SPECTRE BAT. 143 



the upper parts a reddish chesnut : sides of a clear 

 yellow; remainder of a dirty white: length five 

 inches and eight lines : extent of wings two feet. 



This species is described in the supplemental 

 volume of the Count de Buffon's Natural History. 

 It is a native of Guiana,, where it is said to assem- 

 ble in meadows and other open places in vast 

 numbers; flying in company with Goatsuckers, 

 and both together in such numbers as to darken 

 the air. 



SPECTRE BAT. 



Vespertilio Spectrum. V. ecaudatus, naso infmdibuliformi lanceolato. 



Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 46. 

 Tailless Bat, with funnel-shaped sharp -pointed membrane on 



the nose. 

 Canis volans maxima aurita ex nova Hispania. Seh. mus. \. p. 92. 



t. 58./ 1. 

 Spectre Bat. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 308. 



This is a large species, and is a native of South 

 America, where it is chiefly seen on palm-trees. 

 The extent of wings is about two feet two inches 

 or more; and from the nose to the rump seven 

 inches and a half. It has a long nose; large 

 teeth ; long, broad, and upright ears : and at the 

 end of the nose is an upright, long, conical mem- 

 brane, bending at the end. Hair on the body 

 cinereous, and pretty long; wings full of rami- 

 fied fibres: the membrane extends from hind 



