The Genus _Vespertilio_ and the Family Vespertilionidæ-- Characteristics: Nostrils--Tail--Ears--Dentition--Diet--Distribution --LONG-EARED BAT--Ears--Distribution--Asleep--In Captivity-- BARBASTELLE--Characteristics--Distribution--Habits-- Flight--In Captivity--BIG-EARED BAT--TOWNSEND’S BAT--The Genus _Nyctophilus_-- Its True Place--Characteristics--GEOFFROY’S NYCTOPHILE--PIPISTRELLE --Distribution--Diet--NOCTULE--Natural Food--Mr. Daniell’s Observations--SEROTINE--PARTI-COLOURED BAT--HAIRY-ARMED BAT--NEGRO BAT--KUHL’S BAT--NILSSON’S BAT--COROMANDEL BAT--THICK-FOOTED BAT-- TEMMINCK’S BAT--WELWITSCH’S BAT--NEW ZEALAND BAT--MOUSE-COLOURED BAT--NATTERER’S BAT--DAUBENTON’S BAT--WHISKERED BAT--BLACK AND ORANGE BAT--PAINTED BAT--HARPY BAT--RED BAT--SCHREIBER’S BAT--BROWN PIG BAT-- STRAW-COLOURED BAT 292 CHAPTER V. EMBALLONURIDÆ, OR THICK-LEGGED BATS. Characteristics of the _Emballonuridæ_, or THICK-LEGGED BATS--CUVIER’S FURY--The Genus _Saccopteryx_--STRIPED SACK-WINGED BAT--The Pouch or Sac in the Wing-membrane--Dentition--MOUNTAIN BAT--TOMB BAT--Origin of its Name--Dentition--The Peculiar Sac or Pouch under the Chin--Other Species of the Genus (note)--EGYPTIAN RHINOPOME--Difficulty of Assigning its True Place in the System--Characteristics--GREAT HARE-LIPPED BAT--Seba’s Description--Linnæus’s Mistake--Dentition--Distribution--The Genus _Nyctinomus_--CESTONI’S BAT--PALE CHESTNUT MASTIFF BAT--Distribution--Habits--SMOKY MASTIFF BAT--Habits--COLLARED BAT--Hideous Ugliness--Characteristics--NEW ZEALAND SHORT-TAILED BAT--Characteristics--Mr. Dobson on the Wing-membrane, Thumb, and Foot 312 CHAPTER VI. PHYLLOSTOMIDÆ, OR VAMPIRES. Distinguishing Marks of the _Phyllostomidæ_--Location--Diet--Blood-sucking Propensities--Exaggerations of the Older Writers--Testimony of Azara--Darwin’s Evidence--Bat-bites--The Witness of Bates, Wallace, Fraser, Prince Maximilian--Conclusion of the Whole Matter--The Desmodonts and Javelin Bat--The Tongue in the Genus _Phyllostoma_--BLAINVILLE’S BAT--Extraordinary Development of Face and Head--OWL-FACED BAT--JAVELIN BAT--Allied Species--VAMPIRE BAT--Mr. Bates’ Testimony to its Inoffensiveness, and Description of its Habits--NEUWIED’S LARGE-LEAFED BAT--GREAT-EARED LEAF BAT--SORICINE BAT--REDMAN’S BAT--SEZEKORN’S LEAF BAT--SPECTACLED STENODERM--JAMAICAN STENODERM--DESMODUS--Classification--Dentition--Blood-sucking Propensities--The Bites--Stomachs of Desmodus, Frugivorous and Insectivorous Bats--Concluding Remarks 324 ORDER INSECTIVORA. CHAPTER I. COLUGOS--BANGSRINGS--JUMPING SHREWS--HEDGEHOGS--TANRECS--RIVER SHREWS.