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I fhali refer to Mr. Pennant's moft excellent Synopfis of Quadrupeds, 

 and after obferving, that fome of thofe in America are fuppofed 

 to fuck the blood of perfons afleep, I fhall confine myfelf to 

 thofe of our own ifland f . 



That molt able naturalift Mr. Ray takes notice of but one 

 fpecies, though Mr. Pennant conceives that we have four g . 

 Nothing can exceed both the diligence and accuracy of Ray, but 

 the common averlion to thefe animals feems to have prevented both 

 him and others from either catching or examining many fpecies. 



Having but two teats, it is fuppofed that they never produce 

 more than two young ones, which, according to Pliny h , they fly 

 about with on their back. 



If this is true,at all, I mould fuppofe that it only takes place 

 when the young are to be taught to fly as they may be 

 more eafily launched from their parent's back into the air, than 

 from any other place. They cannot rife at all from the ground 



f Belon fays, that thofe which frequent the great pyramid have tails 

 as long as thofe of mice. 



§ Synopfis of Quadrupeds; viz. 



i'-ft; Buffon's Chaiive-fouris a cheval; fo called, hecaufe it hath a mem- 

 brane at the end of the nofe, in form of a horfe-fhoe. This fpecies, 

 however, wants the little internal ear, which Mr. Pennant hath obferved 

 in all other Bats, and which is Ihut during fleep, whilfl the other is 

 open. M. Buffon mentions, that this fpecies is not uncommon in Bur- 

 gundy; and Mr. Pennant hath been informed that they are likewife to 

 be found in Kent. 



2d, La Nodule of Buffon, the extent of whofe wings is thirteen* 

 inches. Numbers of this fecond fpecies have been taken under the 

 eves of Queen's College Cambridge. 



3d, The common, or Jliort-eared Bat. 



4th, The Long-eared Bat, with ears of more than an inch in length, 

 which are at the fame time fo thin as to be pellucid,. The body, how- 

 ever, and tail is but one inch and three quarters long, whereas thofe of 

 the preceding fpecies are two inches and a half in length. 



h Pliny, 1. x. c. 61. 



1 According to Johnftone the young are quite naked. Thaumatogra- 

 phia, p. 269. 



according 



