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small, fox-like, with high forehead and pointed snout; 

 ears large, oval, twice the height of the erect tragus; 

 winsfs naked; interfemoral membrane naked except at 

 base, face whiskered; color dull olive-brown. L. 3; E. 

 9; T. H. N. Am.; abundant every where. A small and 

 very variable species. ( V. lucifugus, Le C.) 

 ** Teeth 36; molars jflf-. (Vesper ides.) 



1. V. noctivagans, LeC. SILVER BLACK BAT. Tragus 

 almost as broad as high, scarcely one-third height of ear; 

 femoral membrane entirely though scantily furred; fur 

 long and silky, black, usually with silvery tips to the 

 hairs. L. 3J; E. 12; T. H. U. S. generally. 



*** Teeth 34; molars -f'f; stouter species, with thicker wings and 

 more leathery ears. ( Vesperugo.) 



3. V. georgianus, F. Cuvier. GEORGIA BAT. Tragus 

 slender, erect, half the height of the auricle; upper in- 

 cisors about equal in size; femoral membrane one-third 

 furred; dark reddish brown, brighter forwards. L. 3; 

 E. 9; T. 14-. Maine to Texas; chiefly southward. 



**** Teeth 32; molars fif; stout species. (Ve*perus.) 



4. V. fuscus, Beauv. CAROLINA BAT. DUSKY BAT. 

 Tragus never pointed, nearly half as high as auricle; 



wings naked; interfemoral membrane furred at base; 

 ears more or less turned outward; upper lateral incisors 

 small, scarcely visible. L. 3 to 4; E. 12; T. 1. U. S.; 

 a widely diffused species. (V. carolinensis, Geoff. St. 

 Hilaire.) 



2. ATA LA PH A, Rafinesque. RED BATS. 



* Teeth 30; molars -f-^; upper incisors small; wings naked and 

 interfemoral membranes nearly so. {Nycticejus.) 



1. A. crepuscularis, (LeC.) Cones. TWILIGHT BAT. 



Ears small, wide apart; a small wart above eye; fur 



