the wings, which are of a 

 chestnut colour. Body two inches long ; spread of the wings seven 

 inches. E. Indies. Ann. Mus. viii. pi. 48. 



V. lasiurus, Lin. Desm. Rough-tailed Bat, Penn. Ears oval, short- 

 er than the head ; fur variegated . with yellowish gray and live- 

 ly red. Nearly two inches long. Cayenne Ann. Mus. viii. pi. 47 



V. Borbonicus, Geoff. Desm. Ears oval-triangular, a half shorter 

 than the head ; fur red above and whitish below. Body nearly 

 three inches in length. Isle of France. Ann. Mus. viii pi. 46. 



V. Nigrita, Geoff. Gmel. Senegal Bat, Penn. Ears oval-triangu- 

 lar, very short ; the third of the length of the head ; fur fawn-co- 

 loured above, ash-brown below. Body about four incheslong ; spread 

 of the wings 18 inches. Inhabits Senegal. A nn. Mus. viii. pi. 47. 



V. maximus, Desm. (V. nasutus, Shaw.) Ears oval, shorter than the 

 head ; muzzle long and pointed ; fur chestnut above ; of a bright 

 yellow on the flanks, and of a dirty white on the belly. Body 

 about 5| inches long ; spread of the wings nearly 18 inches. In- 

 habits Guiana Buff, vii. pi. 73. 



V. pygmceus, Leach. Brown deeper on the back and head ; muzzle 

 short and obtuse ; ears shorter than the head, broad at the base, 

 rounded; tragus linear. Expanded wings about five inches. In- 

 habits England. Zoo/. Journ. iv. f. 22. 



V. Braziliensis, Spix. With black wings. Inhabits Brazil. Spix, 

 Braz. t. 36, f. 8. 



V. Hilarii, Isid. Geoff. Ears small and triangular ; tail as long as 

 the fore-arm ; interfemoral membrane naked. Inhabits Brazil. 

 Ann. des Sciences Nat. iii. 440. 



V. Polythrix, Isid. Geoff. Ears small, notched at the external mar- 

 gins ; tail as long as the fore-arm ; interfemoral membrane with 

 scattered hairs on the upper side ; face hairy. Inhabits Brazil. 

 Ann. des Sciences Nat. iii. 440. 



V. Icevis, Isid. Geoff. Ears long; tail as long as the body; face 

 partly naked. Inhabits Brazil. Ann. des Sciences Nat. iii. 445. 



V. Temmmcku, Horsfield. Incisors . Head cuneate, top and 

 sides flat ; ears shorter than the head, oblong, rounded ; tragus 

 elongate, falcate ; fur silky ; hair very short, olive brown, beneath 

 dirty yellow. Inhabits Java. Horsfield' s Java, No. 8. 



