130 NOCTULE BAT. 



young ones clinging to their breasts in the act of 

 sucking. One of them flew with perfect ease, 

 though two little ones were thus attached to her, 

 which weighed nearly as much as their parent. All 

 the young were devoid of down, and of a black 

 colour. 



NOCTULE BAT. 



Vespertilio Noctula. V. caudatus, naso oreque simplici, auriculis 

 cvalibus operculatis y operculo exili. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 48. 



Tailed Bat, with nose and mouth simple j oval ears and very 

 small valves. 



Noctule. Buff. S.p. \2%.pl. 18./. I. , 



Great Bat. Pennant Brit. ZoaL 



This species is considerably larger than the 

 former; its extended wings measuring from four- 

 teen to fifteen inches : the length from nose to the 

 tip of the tail about four inches and a half. The 

 nose is slightly bilobated : the ears small and round- 

 ed: the body is fleshy and plump : the shoulders very 

 thick and muscular; the fur very soft and glossy 

 and of a bright chesnut-colour. This is an inha- 

 bitant of Britain and of France, but seems not to 

 have been particularized as a distinct species, till 

 described by M. Daubenton in Buffon's Natural 

 History. It is said to be common in some parts 

 of llussia, sheltering in caverns. It flies high in 

 the air in search of food, and does not skim near 

 the surface like the smaller Bats. It has been 

 occasionally found in great quantities under the 



