140 CORDATED BAT. 



The Peruvian Bat has a head something like a 

 Pug-Dog : the ears large and strait ; sharp at the 

 ends, and pointing forwards: two canine-teeth, 

 and two small cutting-teeth between in each 

 jaw: tail enclosed in the membrane, which joins 

 to each hind leg, and is also supported by two 

 long cartilaginous ligaments involved, in the 

 membrane: colour of the fur iron-grey: body 

 equal in size to a middling rat: extent of wing two 

 feet five inches. Mr. Pennant observes, that Mr. 

 Schreber's figure of this species is erroneously co- 

 loured; being represented of a straw-colour. It 

 is a native of Peru. An extraordinary conforma- 

 tion, according to Seba, takes place in the legs of 

 this Bat; the tibia and fibula being placed sepa- 

 rately from each other, and each invested by its 

 own distinct and hairy skin. These, however, 

 seem to be nothing more than the two cartilag- 

 inous ligaments mentioned by Mr. Pennant. 



The remaining species (except the last) are dis- 

 tinguished by having no tails. 



CORDATED BAT. 



Vespertilio Spasma. V. ecaudatus naso faliato obcordato. Lin. 



Syst. Nat. p. 47. 

 Tailless Bat, with a doubly heart-shaped leaf-like membrane on 



the nose. 

 Glis volans ternatanus. Seb. 1. /. $6.f. 1. 

 Cordated Bat. Pennant £>uadr. 2. f. 310. 



With very broad and long ears: at the end of 

 the nose an upright heart-shaped membrane : (in 



