. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. 54. VESPERTILIONlDiE. CHEIROPTERA. THE REDDISH-GREY BAT. Vespertilio Nattereri. Specific Character.—Ears oblong-oval, about as long as the head ; tragus narrow-lanceolate, nearly two-thirds the length of the ear: interfemoral mem- brane with the margin crenate and stiffly ciliated, from the end of the spur to the tail: fur rufous grey above, whitish beneath. Vespertilio Nattereri, Kuhl, Deutschl. Plederm. p. 33, sp. 3, t. xxiii. Des- MAR. Mam. p. 138. Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 23. This species, to which the Engli
. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. 54. VESPERTILIONlDiE. CHEIROPTERA. THE REDDISH-GREY BAT. Vespertilio Nattereri. Specific Character.—Ears oblong-oval, about as long as the head ; tragus narrow-lanceolate, nearly two-thirds the length of the ear: interfemoral mem- brane with the margin crenate and stiffly ciliated, from the end of the spur to the tail: fur rufous grey above, whitish beneath. Vespertilio Nattereri, Kuhl, Deutschl. Plederm. p. 33, sp. 3, t. xxiii. Des- MAR. Mam. p. 138. Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 23. This species, to which the English name of Reddish- grey Bat has been applied, from its prevailing colour, was first described by Kuhl, and named by him after our friend Dr. Natterer, the celebrated Austrian Natu- ralist. In this country it appears to be of not unfre- quent occurrence, though certainly local in its distri- bution. Those in the British Museum were taken near London ; Mr. Jenyns gives SwafFham in Cambridgeshire as a habitat; we have seen specimens belonging to 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 Bell, Thomas, 1792-1880; Tomes, Robert F; Alston, Edward Richard, 1845-1881. London, J. Van Voorst
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