| Show r 1 d 11 f. f Biological Notes i R. R 1 One of those curious mammals a bat y was recently brou brought ht in by Mr C C. N. N r Stillman The bat oat belongs to the natural order k a word which means a hand- hand wing and the name nam is well applied for forthe forthe the wing consists quite lar largely ely of a mem- mem t brame stretched between the fingers but continued up the arm and then to the feet and finally connecting the legs with the tail The bats form forma a group of mammals of r. r which no one is likely to be mistaken for other animal any Shrews are sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times mistaken for mice and conies sometimes pass for marmots but the most careless observer knows that a bat batis batis batis is a bat r rg F The fingers of the bat are greatly i H J elongated and as Goldsmith says they serve like masts that keep the canvas of a sail spread sail spread and regulate its motions The arm of the bat consists of a long a united radius and ulna a consolidated wrist a short thumb and four greatly elongated fingers Bats are widely distributed over the world and in warm countries they attain attain attain at at- tain a very considerable size In the East India Islands one species is known as the Flying North America America America Amer Amer- ica seems to be a favorite ri te place of residence residence residence res res- for bats as we have not less than fourteen genera of bats found on this continent and these genera are represented represented represented by not less than forty five species cies cies Just how many of these species are to be found in Utah is wholly unknown unknown unknown un un- known but it t is hoped that bats from all parts of the State may be procured and sent to the University for identification identification identification tion and that our knowledge of these useful insect destroyers may be rapidly increased The specimen brought in by Mr Stillman is the Coroll t tW vv W W. t |
