'BEARDED; AND NEW YORK BAT, &C, 75 
with fine whiskers ; the chin divided by a furrow* 
and the end of the tail free. 
Bearded bat. 
This is also a small species ; its nostrils are 
open a great way up ; it has very long hair on its 
forehead and under its chin : its fur is of a reddish 
brown above ; on its under side of a dirty white 
tinged with yellow. Its tail is included in a very 
veiny membrane. 
New York bat. 
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This has a head shaped like that of a mouse* 
only the top of the nose is a bifid ; two canine 
teeth in each jaw ; a very long tail inclosed in the 
membrane, the upper side of which membrane is 
covered with very long soft hair, of a bright 
tawny colour, lightest at the head ; the belly is' 
paler. At the base of each wing there is a white 
spot. The wings are thin, naked, and dusky. 
The bones of the hind legs are very slender. Its 
length is two inches and a half ; its tail near two ; 
the extent of its wings ten inches and a half. 
It inhabits North America, and is also found 
in New Zealand. 
Striped eat. 
This animal inhabits Ceylon, It has a small 
short nose ; short broad ears pointing forward ; 
wings striped with black, sometimes with tawny 
and brown, and is two inches long. Its colour 
varies ; the upper parts are sometimes of a dear 
reddish brown ; the lower whitish. x 
