. The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization; forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. Zoology. Fit;. 19.—Plccotiis auritaa. Fii,^. IS.—Ears in" rif;cotU3 auriteS. The common species (T«;j. miritus, Lin.) is still more abundant in France than any of the Bats [and is equally plentiful in England], inhabiting houses, kitchens, &c. Its ears (fig;. 18) are nearly as long as its body [more than double the length of the head; yet, ^vhen rei>osing (as shown in fig. 19), they are folded so as to be out of sight. Its peculiar shufHinggait,
. The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization; forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. Zoology. Fit;. 19.—Plccotiis auritaa. Fii,^. IS.—Ears in" rif;cotU3 auriteS. The common species (T«;j. miritus, Lin.) is still more abundant in France than any of the Bats [and is equally plentiful in England], inhabiting houses, kitchens, &c. Its ears (fig;. 18) are nearly as long as its body [more than double the length of the head; yet, ^vhen rei>osing (as shown in fig. 19), they are folded so as to be out of sight. Its peculiar shufHinggait, with the head raised, is diflerent from that of the Bats with short ears; and it may be tamed to hover around with famiharity, and alight upon the hand for insect food. The PL brevimanus, Jenyns, is merely the young; but there are several exotic species.] "We have also another, discovered by Daiibenton, with much shorter ears, [i:ow forming the equivalent division Barbastelle {BarbastcHus, Gray)— The ears of -which are moderate, united at base ; and there ia a hollowed ualced space on tho upper surface of the muzzle, in which the nostrils are situ- ated ; but one pair of false molars to each jaw. ^ B. Daubentonii, Bell, (fig. 20,) IS the only ascertained species. It is of rare occcj- rence in Britain, and measures lOJ inches in extent of wing.] Finally, Ni/cticem*, Ra- fin., [ ScotopJiilus, Leach, P'qnstrellus, Bonap.], with nn. DaubentoDi. cars of medium size, and the simple muzzle of the Bats, has only two iucisors to the upper jaw [which are widely separated, and close to the canines.] It do3s not otherwise differ from Vesjjertilio. The known species are from North America, [but others have since been discovered in the ancient continent, as N. Hcathii, Horsf., from India, and another from Java. Mr. Gray, indeed, includes most of the European Ba'.s in his Scotophilus ; but Tcmminck, who rejects Plecotus even, suggests, and 1 think with reason, th
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