. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. EMBALLONURWyE 667 ing part passing through and appearing upon its upper surface ; the crown of the head is slightly elevated; the pollex and first phalanx of the middle finger are moderately long; and the number of the premolars is always f. Emballonura}—Incisors f. Extremity of the muzzle more or less produced beyond the lower lip, forehead flat. Contains some five species, inhabiting islands from Madagascar through the Malay Archipelago to the Navi- gators' Islands. Sm. zn.—': ot Emlallo- y-y 7 .. 9 T • 1 Til J. "
. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. EMBALLONURWyE 667 ing part passing through and appearing upon its upper surface ; the crown of the head is slightly elevated; the pollex and first phalanx of the middle finger are moderately long; and the number of the premolars is always f. Emballonura}—Incisors f. Extremity of the muzzle more or less produced beyond the lower lip, forehead flat. Contains some five species, inhabiting islands from Madagascar through the Malay Archipelago to the Navi- gators' Islands. Sm. zn.—': ot Emlallo- y-y 7 .. 9 T • 1 Til J. "i ir imraraffrayana. X2. (Dob- Cofewra. 2—Incisors 1. Extremity of the ^on, Proc. loo!. Soc. isrs.) muzzle broad, forehead concave. Has two species from East Africa and the Seychelles Islands. Rhjnchonyderis?—This genus is distinguished from Coleilra by the much-produced extremity of the muzzle. The single species, E. naso, from Central and South America, is very common in the vicinity of streams throughout the tropical parts of these countries; it is usually found during the day resting on the vertical faces of rocks, or on the trunks of trees growing over the water, and, owing to the peculiar grayish colour of the fur covering the body and growing in small tufts from the antebrachial membrane, so as to counterfeit the weathered surfaces of rocks and the bark of trees, easily escapes notice. As the shades of evening approach it appears early on the wing, flying close to the surface of the water, and seizing the minute insects that hover over it. Saccopteryx.'^—Incisors ^. Antebrachial membrane with a pouch opening on its upper surface. This genus contains six species from Central and South America. In the adult males a valvular longi- tudinal opening is found on the upper surface of the membrane, varying in position in different species. This opening leads into a small pouch (in some species large enough to hold a pea), the interior of which is lined with a g
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