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 infundibuliformi lanceolato* 



Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 46. 

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



the nose. 

 Canis volans maxima aurita ex nova Hispania. Seb. mus. 1. 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 



