THE SAVAGE WORLD, 
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whose body is as large as that of a small dog and which is hunted as an article 
of food. 
The smallest of bats is the Pteropus minimus of Java, but its diminu¬ 
tive size does not interfere 
with its having a tongue 
which it can protrude to the 
length of two inches. 
The Egyptian Wing- 
foot (. Pteropus aegyptiacus ) has 
eighteen inches of expanse 
to its wings. 
The Glossophaga, or 
Tongue-using Bats are 
found in Brazil and Guinea, 
and belong to the vampires. 
The Wart-lipped Vam¬ 
pires ( Stenoderma ) have their 
peculiarity indicated by their 
name. There is also a Tail¬ 
less Vampire (Desmodes 
rufus). 
Of the horse-shoe family of bats, mention may be made of the Egyptian 
species ( Rhinopoma microphyllus ) ; the pouched species belonging to Egypt 
(Nycteris thebaica ), and the 
one found in Java (. Nicteris 
javanica ). 
Of the common bat family 
we may add at least the names 
of Vespertilio alecto, the Mo¬ 
zambique Green Bat ( Vesper¬ 
tilio viridis ), the Arboreal Bat 
of Europe ( Vespertilio serotinus ) 
which lives in pairs, the Sene¬ 
gal Flying-bat (Molossus dau- 
bentonii ) and the Flying Mar¬ 
mot (Vespertilio nigrita ). 
Doubtless the fact that bats 
frequented altars and feasted 
upon the remains of sacrifices 
added them at once to the sym¬ 
bolism in Egypt, and led to 
their presence at scenes of 
witchcraft. Shakespeare, whose 
knowledge of folk-lore was 
very great, makes one of Mac¬ 
beth’s witches say “But in a sieve I’ll thither sail, and, like a rat without a 
tail, I’ll do, I’ll do, I’ll do.” And again when the witches make their 
demoniac broth, they say “ Wool of bat and tongue of dog.” Some eight or ten 
more bats deserve mention because of one peculiarity or another. 
THB COUUGO, WITH YOUNG. 
