. The land and sea mammals of Middle America and the West Indies . Nat. Enlarged 3 times. Fig. 139. Trachyops cirrhosus. ex Dobson, Cat. Cliiroiitera. Muzzle short, with ntimerous conical warts; nose-leaf narrow infront, erect leaf well developed; ears large; a groove margined withwarts on lower lip and chin; interfemoral membrane extendingbeyond the tail, which penetrates the surface. Skull has a vaultedbraincase, and is narrow between postorbital fossae; upper middle TRACHYOPS. 665 incisors large, iiotclied, their bases reaching the canines on each side;outer incisors minute, level wi
. The land and sea mammals of Middle America and the West Indies . Nat. Enlarged 3 times. Fig. 139. Trachyops cirrhosus. ex Dobson, Cat. Cliiroiitera. Muzzle short, with ntimerous conical warts; nose-leaf narrow infront, erect leaf well developed; ears large; a groove margined withwarts on lower lip and chin; interfemoral membrane extendingbeyond the tail, which penetrates the surface. Skull has a vaultedbraincase, and is narrow between postorbital fossae; upper middle TRACHYOPS. 665 incisors large, iiotclied, their bases reaching the canines on each side;outer incisors minute, level with the gum; lower incisors equal; firstup])er premolar half as large as the second, the cusp pointing for-ward and downward; second lower premolar about ec^ual in size tolower incisor, and not visible from outside. 626. cirrhosus {Vampynis), Spix, Simiar. et Vespert. Bras., 1823, p. 04, pi. XXXVI, fig. III. jidigitiosus Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1847, p. 14. mcxicaiia Sauss., Rev. Mag. Zool., 2me S6v., xii, i860, p. Fig. CXIII. Trachyops Dobson, Cat. Chiroptera. Ia nat. size. Fringed-face Bat. Type locality. Brazil. Gcogr. Distr. Mexico to Brazil. Gail. Char. Similar to those of the genus. Color. Above dark reddish brown, base of hairs whitish, tipsashy; beneath, paler brown to base of hairs, tips ashy. Measurements. Total length, ; tail vertebrae, ; ear, 33;tragus, ; forearm, ; thumb, ; third finger, metacarpal,; fourth finger, metacarpal, ; fifth finger, metacar])al, ;tibia, ; foot. PiiVLLOSTOMA next to Vampynts contains the largest species inthe family, and the males possess a well developed glandular sac onthe throat opening in front of sternum. This is only rudimentary inthe females. These animals live in hollow trees or between largeleaves of plants, and resort to forest-clad districts. Like some of thelarge insectivorous bats, the species of this genus may possibly feedon smaller bats, which fact may have given th
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