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NATURAL HISTORY. ^UPPER FLOOR. 
Case 25 contains the frugivorous Bats ( Pteropi ), as 
the Egyptian Bat ( Pteropus JEgyptiacus ), the Striped¬ 
eared Bat (P. marginatus ), from India, and the Kiodote 
(p- rostratus , Horsf.), from Java. 
Case 26 contains the Horse-shoe Bats ( Rhinolophi ), 
peculiar for having a very complicated apparatus over the 
nostrils, as the larger and smaller Horse-shoe Bat of 
England, and several foreign species. 
Cases 27 and 28 contain specimens of those Bats which 
are distinguished by having foliaceous, membranous ap¬ 
pendages to the nose. These membranes vary considerably 
in form and number, and the individuals which are fur¬ 
nished with them, constitute, according to modern authors, 
several distinct genera. In this Case is a specimen 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 Hard - 
mckii , Gray). 
Case 29 contains the Nose-leaf Bats ( Megadermata, 
Geoff.) with large broad wings, as M. Lyra of Africa, 
and M.Jrons of India. 
Case 30 contains the simple-nosed insectivorous Bats 
( Noctiliones ), as the Peruvian Bat ( Noctilio rufus , Spix), 
and various species of the Bull-dog Bats ( Molossi , Geoff.). 
In Cases 31 and 32 is a continuation of the simple¬ 
nosed Bats, comprehending some of the European species 
of true Bats ( Vespertiliones) , amongst which are several 
English specimens. The Kirivoula, or Striped Bat ( Ves - 
pertilio pictus, Gmel.), from India, is remarkable for the 
beauty of its coloured wings. In this Case are also several 
specimens of the long-eared Bats, belonging to the genus 
Fiecotus. 
In Cases 33 and 34 are some American Monkeys, Le¬ 
murs, and Galeopetheci, and on the lower shelves of 
Case 33 are the insectivorous animals, which form part of 
the order Ferae of Linnaeus ; as the Shrew Mice ( Sorices ); 
the Hedgehogs ( Erinacei ); Tupaia from Java, &c. 
Over these Cases are the Ethiopian Hog {Sus JEthioplcus^ 
Linn.), from the Cape ; and the Abyssinian Masked Hog 
(Phascoclicerus JEliani , Cretzchmar.) 
Over the Case No. 21 in this room, is the Gnu ( Antilope 
