. Elementary text-book of zoology [electronic resource]. Zoology. MAMMALIA, 539 being attached to the sides of the body, and a slight inter- femoral membrane stretches across between the hind limbs. These three membranes form the patagium, consisting throughout of a double fold of skin. There is no external tail. In the Micro-chiroptera the tail is well developed and I^ig- 331—Female and Young of a Fox-Bat {Xantharpyia coUaris).. (From ScLATER, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1870.) forms an axial support for the inter-femoral membrane. By this means this latter group are able to turn rapidly in the air in p
. Elementary text-book of zoology [electronic resource]. Zoology. MAMMALIA, 539 being attached to the sides of the body, and a slight inter- femoral membrane stretches across between the hind limbs. These three membranes form the patagium, consisting throughout of a double fold of skin. There is no external tail. In the Micro-chiroptera the tail is well developed and I^ig- 331—Female and Young of a Fox-Bat {Xantharpyia coUaris).. (From ScLATER, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1870.) forms an axial support for the inter-femoral membrane. By this means this latter group are able to turn rapidly in the air in pursuit of insects. The sense of touch is remarkably developed in bats, some families having a pair of peculiar organs, the "nose leaf," on the snout. It consists of an irregular cutaneous. 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 Masterman, Arthur Thomas; Parsons, John Herbert, Sir, 1868-1957, donor; S. H. Lazarus (Firm); University College, London. Library Services. Edinburgh : E. & S. Livingstone
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