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