. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. "â >88 ZOOLOGY. with the same habit of sleeping, head downward, holding on by its hind feet, is the GaJeopithecus of the East Indies. This singular creature has been placed among the lemurs by some authors. G. volans Pallas inhabits Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and Fig. 510.âCommon Mole (Scalops aqvaticus Lidd.).âAfter Coues. Order 4. OMroptera.âThe bats form a well-circumscribed group of mammals, very distinct from any other, especially in the greatly modified fore-limbs, the radius and ulna being united, and the second to the f
. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. "â >88 ZOOLOGY. with the same habit of sleeping, head downward, holding on by its hind feet, is the GaJeopithecus of the East Indies. This singular creature has been placed among the lemurs by some authors. G. volans Pallas inhabits Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and Fig. 510.âCommon Mole (Scalops aqvaticus Lidd.).âAfter Coues. Order 4. OMroptera.âThe bats form a well-circumscribed group of mammals, very distinct from any other, especially in the greatly modified fore-limbs, the radius and ulna being united, and the second to the fifth metacarpal bones and phalanges being very long and slender, supporting a thin, leathery membrane or skin, extending to the hind legs, and wholly or partly enclosing the tail ; the hind toes being, how- ever, free, as when at rest or in the vegetarians when feeding, bats hang head downwards, holding on by their claws. The sternum is slightly keeled for the attachment of the mus- cles of flight. The mammary glands are pectoral. In other respects, especially the dentition, the bats resemble the Insectivora. The form of the teeth differs from the ordi- nary insectivorous bats in those which live on fruit. The vegetable-eating or fruit-eating bats have a superficial resem- blance to the flying lemurs ; and because their mamnife are pectoral, have been placed next to the 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York : Henry Holt
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