SYNOPSIS OF THE 



252. 5. V. Pictus (the Kirivoula, or Striped Bat.) Back 

 of a bright yellowish red colour, yellow underneath ; fin- 

 gers along the wings bright yellow ; membrane brown red. 

 Length of body about two inches ; expanse of wings about 

 eight inches. 



Vespertilio Ternatanus, Seba, Thes. V. Pictus, Gm. 

 Pallas, Geoff. V. Kirivoula, Boddaert, Elench. Anim. 



Striped Bat. Pennant. Muscardin Volant, Daub. Mem. 

 de I' Acad. 1759. 



Icon. Ann. du Mus. t. viii. pi. 48. Buff. t. x. pi. 20. 

 Seba, Thes. tab. 5^, fig. 23. 



Inhabits the East Indies, especially Ceylon, where it is 

 called Kirivoula. 



253. 6. V. Lasiurus (Rough-tailed Bat.) Colour varied 

 between yellowish gray and bright red ; tail thick ; ears 

 oval and short. Length of body about two inches ; expanse 

 of wings about ten. 



Vespertilio Lasiurus, Gm. 



Rough-tailed Bat, Pennant, Shaw. 



Icon. Ann. Mus. t. viu.pl. 47. Schreb. tab. 62, B. 



Inhabits Cayenne. 



254. 7. V. Nigrita (Senegal Bat.) Yellow-brown above, 

 ashy brown underneath. Ears smaller than in most of the 

 Vespertiliones. Length of body about three inches ; ex- 

 panse of wings about fifteen. 



Vespertilio Nigrita, Gmel. 



Marmotte Volante, Daub. Mem. de VAcad. 1759. Chauve- 

 souris Etrangere, Buff. t. x. Senegal Bat, Pennant, Quad. 

 281. 



Icon. Buff. I. c. pi. 18. Schreb. Saugt. tab. 58. Ann. Mus. 

 t. viii.pl. 47. 



Inhabits Senegal, 



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