*THE LESSER HORSE-SHOE BAT 



caverns of limestone formation, or recesses in old buildings, hanging with 



its body almost wholly draped with the wings. Various observers have 



noticed the marvellous skill with which this species avoids any obstacle 

 during flight. 



In Bell's British Quadrupeds, 2nd ed. p. 98-99, the late R. F. Tomes, 



describing its powers, says " It literally flew into every part of the room, and 



behind and under everything, even under a bookcase standing against a wall, 



although there was scarcely a space of three inches between it and the 



floor. Some bookshelves in a recess especially attracted its attention, and 



after examining them diligently, it flew into a vacancy occasioned by the 



removal of a moderate octavo volume, and again into the open room, 



without having so much as touched anything with the tips of its wings." 



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