THE BLACK AND ORANGE BAT. 
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to form a moustache, whence the name of the species. This Bat is solitary, being generally found 
singly in its resting-places, which consist of holes in walls, the roofs of houses, and, in general, any 
dark crevice or corner. It resembles the Pipistrelle in its flight and general habits, and is doubtless 
■often mistaken for that species.* 
THE BLACK AND ORANGE BAT.f 
This species, which has been referred by various authors to different genera, is especially remark- 
able for its peculiar coloration. The muzzle is of a conical form ; the ears ovate, with the rounded 
tips projecting outwards, so as to render the outer margin concave for some distance ; the tragus long, 
narrow, and obtusely pointed \ the fur is soft and thick, of a reddish-yellow colour above, and pal 
BLACK AND OKANGE BAT. (Tm-thirda natural size.} 
yellowish beneath ; and the wing-membranes, which are very broad, are singularly variegated with 
bright orange and brownish-black. The dark portions form irregularly triangular patches on the 
membranes between the second and third and third and fourth fingers, and between the fourth finger 
and a line drawn from the wrist to the ankle. All the rest of the membrane, including the ears and 
interfemoral membrane, arc orange, this colour forming narrow bands along the course of the fingers, 
and also extending more or less in the form of specks and streaks over the dark patches- The length 
of the head and body in this Bat is from two inches and a third to two inches and a half, and the 
expanse of the wings twelve inches and a half. It is found in the Himalayan region in NTepaul and 
at Darjeling, in the Khasia Hills, and in China at Shanghai, Kiang, and Amoy. 
This beautiful Bat presents a remarkable resemblance in coloration to another Eastern species 
# Other European species are Bechstein’s Bat ( Vcspcrtilio Bechsteinii), which has occurred in the New Forest; the 
Marsh Bat ( Vesper tit io daxi/mcme ), which inhabits the Altai Mountains, and in Europe extends, according to Mr. 
Dobson, from Russia to England ; Capaccini’s Bat (F. Capaccinii), an inhabitant of Italy, with which specimens from 
the Philippine Islands and Japan have been identified; and the Notched-eared Bat (F. emarginala 6*), found in Central and 
Southern Europe, and extending eastward into Persia, 
f Vcspcrtilio formosus. 
