INSECTIVOROUS MAMMALS. 45 



ing in many other characteristic particulars, such as the absence 

 of the nail on the index finger. Of these animals a great many 

 species are known. 



15. Among those of France, we may cite; 1st the Vesperti^ 

 lios, or ordinary bats, which have the ears separated, and of 

 moderate size, and the nose without foliaceous, or leaf appendix, 

 (by which several species are distinguished, namely, the common 

 bat, the Serotinus, Pipistrellus, fyc.) 



16. 2nd. The Long-eared Bats, (Oreil]ards)VespcrtilioAuri~ 

 tus (Plate 2, fig. I, and 2.) whose immense ears are united 

 together upon the cranium, (the common species found in kitchens, 

 houses, &c., in France.) 



!/ 3d. The Rhinolophus, or Horse-shoe Bats, which may be 

 easily distinguished by the foliaceous membranes and crests 

 which are fixed on the nose, altogether presenting the figure of 

 a horse-shoe, are found in quarries. 



18. In South America there is a Bat, a foot long, which has 

 the habit of sucking the blood of other animals while they are 

 asleep ; it is known under the name of Vampire, (Plate 2, fig. 4.) 

 and placed in the genus Phyllostoma. 



.There are also several species in the United States. 



Tribe of Galeopithecus. 



19. These animals are mentioned by travellers, under the 

 names of flying monkeys, and flying foxes, flying cats, &c. They 

 inhabit the Indian archipelago, and have the four extremities 

 formed in the ordinary manner, but united by a prolongation of 

 skin, which extends from the sides of the neck to the tail, form- 

 ing a great parachute, by the assistance of which these Cheirop- 

 tera sustain themselves for a short time in the air, when they 

 spring from one branch to another. (Plate 2. fig. 7.) They live 

 upon trees and feed upon fruits. 



FAMILY OF INSECTIVORA. 



20. This family is composed of Carnaria, whose molar teeth 

 are studded with conical points like those of most of the 

 Cheiroptera, but the skin of their flanks is not prolonged so as 

 to form either wings or parachutes. These are feeble animals of 



J5. What are the characters of the Vespertilios ? 



J6. How are the long-eared B.ts characterised ? 



IQ wru characters distinguish the Rhinolophus? 



10 rr ls the Vam P"e ? Are there any Bats in the United States ? 



19. How are animals of the tribe Galeopithecus distinguished? Have 



on a w? WmgS ? What is their diet ? 



on w 



-JU. What are the characters of the molar teeth of the insectivora ? Have 



? J Wi " gS? ^^ "* lhe habUs of these animals ? Wha ' 



