SER0TINE; AND PEPISTRELLE BAT; &C, 77 
nighty one hundred and eighty five ; the Second 
night; sixty three ; the third night; two. Each 
that was measured had fifteen inches extent of 
wings. It has an unpleasant smell. 
Serotine. 
It has a longish nose ; ears short; but broad at 
the base ; and brown and ash coloured hair on the 
upper part of the body ; the belly of a paler co- 
lour : it is two inches and a half long ; inhabits 
France ; and is also found beyond lake Baikal : 
but has not as yet been discovered in any other 
part of the vast dominions of Russia. It has no 
tail. 
Pepistrelle 
Has a small nose ; its upper lip swells out a 
little on each side ; its ears are broad. Its fore- 
head is covered with long hair ; its lips are yel- 
low ; its upper parts a yellowish brown ; the low- 
er dusky. This is the least of bat,S; not an inch 
and a quarter long from nose to rump ; the extent 
of its wings only six and a half. It inhabits 
Franc©; and is common about the rocky and moun- 
tainous parts of Siberia. 
Barrastelle 
Has a sunk forehead; and long broad ears* 
touching each other at their base ; these conceal 
the face and head when viewed in front. The 
nose is short and flatted at the end ; the cheeks 
are full ; the upper part of the body of a dusky 
brown ; the lower ash coloured and brown, ft 
is two inches long ; its extent ten and a half. It 
inhabits France. 
