458 MAMMALIA. 



membrane sloped off , membrane of the wmgs attached to the 

 dorsal line, 



Cephalotes Pallasii. — Pallas's Cbfhalote. — Plate VI*. fig, 

 2. — Fur ash-coloured gray above, pale white beneath, undulated 

 on the abdomen ; nostrils prolonged into a tube, very distant and 

 open : index finger provided with a nail. Body about four 

 inches long ; wings one foot four inches when extended ; tail 

 not an inch long. Inhabits the Moluccas. 



Division II. — With pointed insectivorous grinders. 

 Genus 4. — Molossus. — Geoffroy. 



Generic Character. — Incisory teeth | ; canines J^J ; grinders 

 |-| ; total 26. Incisors in the upper jaw bifid, converging, and 

 separated from the canine teeth ; in the lower very small, and 

 crowded together, each having two small points ; the molars 

 v\'ith several sharp points ; head and muzzle very large ; nostrils 

 open ; ears large, united at their base, and provided with a 

 smaller secondary tragus : without any membranaceous appen- 

 dage at the tiose ; interfemoral membrane, narrow and cut rect- 

 angular; tail long. 



Molossus amplexicaudatus. — The Ring- Tailed Molossus. — 

 Plate VI*. fig. 10. — Fur blackish, but lighter underneath ;" in- 

 terfemoral membrane large, entirely enveloping the tail. Body 

 from three to four inches long. Inhabits Cayenne. 



Genus 5.-— NvcTiNOMUs Geoffroy. 



Generic Character. — Incisory teeth \; canine teeth J^} ; mo- 

 lars *-\ ; total 28. The incisors are conical and contiguous in 

 the upper jaw, and small in the lower ; molars furnished with 

 sharp tubercles ; nose flat, parallel with the lips, which are 

 deeply cleft and wrinkled; ears large, and united with the tra- 

 gus ; tail long, extending in part beyond the interfemoral mem- 

 brane ; nose without appendage ; hind feet five-toed, covered 

 with long hair; wings very large. 



Nyctinomns Bengalensis. — The Bengal Nyctinome — Plate 

 VI*. fig. 3. — Fur mixed with ash-colour, paler below; snout 

 blunt, projecting beyond the lower jaw ; nostrils small circular 

 iioles remote from each other, placed under the margin ; neck 

 short, covered with hair scarcely discernible. From nose to tail 

 three inches. Lihabits Puttahaut in Bengal. 



