SPECIES OF MAMMALIA. 



Ash coloured ; tail very long and thin ; nostrils capable of 

 being closed and opened at the will of the animal, as in the 

 Seals. 



Vespertilio Microphyllus, Brunnich, Descriptioji of the 

 Copenhagen Museum. Rhinopoma Microphylla, Desm. 

 Mam. 129. 



Chauve-Souris d'Egypte, Bclon, de la Nature des Oiseau, 

 book II. ch. 19. 



Icon. Brunnich, I. c. vi. p. 50. /. 1,2, 3, and 4. 



Inhabits the Pyramids of Egypt. 



231. 2. R. Caroliniensis (Rhinopome Bat of Carolina.) 

 Brown, with a tail long, but thicker than in the preceding 

 species. 



Rhinopoma Caroliniensis, Geoff. Col. Mus. Desmurest, 

 Nouveau Diet. d'Hist. Nat. torn. xxix. p. 258. 



Inhabits Carolina, according to M. Brongniart, the pos- 

 sessor of the individual described by Desmarest. 



Obs. M. Geoffroy is of opinion that this is not a true 

 Rhinopoma. 



XVI. Taphozous. Geoffroy. Incisive teeth %; canine W\ 

 cheek-teeth^ ; a furrow on the nose, as in the two precedi7ig 

 divisions, but not furnished with a laminous appendage ; ears 

 moderate, separated from each other; no external lesser ears; 

 interfemoral membrane large, tail not so long as the mem- 

 brane, and exserted on its upper side. 



232. 1. T. Senegalensis (the Taphozous Bat of Senegal.) 

 Brown above, mixed with ash-colour on the under parts. 



Taphozous Senegalensis, Geof. Descrip. Egypt. Hist. Nat. 

 II. 127. 



Loret Volant, Daubenton, ISUm. de I' Acad, des Sci. Annce 

 1759. 



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