48 TESPEETILIONINJE. 



4. 5 5 



ly ; muzzle short, obtuse ; incisors ^ ; molars -= — ^ ; but the first one 

 very minnte and concealed by the gums. 



65. Barbastellus communis. 



Gray. — Bltth, Cat. 115. — V. larhastellus, Sohrebbr. — B. dauhmtoni, 

 Bell. 



The Barbastelle Bat. 



Descr. — Fur above blaokish-brown, the hairs fulvous at the tip ; ab- 

 domen grayish-brown ; hairs fine, silky. 



Length, head and body, 2 inches; tail 1^; expanse \<)\; forearm 1^. 



This bat has been found in the Himalayas, at Mussoorie by Hutton, and 

 in Nepal by Hodgson. 



V. leucomelus, Eiippell, from the coast of the Red Sea, and V. macrotis, 

 Temminck, firom Sumatra, are considered to belong to the present genus'; 

 and there are others from America. 



Tlie next bat has usually been placed among the Noctilionince, but er- 

 roneously so according to Blyth and others, who say that its affinities are 

 with Myotis and Flecotus. 



Gen. NyoTOPHiLUs, Leach. 



Char. — A simple transverse nose leaf; ears large, ovoid, united at their 



base as in Plecotus ; tragus short and broad ; wings as in Vespertilio ; 



2 ,4—4 

 mcisors -r; ; molars -5 — z-. 

 6 5 — 5 



66. Xyctophilus Geof&oyi. 



Leach, Lin. Trans. XIII. — Blyth, Cat. 116. 



The Large-eaeed Leaf Bat. 



Descr. — Over the eyes, at the hind comer, a tuft of black hairs ; fur dark 

 brown above, long, thick, and soft ; throat and flanks brownish-white ; all 

 the rest of the lower parts with the fur black at the base, whitish at the 

 tip. 



Length, head and body, 1| to 2 inches; tail 1-j^; expanse 9|: fore- 

 arm 1-5^ ; ear |ths. 



This bat, which has been found in Europe and Australia, was sent from 

 MuBsoorie by Hutton. 



