144 VAMPYRE BAT. 



leg to hind leg : there is no tail , but three ten- 

 dons run from the rump to the edge of the mem- 

 brane. 



Mr. BufTon supposes this to be the Vampyre; 

 but if the accounts of that animal's extraordinary 

 faculty may be depended upon,, we are still uncer- 

 tain as to the species ; Piso and others, who give 

 the relation, omitting the particular description 

 of the animal; and, indeed, it is most probable 

 that the faculty which gave rise to the name is 

 by no means confined to a single species, but may 

 be practised by several of the larger Bats in warm 

 climates. 



VAMPYRE BAT. 



Vespertilio Vampyrus. V. ecaudatus naso simplici, membrana inter 



femora diniisa. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 46. 

 Tailless Bat with the nose simple, or without any appendage, 



and the flying membrane divided between the thighs. 

 Vespertilio ingens. Clus. exot. 94. 



Vespertilio volitans. Bont. Jav. 68./. 69. 

 Canis volans ternatanus orientalis. Seb. I . /. 57. 



Roussette. Buff. \o.p. 55. t. 14. and 17. 

 Ternate Bat. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 304. 

 Vampyre Bat. Spec. Lin. t. 8. 



Of this tremendous animal there are some va- 

 rieties in point of size and colour ; or perhaps they 

 may really be distinct races or species, though 

 nearly allied. The largest, or the Great Ternate 



