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Nat. Hist. 
furnished with them, constitute, according to modern au¬ 
thors, several distinct genera. In this Case is a spe¬ 
cimen of the Spectre, or Vampire Bat ( Phyllostoma 
spectrum ), and other species of the same genus; and 
also one of the true Blood-sucking Bats ( Glossophaga 
ecaudata, Geoff.), from Brazil; and a Rhinopoma, 
from India (. Rhinopoma Hardwickii, Gray). 
Case 29 contains the Nose-leaf Bats, with large 
broad wings, called Megaderma by Geoffroy as J/. 
Lyra of Africa, and M. frons of India. 
Case SO contains the simple-nosed insectivorous Bats, 
as the Bull-dog Bat ( Noctilio rufus , Spix), and various 
species of Molossus and Embalonura. 
In Cases 31 and 32 is a continuation of the simple¬ 
nosed Bats, comprehending some of the European spe¬ 
cies of true Bats (Vesper tiliones), amongst which are 
several English specimens. The Kirivoula, or Striped 
Bat ( Vespertilio pictus , Gmel.), from India, is remark¬ 
able for the beauty of its coloured wings. In this Case 
are also several specimens of the long-eared Bats, be¬ 
longing to the genus Plecotus. 
Over the cases in this room, are the Cape Ant-Eater 
(Myrmecophaga capensis, Gmel.), the ^Ethiopian Hog 
(Phacochcerus JEtluopicus, F. Cuv.), from the Cape of 
Good Hope, and both presented by William Burcell, Esq., 
the celebrated African Traveller; the American Tapir 
(Tapirus americanus, Schreb.); the Great Seal (Phoca 
barbata, Muller), from the north coast of Great Britain ; 
the Common Porpoise (Delphinusphoccena, Linn.); the 
Ursine Seal (Phoca ursina , Linn.) ; two specimens of the 
Great Armadillo (Dasypus gigas, Cuv.), from South Ame¬ 
rica; a Zebra (Equus zebra, Linn.), from the mountains 
near the Cape of Good Hope; and the Yhvaw (Eqims 
Burchellii , Gray), adult and young, from the plains near 
the Cape; and also the Gnu, (Antilope Gnu, Zimmer- 
mann), from the same locality. The four last animals were 
brought to England, and presented to the British Mu¬ 
seum, by William Burchell, Esq. Over the mantel¬ 
piece, are the Long and the Short-tailed Manis. 
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