Leaf-Nosed Bats . . . . Phyl-los-to-mat'i-dae 



LEAF-NOSED BATS 163 



Owing to the great number of species of bats, and to the 

 many groups into which they have been divided, it is desir- 

 able to mention here only a few examples with which every 

 intelligent person should be acquainted. 



The bats have been divided by Nature into two Suborders, 

 and six Families, as follows: 



The Order of Bats 

 Order Chiroptera 



Suborder of Insect-Eating Bats: Mi-cro-chi-rop'ter-a 



FAMILIES EXAMPLES 



Leaf-Nosed Bat. 

 Blainville's Bat. 

 Javelin Bd,t. 

 Great Vampire. 



Free-Tailed Bats Em-bal-lo-nu'ri-dae . ■ { -sr u a rt f 



Red Bat. 



Common Bats Ves-per-til-i-on'i-dae . . I Gray Bat. 



[ Big-Eared Bat. 



False Vampires Meg-a-der-mat'i-dae . . . False Vampire. 



Horseshoe Bats Rhi-no-loph'i-dae 



Suborder of Fruit-Eating Bats : Meg-a-chi-rop'ter-a 



Flying Foxes Pter-o-pod'i-dae { HamSe^°Headed Bat. 



THE FAMILY OF LEAF-NOSED BATS 



Phyllostomatidae 



The members of this Family bear on their noses thin 

 leaves of naked skin that stand erect behind, or partly around, 

 the nostrils. These wonderful nose-leaves are pear-shaped, 

 heart-shaped, wedge-like, and of many other forms. The 

 ears are large, or very large; the wing membrane reaches 



