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MAMMALIA. 



dages, one erect, one foliaceous or horizontal, and the third 

 horse-shoe-shaped ; without any tail ; interfemoral membrane 

 square ; third finger without the nail joint. 



Megaderma spasma. — Cordated Bat. — Plate VI*. fig. 6. — 

 Fur reddish, brighter on the head ; the erect nasal appendage 

 heart-shaped, moderate in size; foliaceous appendage same 

 shape as the former, but very large ; tragus semicordate. Body 

 about four inches long. Inhabits the Isle of Ternate. 



Genus 15. — Rhinoj.OPHUS. — Geoffroy. 



Generic Character. — Incisive teeth \; canines }-{ ; molars *^; 

 total 30. Upper incisors very small, and not permanent ; mo- 

 lars furnished with sharp points ; nose provided with a horse- 

 shoe-shaped crest, surmounted by a leaf; ears distinct ; inter- 

 femoral membrane large ; two pectoral mammae, and two warts 

 on the pubes, having the appearance of teats, but destitute of 

 lactiferous glands ; tail long and free. 



Bhinohphus unihastatus. — Horse- Shoe Rhinolophus 



Plate VI*. fig. 6 Fur ash-coloured, mixed with red on the 



back, abdomen yellowish-gray, membrane black ; ears long, 

 broad, and pointed ; the anterior nasal membrane horse-shoe- 

 shaped, the posterior shaped like a lance-head. Length of the 

 body about three inches ; expanse of the wings about sixteen 

 inches. Inhabits Europe, frequenting old quarries and caverns 

 — See vol. II. p. 372. 



Genus 16. — Nycteris. — Geoffroy. 



Generic Character. — Incisors \, canines }-', molars J^^ ; to- 

 tal 30. Incisive teeth lobed ; molars with sharp tubercles ; 

 forehead with a deep longitudinal groove ; nostrils covered with 

 a cartilaginous moveable operculum ; interfemoral membrane 

 larger than the body, embracing the tail, which is terminated in 

 the form of the letter T; the mouth with a pouch on each side, 

 communicating with a large membranaceous sac, formed by the 

 skin of the body. 



Nycteris Daubentonii. — Daubenton's Nycteris. — Plate VI*. 

 fig. 9. — Fur reddish-brown on the back, yellowish -white on the 

 abdomen, throat, breast, and head, except the crown ; ears very 

 large ; tragus simple, very small. Length of body about an 

 inch and a half; expanse of the wings from eight to nine inches. 



