unusual structure of the ear and perhaps in the nose. By the 

 thoughtful mind this remarkable gift will at once be compared to 

 the singular faculty by which a blind person so often and so ably 

 "feels his way." 



As suggested by the name, the little brown bat is one of the 

 smallest of the family, measuring less than three and one-half inches 

 long. Common, however, in the Middle States and found both north 

 and south, is a cousin of darker shade, who is more than an inch 

 longer, and an expanse of wing of more than a foot. This second 

 species, the "large brown," or Carolina bat (Vespertilio fuscus) is 

 interesting not alone because it usually appears only after twilight 

 is deepening into night, but also because it may sometimes be seen 

 in winter, when other bats have taken their departure for warmer 

 climates. 



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