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. F. ecaudatus, naso tnfundihuliformi lanceolaio. 
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. 
/. 58./ 1. 
Spectre Bat, Pennant ^adr. 2. p. '3,0%. 
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 
