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to cause a free flow of blood, which the Vampyre sucks 
until it can suck no longer. Cattle are generally bitten 
in the ear. Although there seems to be some exaggera- 
tion in many of the accounts given by travellers of the 
ferocity and sanguinary disposition of the- Vampyre. 
there would appear to be little doubt that the loss of 
blood caused by its bite may occasionally prove fatal, the 
sucking being continued, as Captain Stedman says, until 
the sufferer sleeps " from time into eternity " 
THE KALOXG BAT. (Pteropus edulis.) 
This Bat, which is also called the Flying Fox, is a native 
of the Indian Islands. It is a large species, measuring 
nearly two feet in length, whilst its large leathery 
wings, resembling those seen in the popular representa- 
tions of flying demons, extend from tip to tip about five 
feet. During the day the Kalongs indulge in sleep, for 
which purpose they prefer an attitude which to our 
notions would seem very uncomfortable ; they suspend 
themselves by their hind feet to the branches of trees, 
and thus hang with their heads downwards. They asso- 
ciate in large numbers, and when seen sleeping in the 
position above described, they look so little like animals 
that Dr. Horsfield tells us they " are readily mistaken 
