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. 



,,. 7 Blainville's Bat. 



LEAF-NOSED BATS ...... Phyl-los-to-mati-dae . \ j i- T> 



[ Great Vampire. 



FREE-TAILED BATS. . . .Em-bal-lo-nu'ri-dae. . . T 



Naked Bat. 



Red Bat. 

 COMMON BATS .......... Ves-per-til-i-on'i-dae . . \ Gray Bat. 



[ Big-Eared Bat. 

 FALSE VAMPIRES ........ Meg-a-der-mat'i-dae . . . False Vampire. 



HORSESHOE BATS ........ Rhi-no-loph'i-dae ..... 



SUBORDER OF FRUIT-EATING BATS: Meg-a-chi-rop'ter-a 



FLYING FOXES .......... Pter-o-pod'i-dae ....... < -^^ 



[ Hammer-Headed r>at. 



THE FAMILY OF LEAF-NOSED BATS 



Phyllostomatidae 



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 



