THE LONG-EARED BAT. 



Generic Characters. 

 The fore feet furniftied with long, extended toes, connected by broad, 

 thin membranes, that reach to the hind legs. 



Synonims. 



vespertilio auritus. v. caudatus, ore nasoque simplici, 



AURICULIS DUPLICATIS CAPITE MAJORIBUS, Linn. Syjt. 



Nat. 47. 



Vespertilto murini coloris, auriculis duplicibus, Brijfon 

 Quad. 160. 



Souris Chauve, Ratte penade, Belon. Oyf. 147. 

 L'Oreillar, de Buffon, viii. 118. 

 Long-eared English Bat, Edwards, pi. 201. 



THIS fpecies nearly refembles the Common Bat, but is rather fmaller, 

 and has lefs of a reddifh tinge. Its diftinguiming mark is the uncommon 

 fize of its ears, which are more than an inch long, and very wide. They 

 are furnimed with a kind of fecondary ear, or internal flap, ferving as a 

 protection to the auditory orifice. It is common in England, lodging in 

 great numbers in the holes of old buildings, under eaves, and in cavities of 

 rocks, where they become torpid in the winter. 



