. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. 120 VEETEBRATA: MAMMALIA. Their teeth vary in number from 30 to 38; the canines are always present; and in most species the molars have numerous sharp points. The Chiroptera, together with the three succeeding orders—Insectivora, Rodeiitia, and Edentata—have the brain smooth, that is without convolu- tions. FIG. Hoary Bat, Lasiurus pruinosus, Say. All of our common bats (Fig. 129), as well as the Vam- pires of tropical America, feed upon other animals; and all excepting the Vampires, which are believed to suck the blood of the larger mammalia,
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. 120 VEETEBRATA: MAMMALIA. Their teeth vary in number from 30 to 38; the canines are always present; and in most species the molars have numerous sharp points. The Chiroptera, together with the three succeeding orders—Insectivora, Rodeiitia, and Edentata—have the brain smooth, that is without convolu- tions. FIG. Hoary Bat, Lasiurus pruinosus, Say. All of our common bats (Fig. 129), as well as the Vam- pires of tropical America, feed upon other animals; and all excepting the Vampires, which are believed to suck the blood of the larger mammalia, feed upon small ani- mals, mainly insects, which they capture while flying. Hence all these bats have been called Animalivora or ani- mal devourers, a group equivalent to the sub-order of INSECTIVOROUS Bats. On the contrary, the Kalong Bat of Java—having a head like that of a fox, and an expanse of wings of more than four feet!—and other similar bats of India and Africa, feed wholly or partly upon vegetable food, and hence are called the FKUGIVOKOUS Bats. SUB-SECTION XI. THE ORDER OF INSECTIVORA OR INSECT-EATERS. The mammalia of this group feed wholly upon worms and insects, and hence are called the Insectivora. Thus. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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