LEAF-NOSED BATS 163 



Owing to the great number of species of bats, and to the 

 many groups into which they have been divided, it is desir- 

 able to mention here only a few examples with which every 

 intelligent person should be acquainted. 



The bats have been divided by Nature into two Suborders, 

 and six Families, as follows: 



The Order of Bats 

 Order Chiroptera 



Suborder of Insect-Eating Bats: Mi-cro-chi-rop'ter-a 



FAMILIES EXAMPLES 



Leaf-Nosed Bat. 

 Blainville's Bat. 

 Javelin Bat. 

 Great Vampire. 

 Bonneted Bat. 

 Naked Bat. 



Red Bat. 

 • Gray Bat. 



Big-Eared Bat. 



Falsio Vampires Meg-a-der-mat'i-dae. . . False Vampire. 



Horseshoe Bats Rhi-no-loph'i-dae 



Leaf-Nosed Bats Phijl-los-to-mat'i-dae 



Free-Tailed Bats Em-bal-lo-nu' ri-dae . 



Common Bats Ves-per-til-i-on'i-dac 



Suborder of Fruit-Eating Bats: Meg-a-chi-rop'ter-a 



Flying Foxes . ." Pter-o-pod'i-dae ( *3 ying Fo T x T - . . „ 



Hammer-Headed Bat. 



THE FAMILY OF LEAF-NOSED BATS 

 PhyUostomaiidae 



The members of this Family bear on their noses thin 

 leaves of naked skin that stand erect behind, or partly around, 

 the nostrils. These wonderful nose-leaves are pear-shaped, 

 heart-shaped, wedge-like, and of many other forms. The 

 ears are large, or very large; the wing membrane reaches 



