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The top of the head is elevated only to a very moderate extent, 

 and the face is rather long and thick. The nostrils are slightly 

 tubular, and open sublaterally. The ears are of a longish oval form, 

 not emarginate, but narrowed towards the tips. They bear greater 

 resemblance to those of V. Nattereri than to those of any other 

 species with which I am acquainted, but are relatively more narrow 

 towards the ends. The tragus is narrowish at its base, from which 

 it expands to near its middle, which is the widest part. From this 

 it tapers to an acute point, having a slight inward tendency. 



The wing-membranes extend to the base of the toes, and the latter 

 are longer than the remaining part of the foot, just as in V. murinus 

 and V.formosa, Hodgs. 



The forehead is hairy, and the hair extends nearly to the end of 

 the nose. On the upper lip is a thick moustache, the space around 

 the eye being the only part of the face which is naked. 



The fur is longish, fine in texture, and rather cottony, but not very 

 thick. It does not anywhere encroach on the membranes. 



All the upper parts are very dark brown, with the extreme tips of 

 the hairs a little paler. Beneath, nearly similar, but the tips of the 

 hairs are pale grey-brown on the breast and belly, whilst the sides 

 of the body and pubal region are almost black. 

 The membranes are very dark. 



a in 



Length of the head and body, about 3 9 



of the tail 2 2 



of the head 1 



of the ears 8 



of the tragus 3% 



of the fore-arm 2 5-1- or 6 



of the longest finger 4 



of the fourth finger 2 3 



■ of the thumb 6 or 6^ 



of the tibia 1 1 



of the foot and claws 7 



Expanse of wings, about e 16 



Hab. China, collected by Mr. Fortune. 



4. Vespertilio Blythii, n. s. 



Ears ovoid, somewhat pointed, their ends sloping outwards. 

 Tragus narrow and tapering to a subacute point. Crown mo- 

 derately elevated. Feet large, wholly disengaged from the 

 wing-membranes. 



In form and proportion this species resembles Vesp. macropus, 

 Gould, from Australia, and in colour is somewhat like V. ferrugineus, 

 Temm., from South America, both having the same subgeneric cha- 



Algeria, and from Nubia. Those from Switzerland are the only ones that appear 

 to approach it in size ; but even they, although perfectly adult, are decidedly 

 smaller, whilst the species I am describing presents indications of youth in the 

 imperfectly ossified condition of the finger-joints. 



