8 CLASS MAMMALIA. 



considerably sloped. In other particulars, they re- 

 semble the Molossi. To these belong the Nyctinome 

 of Egypt, Geoff. Eg. mammif. 2, 2 ; Vespertilio aceta- 

 bulosus, Herm. Obs. Zool. p. 19; Vespertilio plicatus, 

 Buchannan. 



The Stenodermes, (Geoff.) 



The muzzle is simple, the interfemoral membrane 

 sloped as far as the coccyx. The tail is wanting, 

 and there are two incisors above and four below. 



The Noctilions, (Noctilio, Linn. Ed. XII.) 



With a short muzzle, inflated, divided, and marked 

 by warts and curious furrows. The ears are sepa- 

 rated. They have four incisors above and two be- 

 low. The tail is short, and unconnected above the 

 interfemoral membrane. 



There is but one species known, which belongs 

 to America, and is uniformly of a pale fawn-coloured 

 tint. 



The Phyllostomes, (Phyllostoma, Cuv. and Geoff.) 



The regular number of incisors is four in each jaw, 

 but from the lower some of these teeth frequently 

 drop out, being pushed aside by the growth of the 

 canines. These animals are also distinguished by 

 the membrane which, in the form of an upturned 

 leaf, crosses the termination of their noses. The 

 tragus of their ear resembles a little leaf, more or 

 less indented. The tongue, which is capable of great 



