B A ' T. 
Diy. IV. Winged Quadrupeds. 
With lonp- extended toes to the fore feet, connected XLIIX. BAT. 
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by thin broad membranes, extending to the hind 
legs. 
* Without tails. 
Vefpertilio ingens Clus exot. 94. de Buff on, x. 55. tab . xiv. xvii. 2 74 * T e r- 
"Cams volans ternatanus orienta- Pteropu? rufus aut niger auricu- mate. 
lis Seb. Muf. I. 91. tab. lvii. lis brevibus acutiufculis, BriJJbn 
Vefpertilio vampyrus. V. ecau- quad. 15:3, and 154, No. 2- 
datus, nafo fimplici, membrana Great Bat, Ed-zv. 180. Br. Muf. 
inter femora divifa. Lin.fyft. 46. AJh. Muf. 
La Rouffette and la Rougette, 
B. with large canine teeth : four cutting teeth above, 
the fame below: fnarp black nofe : large naked 
ears: the tongue is pointed, terminated by fharp 
aculea'ted papilla: exterior toe detached from the 
membrane : the claw ftrong, and hooked : five toes 
on the hind feet: talons very crooked, ftrong, and 
comprefled fide way s: no tail: the membrane divided 
behind quite to the rump : head of *a dark ferru¬ 
ginous color: on the neck, fhoulders, and under- 
fide, of a much lighter and brighter red : on the 
back the hair fhorter, dufky and fmooth : the mem¬ 
branes of the wings dufky : varies in color; feme 
entirely of a reddifh brown, others dufky. This 
now defcribed was one foot long: its extent from 
tip to tip of the wings four feet; but they are found 
vaftly larger. 
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