TERNATE BAT. 
same. The whole body, and head, are cine- 
reous, mixed with some black; but, on the 
neck, there is a great bed of Hvely orange, 
or red. The size is much less ; the extent of 
winos beins; httle more than two feet. 
They are both inhabitants of the sam.e 
countries ; and agree in their food, but differ 
in some of their manners, which I shall dis- 
tinguish in the following history of them. 
These monsters inhabit Guinea, Madagas- 
car, and all the islands from thence to the re- 
motest in the Indian Ocean. They are found, 
again, in New Holland ; the Friendly Islands ; 
the New Hebrides ; and New Caledonia. The 
Rougettes fly in .flocks, and perfedlly- ob- 
scure the air with their numbers : they begin 
tlieir flight from one neighbouring island to 
another, immediately on sun-set ; and return, 
in clouds, from the time it is light, till sun-rise. 
They lodge, during the day, in hollow trees. 
Both live on fruits ; and are so fond of the 
juice of the Palm Tree, that thev will intoxi- 
cate themselves with it till they drop on the 
ground. Notwithstanding the size of their 
tcetli, 
