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= — - or , — r- Ears broad, short, approximate or connate, with the 



0—0 O—'u 



outer margin terminating in an erect lobe beyond the conch ; tragus small, 

 concealed ; wings narrow, folded as in Taphozous ; intercrural membrane 

 short, truncate ; tail free at the tip ; feet short, thick, with strong toes ; 

 muzzle thick ; lips tumid, lax ; upper lip with coarse wrinkles. 



34. Nyctinomus plicatus. 



Vespertilio apud BncHiSAif, Linn. Trans. V. 11-18. with figure. — 

 Blyth, Cat. 88. — N. hengalensis, Geofproy. — N. dilatatus and tenuis, 



HoRSFIBLD, 



The Wkinkled-lippbd Bat. 



2 

 Descr. — Ears large ; incisors jr ; tail thick ; above smoky or snuff- 



brown ; paler and somewhat ashy beneath. 



Length, 4^ to i^^ inches; expanse 13|-; tail 1|. 



This curious looking bat is generally distributed throughout the coun- 

 try. It is tolerably common about Calcutta, and I have taken it near 

 Madras. It frequents ruins, dark buildings, and occasionally, it is said, 

 the hollows of trees. Several species are found in Africa. 



Cheiromeles torquatus, a very curious bat foimd in Java, has the thumb 

 of the hind feet separate from the toes, and capable of separate motion. 



Most of the other species of this family of bats are American ; and 

 some of them have a very remarkable physiognomy. 



Pam. Vbspertilionid^. 



No facial leaf; ears usually separated; upper incisors four or two, the two 

 middle ones apart ; five or six lower incisors, sharp and somewhat notched ; 

 molars with very pointed tubercles ; lips simple ; tail long, included in 

 the membrane ; wings wide ; a single phalanx in the index fingers. 



This family comprises the ordinary bats, and is divided into two 

 groups, differing in the number of teeth. They are of general distribu- 

 tion. 



Sub-fam. ScoTOPHiLiNiE. 



Molars ^—— or -j— ^ ; ears of medium size ; upper incisors in adults 



4 or 2, widely separated, and close to the canines. 

 The species of this sub-family have the muzzle somewhat more ab- 



