BRITISH MAMMALS 



Ireland^ vol. i. p. 97-98) : "It is reddish brown above, the hair being 

 parti-coloured, lighter at the tips and pale grey beneath, though not 

 quite so light as in Jkf. O^ttereri. By far the most striking feature, 

 and one which even a casual observer may note, is the size and 

 shape of the ears. They first bend outwards at an angle of 78'', and 

 then turn upwards to the perpendicular, ending in a rounded point." 



The teeth are thirty-eight in number. As far as is known, this 

 species is confined to Europe, where it ranges from Scandinavia to Italy 

 and Spain. It has only rarely been taken in England and was first 

 recorded in the New Forest, where Millard obtained a specimen, now 

 preserved in the British Museum, more than eighty years ago. Again 

 in the New Forest, Mr. E. W. A. Blagg found a party of fully a dozen 

 in a Woodpecker's hole in July 1886. Of these he kept two and 

 later gave them to the British Museum. The next recorded was one 

 shot by Mr. W. C. Ruskin Butterfield near Battle, Hastings, on July 

 28, 1896. Next comes Mr. Millais' specimen from Henley-on-Thames 

 and two more were obtained by Mr. Percy Wadham near Newport, 

 Isle of Wight, on July 31st and August 14th, 1909. This completes 

 the list of those captured in the British Islands, as far as I know. 



Little appears to be known of the habits of this fine bat. In Ger- 

 many it is said to inhabit holes in trees and to hibernate under the 

 roofs of houses. Its flight, beginning late in the evening, is stated to 

 be slow and at a low elevation. 



Mr. Millais' specimen was discovered in a crevice in the chalk of 

 the cave, in which were found at the same time several other speciies. 

 I am indebted to him for kindly lending me a photograph of this 

 example, taken shortly after death, from which I have been able in 

 the Plate to show the correct form of the ears. 



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