144 VAMPYRE BAT. 
leg to hind leg : there is no tail , but three ten- 
dons run from the rump to the edge of the mem- 
brane. 
Mr. Buffon supposes this to be the Vampyre ; 
but if the accounts of that animal's extraordinary 
faculty may be depended upon, we are still uncer- 
tain as to the species ; Piso and others, who give 
the relation^ omitting the particular description 
of the animal; and, indeed, it is most probable 
that the faculty which gave rise to the name is 
by no means confined to a single species, but may 
be practised by several of the larger Bats in warm 
climates. 
VAMPYRE BAT. 
Vespertilio Vampynis. V, ecaudatus naso simplici, membrana inter 
femora di'visa. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 46. 
Tailless Bat with the nose simple, or without any appendage, 
and the flying membrane divided between the thighs. 
Vespertilio ingens. Clus, exot. 94. 
Vespertilio volitans. Bont. Ja'v. 68. 69. 
Canis volans ternatanus orientalis. Seb. i . 57. 
Roussette. Buff. 10. p, 55. 14. and 17. 
Ternate Bat. Pennant ^adr. 2. p. 304. 
Vampyre Bat. Spec. Lin. t. 8. 
Of this tremendous animal there are some va- 
rieties in point of size and colour ; or perhaps they 
may really be distinct races or species, though 
nearly allied. The largest, or the Great Ternate 
