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Ireland, vol. i. p. 97-98) : " It is reddish brown above, the hair being 
parti-coloured, lighter at the tips and pale grey beneath, though not 
quite so light as in M. 3iattereri. By far the most striking feature, 
and one which even a casual observer may note, is the size and 
shape of the ears. They first bend outwards at an angle of 78", and 
then turn upwards to the perpendicular, ending in a rounded point." 
The teeth are thirty-eight in number. As far as is known, this 
species is confined to Europe, where it ranges from Scandinavia to Italy 
and Spain. It has only rarely been taken in England and was first 
recorded in the New Forest, where Millard obtained a specimen, now 
preserved in the British Museum, more than eighty years ago. Again 
in the New Forest, Mr. E. W. A. Blagg found a party of fully a dozen 
in a Woodpecker's hole in July 1886. Of these he kept two and 
later gave them to the British Museum. The next recorded was one 
shot by Mr. W. C. Ruskin Butterfield near Battle, Hastings, on July 
28, 1896. Next comes Mr. Millais' specimen from Henley-on-Thames 
and two more were obtained by Mr. Percy- Wadham near Newport, 
Isle of Wight, on July 31st and August 14th, 1909. This completes 
the list of those captured in the British Islands, as far as I know. 
Little appears to be known of the habits of this fine bat. In Ger- 
many it is said to inhabit holes in trees and to hibernate under the 
roofs of houses. Its flight, beginning late in the evening, is stated to 
be slow and at a low elevation, 
Mr. Millais' specimen was discovered in a crevice in the chalk of 
the cave, in which were found at the same time several other species. 
I am indebted to him for kindly lending me a photograph of this 
example, taken shortly after death, from which I have been able in 
the Plate to show the correct form of the ears. 
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