SYNOPSIS OF THE 



short, sloped near its termination. Two white streaks from 

 the nostrils to the ears ; blackish brown above, clear brown 

 beneath. About the size of the last. 



Vespertilio Perspicillatus, Lin. V. Americanus Vulgaris, 

 Seba, Thes. i. Phyllostoma perspicillatum, Geoff. Ann. 

 Mus. t. XY.p. 176. 



Le Grand Fer-de-lance, Buff. Sup. t. vii. 



Icon. Seba, Thes. i. pL 55. Buffon, Sup. vii. pi. 74. 



Habitat Guyana, Paraguay ? 



Obs. The first Bat of d'Azara is probably a variety of 

 this. 



198. 6. P. Lineatum {Streaked FhyllosiomeBat.) Brown, 

 lighter underneath, with one white streak from the occiput 

 to the OS coccygis, one from each nostril to the ear, and one 

 also from each corner of the mouth to the ear. Length of 

 body about three inches, expanse of wings fifteen inches. 



Phyllostoma Lineatum, Geoff. Ann. Mus. t. xv. 180. 

 Second Bat of d'Azara, Quadrupeds of Paraguay, ii. 271 . 



Icon. 



Habitat Paraguay. 



Obs. M. d'Azara's enumeration of the teeth does not 

 accord precisely with those proper to this sub-division. 



199. 7. P. Rotundum (Round-leaved Phyllostome Bat.) 

 Reddish-brown, with the nasal leaf circular at its extre- 

 mity. Size of the last. 



Phyllostoma Rotundum, Geoff. Ann. Mus. torn. xv. 181. 



The third Bat of d'Azara, Quadrupeds of Paraguay, ii. 

 273. 



Icon. 



Inhabits Paraguay. 



Obs. This species runs on the ground with more ease 

 than its congeners, and is said, like the Glossophagi, to 

 suck blood. 



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