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Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon

by Robert A. Sterndale

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No. 114 Vespertilio Montivagus.

Habitat.—Burmah, Hotha, Yunan.

Description.—Head slightly elevated above the face line; muzzle obtuse; ears narrow, tapering, with rounded tips slightly turned outwards; tragus long, narrow, and acutely pointed; feet very small; toes two-thirds the length of the whole foot; tail wholly contained in the membrane; wings from base of toes; fur dark brown above, the tips paler and shining, beneath much darker, almost black, with ashy tips to the hairs; face much covered with hair, which almost conceals the eyes; the tip of the nose alone naked; wing membranes partially covered with fur.

Size.—Head and body, 1·8 inch; tail, 1·6 inch.

This bat, of which the above description is taken from Dobson’s monograph, was obtained by Dr. J. Anderson during the Yunan Expedition.

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