1865.] MR. W. OSBURN ON THE BATS OF JAMAICA. 69 
“« T took out the two survivors, and my regrets for the sufferings 
I had caused were in part allayed by the eagerness with which they 
sucked up the water I presented them with from the feather of a 
pen. They licked with the tongue, the jaw moving all this time with 
an action like chewing. Some water having got spilt over the muzzle 
and face of one, it combed these parts over with the hind paw very 
adroitly, putting it forward under the forearm, in this way the face 
all round front of ear, especially the long whiskers round muzzle. 
The movement of the leg was very rapid, almost too quick for the eye 
to follow. It afterwards licked the paw, as if to clean it in its turn. 
I have observed precisely the same habit in Molossus (no. 11) and 
Macrotus(no.8). I found a dead moth in the window, which neither 
ants nor spiders seemed to have attacked. It did not notice it at 
first ; but on looking a minute after, I had the gratification of seeing 
wings sticking on lips, the body having disappeared. Of flies, bees, 
&e., I caught for him he took no notice, merely shaking them off 
impatiently. I forgot to mention that fragments in the stomach ap- 
peared to be those of Coleoptera principally ; but the contents of the 
stomach of Bats are so comminuted, it is often difficult to recognize 
them. Out of eleven whose sexes I have noted from this cave, eight 
were males, three females. This species (by far the most numerous) 
occupied one entrance and the centre of the cave. It was near the 
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opposite entrance I caught no. 6 and no. 7. 
“* Oxford Cave, Manchester, 22nd February, 1859. 
** This species was not nearly so numerous here as the others; 
the specimen I skinned had a curious brindled appearance, with a 
yellowish tinge I have not observed before.” 
6. MonorHyLLus REDMANII, Leach*. 
“ Sportsman’s Hall Cave, 30th November, 1858. 
“« One male, one female. This curious species I found (with no. 5) 
in a large cave at the summit of the steep hill that overlooks Sports- 
man’s Hall Works. It was not nearly so numerous as its companion : 
for a dozen of the other, I only got two specimens of this. As they 
were killed at the time, I had no opportunity of examining habits ; 
but the tongue, protruded in death, attracted my attention. I thought 
the use of this curious member might be accounted for by the hypo- 
thesis that it sucks night-blowing flowers, as the Humming-bird those 
of the day.” 
‘¢ Sportman’s Hall Cave, 15th December, 1858. 
“Tt was principally to procure specimens of this little Bat I 
undertook a second expedition to the cave. Notwithstanding we 
went twice through its whole length, and saw fifteen or sixteen Bats, 
I only caught a single specimen of this species. It was creeping 
down the side of a large domed hollow in the roof when the boy 
put the net over it. Several Bats, on being taken out of the bag, 
[* Cf. Tomes, P. Z. S., 1861, p. 64 & p. 87, pl. xv.—P. L.S8.] 
