. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. LEAF-NOSED OR BLOODSUCKING BATS. 83 He has also seen it in Hungary and middle Russia and in the Alps as high as the cottages of the shep- herds extend. In summer the Barbastelle comes out as soon as the first shadows of evening fall, in fair weather as well as in rain or storm ; it prefers forest-edges and orchards to the houses of villages and confines its hunting chiefly to small Butterflies. Its flight is high and rapid, and full of zigzag movements. Xcaf
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. LEAF-NOSED OR BLOODSUCKING BATS. 83 He has also seen it in Hungary and middle Russia and in the Alps as high as the cottages of the shep- herds extend. In summer the Barbastelle comes out as soon as the first shadows of evening fall, in fair weather as well as in rain or storm ; it prefers forest-edges and orchards to the houses of villages and confines its hunting chiefly to small Butterflies. Its flight is high and rapid, and full of zigzag movements. Xcaf^lRosco or Blooo^Sucfcing Bats. THIRD DIVISION: Istiophora. All sub-orders of this tribe are distinguished by leaf-like complications of the nose, which may as- sume the most varied shapes. but only under certain conditions; and this ex- plains the conflicting stories that 'are told concern- ing them. We must also take into consideration the fact that it is very difficult to study their habits. It might be well to recount here a few instances of these blood-sucking traits, without ascribing the nocturnal deeds to any one species in particular, as is the practice of most travelers. These stories are very conflicting, and there is one species of Leaf- nosed Bats that I cannot connect positively with any one of these several accounts. The Spaniard Azara, who calls this Bat " Morde- dor," which in English means simply "The Biter," tells us among other things the following: "Some- times they bite the combs of sleeping Chickens to suck their blood, and, as a rule the Chickens after- wards die, especially if the wound becomes inflamed, 'X>\. VAMPIRE BAT. Here is presented a strikingly faithful picture of the Vampire with its enormous wings, great ears, lofty nose appendage and frightful grin. The Frog-like shape of the body is also clearly shown, as it is fluttering forth at evening time from its sleeping-place in the great forest. Monster as it seems to be
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