RHINOLOPHUS LARVATUS. 



length of the tail, which in our animal is shorter than the legs. The posterior 

 extremities are long and slender, and the claws are strongly curved, and very acute. 



The colour of the Rhinolophus larvatus above, is deep brown, with a golden 

 lustre ; it is more intense posteriorly. The separate hairs have a golden hue at their 

 base, which becomes brown towards the tip ; so that, by the accidental undulations, 

 a most beautiful variegation is produced on the covering of the animal. Underneath, 

 the hairs have a lighter golden tint, which becomes grayish towards the extremity, 

 in consequence of which the colour here has a strong tint of gray. The membrane 

 is blackish-brown, with a yellowish gloss, which varies according to its disposition to 

 the light. 



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 The Rhinolophi, in Java, agree in their manners and mode of life, with those 

 that are found in other countries. They retire, during the day, into deep recesses 

 and caverns ; at night they sally forth in pursuit of insects. The relative number 

 and distribution of species, in Java, remain to be ascertained by future investigations. 

 The Rhinolophus larvatus, as far as I have observed, is less abundant than several 

 other species ; the Rhinolophus vulgaris appears to be most generally distributed. 



