FiTNQSE AND VAMP ARE BAT, 79 
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PlTNOSE BAT. 
This species is about the size of the common bat, 
which it also resembles in its general aspect, but 
differs in its colour, being of a pale yellowish ash- 
brown. Its principal character is a remarkable 
transverse concavity situated on the forehead, lined 
with a naked blackish skin ; the nostrils are seated 
in a similar concavity at the tip of the nose. It 
is a native of India, The remaining specieshave no 
tails, 
Vampyre bat, or rousette. 
The vampyre bat is in general about a foot long, 
and in the extent of its wings near four feet ; but it 
is sometimes found larger, and specimens have 
been seen of six feet in extent. Its general colour 
ft' a deep reddish brown. The head is shaped 
like that of a fox ; the nose is sharp and black ; 
the teeth long arid strong ; and the tongue pointed, 
and terminated by sharp prickles. The ears are 
naked, blackish, and pointed ; and the wings 
similar in colour to those of the common bat. 
These animals are found in several parts of the 
East Indies, and in all the Indian islands ; in New 
Holland, the Friendly isles. New Caledonia, and 
South America. They fly from sun-set to sun-rise, 
and reside during the day in the hollow trees. They 
are not carnivorous, but live principally on > fruit, 
and are so fond of the juice of the palm tree, that 
they will intoxicate themselves with it till they fall 
senseless to the ground. They skim the water with 
perfect ease in their sportive moods, and frequently 
dip into it to wash themselves. Mr. Foster and 
several other writers inform us that they swarm like 
