. California mammals. Mammals. VESPERTILIONID^ 265. Lump Corynorhinus macrotis pallescens Millkr. (Very pale.) LUMP-NOSED BAT. Above yellowish sepia, the bases of the hairs tinc^lecl with plum- beous; below yellowish drab or pale drab; ears and membranes light brown. Length about 98mm. ( in- ches) ; tail vertebrcne 48 (); ear from crown 30 (); expanse of wings 285 (). Type locality, Keam Canyon, Na- vajo County, Arizona. Lump-nosed Bats are found in tlie deserts, valleys and foothills of California and eastward to Colorado and Texas. They are common. They are summer residents
. California mammals. Mammals. VESPERTILIONID^ 265. Lump Corynorhinus macrotis pallescens Millkr. (Very pale.) LUMP-NOSED BAT. Above yellowish sepia, the bases of the hairs tinc^lecl with plum- beous; below yellowish drab or pale drab; ears and membranes light brown. Length about 98mm. ( in- ches) ; tail vertebrcne 48 (); ear from crown 30 (); expanse of wings 285 (). Type locality, Keam Canyon, Na- vajo County, Arizona. Lump-nosed Bats are found in tlie deserts, valleys and foothills of California and eastward to Colorado and Texas. They are common. They are summer residents in this State, but prob- ably a few winter in warm localities. I have a specimen taken at San Diego in March. Another taken April 25th, contained one fcetus. They are on the wing before the twilight is gone. They appear to inhabit caves. Genus Myotis (Mouse—ear.) Face hairy; muzzle and nostrils simple; ears not connected at base; interfemoral membrane ample. Dental formula, 1, 2—3; C, i—i; P, 3—3; M, 3—3X2=38. Myotis lucifugus longicrus Trui:. (Light—fugitive; long—shank.) LONG-SHANKED BAT. Above varying from sepia to yellowish black; below varying" from pale hair brown to sepia ; membranes dusky or blackish; ears rather small, broad, upper part of back edge concave; no fringe ot hairs on border of interfemoral membrane; tibia proporiionally long. Length about 97 mm. ( inches) ; tail 42. 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 Stephens, Frank. San Diego, Calif. : West Coast Pub. Co.
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