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NATURAL HISTORY. 
CHAPTER XVI. 
T1IE LEMUKOIDA ( concluded ) — THE GALAGOS. 
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The Galagos— Demidoff’s Galago and the Mouse Galago— The Senegal Galago— The Sennaar Galago— The 
Maholi Galago— The Grand, or Thick-tailed Galago— Monte i ro’s Galago— The African Slow Lemurs— 
Van Bosman’s Potto— Genus Arctocebus, or Bear Monkey Tribe —The Axgwantibo— The Asiatic Slow 
Lemuroids— The Slow Loris— The Slender Loris -Genus Tarsi us— The Spectre Tarsier, or Tarsius— 
The Malmag — Genus Oheiromys — The Aye-Aye — Tlie Puzzle of the Naturalists — Opinions regarding it — Speci- 
men Examined by Owen — Feeding — Teeth — Hands — Classification of the Lemuroida — Geographical Distribution . 236 
CHIHOPTERA, OR WING-HANDED ANIMALS. 
THE BATS. 
CHAPTER I. 
introduction — CLASSIFICATION of BATS — THE FRUIT-EATING bats. 
Cine of .Esop’s Fables — Opinions of tlie Ancients regarding Bats — Scaliger’s Statement of tlie Puzzle— Opinions of the Middle 
Ages The True Position of the Bats— The Wing of the Bat— General Structure : The Breast-bone, Arms, Fingers, 
“ Wing- membrane,” Wings, Skull, Ribs, Pelvis, Legs — In Repose — Walking— The Teats— Organs of the Senses — 
“ Blind as a Bat”— Tlie Eyes — Spallanzani’s Experiments— The Bat’s Power of Directing its Flight in the Darkest 
Places— Their Food— In Winter Quarters— A Battue of Bats— FRUGIYOROUS and INSECTIVOROUS Bats . . .259 
CHAPTER II. 
SUB-ORDER I. — MEGACHIROPTERA, OR LARGE BATS. 
PTEROPIDJH, OR FRUIT-EATING BATS. 
Characteristics of Fruit-eating Bats— Distribution— Diet— Flying Fox of Ceylon : its Habits, as described by Sir E. 
Tennent— The Flight of tlie Pteropidcc - -Known to the Ancients— The Fruit Bats in the Zoological Gardens— 
Indian Flying Fox Diet — Dissipated Habits— G reat Kalong— Linnaeus’s Description -In their Dormitories— 
Nicobar, Maned, Japanese, and Grey Fruit Bats— Grey-headed Fruit Bat— Gould’s Fruit Bat-Rous- 
sette— Egyptian Fruit Bat— Hottentot Fruit Bat— Maritime Fruit Bat— Margined Fruit Bat- White’s 
Fruit Bat— Hammer-headed Bat— Harpy Bat— Greater Harpy Bat— Cloaked Fruit Bat -Dwarf Long- 
tongued Fruit Bat— Black-cheeked Fruit Bat — Fijian Long-tongued Fruit Bat 266 
CHAPTER III. 
SUB-ORDER II. — MICROCHIROPTERA, OR INSECTIVOROUS BATS. 
HORSESHOE bats and megadekms. 
Insectivorous Bats — Mr. Dobson’s Objection to the Name — Characteristics — Nasal Appendages — The Vespertilio- 
NiNE and Emballonurine Alliances— The Fur in the two Alliances- The Horseshoe Bats — General Charac- 
teristics Distribution Diet— Carnivorous Propensities — Greater Horseshoe Bat General Appearance — 
“Nose Leaves ’’—Habitat -The Lesser Horseshoe Bat -Habitat The Mourning Horseshoe Bat -The 
Australian Horseshoe Bat The Orange Bat — Phyllorhtn.k The Diadem Bat— Character of their “Nose 
Leaves” -Captain Hutton's Account of their Habits -The Persian Trident Bat— The Megadekms -The Lyre 
Bat — Characteristics — Called Vampire by Europeans in India Mr. Blytli’s Account of a Megaderm’s Blood- 
thirstiness— The Cordate Leaf Bat The African Megaderm— The Desert Bat 279 
CHAPTER IV. 
vespertilionidje, or true bats. 
The Genus Vcspertilio and the Family Vespertilionidse— Characteristics : Nostrils — Tail — Ears — Dentition — Diet — Distri- 
bution — Long-eared Bat— Ears — Distribution — Asleep — In Captivity —Barbastelle— Characteristics -Distribu- 
tion— Habits- Flight— In Captivity— Big-eared Bat— Townsend's Bat— The Genus Ni / ctophiJn * -Its True Place 
Characteristics - Geoffroy’s Nyctophile- Pipistrelle— Distribution— Diet Noctule Natural Food — Mr. 
Darnell's Observations — Serotine— Parti-coloured Bat — Hairy-armed Bat — Negro Bat Kuhl’s Bat — 
Nilsson’s Bat - Coromandel Bat -Thick-footed Bat— Temminck’s Bat— Welwjtsch’s Bat New Zealand 
Bat— Mouse-coloured Bat— Natter er’s Bat— Daubenton’s Bat— Whiskered Bat— Black and Orange Bat 
—Painted Bat Hart y Bat— Red Bat -Schreiber’s Bat— Brown Pig Bat Straw-coloured Bat. . .292 
