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eaves of old buildings, and has generally a strong 

 and unpleasant smell. 



HORSE-SHOE BAT. 



Vespertilio Ferrum equinum. V. caudatus , naso ferro equino simi/i, 

 auribus caput aquantibus non operculars, cauda dimidia corporis 

 longhudine. Lin. Syst. Nat, Gmel. p. 50. 



Bat with horse-shoe-shaped nose, valveless ears, and tail half the 

 length of the body, 



Fer a Cheval. Buff. $. p. 131, 132.//. 17, 20. 



With a horse-shoe-shaped membrane at the 

 tip of the nose: ears large, broad at the base, 

 and sharp-pointed, inclining backward : no smaller 

 or internal ear: colour of the upper part of the 

 body deep cinereous ; of the lower, whitish. There 

 is said to be a greater and smaller variety: per- 

 haps the male and female : the greater is above 

 three inches and half long from the nose to the 

 tip of the tail ; the extent of wings above four- 

 teen : this species is found in France, and, very 

 rarely, in England : it is also said to be found 

 about the Caspian Sea. 



