SYNOPSIS OF THE 



incisors and none in the lower jaw, whence Illiger has 

 treated it as a genus, under the name Harpyia. Geoffroy 

 inclines to the opinion that the individual in question had 

 them originally, but that they were lost. 



\.* Bats, properly speaking, with insectivorous cheek 

 teeth. 



-f- Middle finger with three bony articulations, the other 

 fingers with two. 



III. MoLossus. Geoffroy. Incisive teeth ^, in the upper 

 jaw bifid, converging, and separated from the canine teeth ; in 

 the lower very small^ and crowded together, each having two 

 small points; canine \\', cheek teeth ^, large, furnished 

 with several sharp points. Head and muzzle very large. 

 Nostrils open. Ears large, united at their base, and pro- 

 vided with a smaller secondary tragus. No membranaceous 

 appendage to the nose. Interfemoral membrane narrow, and 

 cut rectangular. Tail long. 



168. 1. M. Longicaiidatus {^n\\(\og^?it.') Fur ashy yel- 

 low. A sort of band or rising of the skin passes from the 

 end of the muzzle to the forehead. Length of body under 

 two inches. Tail nearly as long. 



Molossus Longicaudatus, Geoff. Ann. du Mus. torn. vi. 

 p. 155. Vespertilio Molossus, Gm. 



Mulot Volant, Daub. Buffon, torn. x. Bulldog Bat, Pe?z. 

 Quad. II. p. 13. 



Icon. Buffon, t. x. tab. 19, f. 2. Schreber, tab. 59. 



Inhabits Martinique. 



Obs. Desmarest is of opinion that Geoffroy is wrong in 

 identifying this M. Longicaudatus with the Mulot Volant 

 ofDaubenton. 



169. 2. M. Rufus (the Red Molossus.) Fur deep red 

 colour above, lighter underneath ; muzzle very thick and 



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