430 FOUR-FOOTED AMERICANS 



hairy. Moles live in burrows which are reached by long 

 tunnels. 



THE ORDER WING-HANDED MAMMALS 

 Chiroptera 



(Number <tf Nni-lh Ainurk-aii Species, Eighteeii) 



Fore limbs, or arms, much enlarged and forming mem- 

 branous wings ; hind limbs weak. Faces and ears of many 

 different shapes are found in this order, which contains both 

 insect and fruit eaters. 



Tiiio Twilight Bat Family 



Vespertilionidse 



Hoary Bat ... . . Lasiurus cinereus. 



Length of body, 5 inches ; .spread of wings, 14 inches. 

 Red Bat . . . Lasiurus borealis. 



Length of body, 4 inches ; spread of wings, 12 inches. 



Little Brown Bat .... . Myiotis subu/atus. 



Lengtli of body, 3J inches ; spread of wings, 10 inches. 



jNIouse or House Bat Family 

 Emballonuridae 



(Xumber of North American Sjiecies, Three) 

 House Bat . Nyctinomus brasilensis. 



Length of body, 3f inches ; spread of wings, llj inches. 



ORDER OF PRIMATES 



Man Family 



HominidEB 



The North American Indian . Homo sapiens americanus. 



Height, .5 feet 10 inches. 



This is the Indian race of the United States, and does not 

 include the Eskimo. 



