Life-Histories of Northern Animals; Flesh-Eaters (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1909 Excerpt: ... sienna, but on the upper part and across the breast each hair has a dark orange-brown or sienna outer part that gives the general colour, with the pale under-fur showing through at places; finally, each hair on the fore-back and across the chest has a silvery-white tip; on the shoulder in front of their wings these are so large as to form a white spot on each side. In certain lights the back fur has the effect of rich golden-brown glossed with purple. Individuals vary from yellow to deep red, but the style is unmistakable; by its colour alone the Redbat may be known. In the air, its long, thin wings distinguish it from all but the Hoary-bat; the probabilities of time and place, as well as their sizes, will help in discriminating these two. The following races are recognized: borealis Miiller, the typical form. seminolus Rhoads, darker (mahogany brown). pfeifferi Gundlach, larger and deeper coloured than borealis. teliotis H. Allen, smaller and deeper coloured than borealis, with tail-web furred only on basal third. mexicanus Saussure, like teliotis, but membranes and feet less hairy. Life-history. Range Its range covers the continent from the southern edge of the Hudsonian to the northern edge of the Tropical fauna, east of the Great Plains, as set forth on Map No. 67, and yet farther into Central or South America. Its claim to be in the Manitoban list rests on 3 specimens, 1 I received from Morden, where it was captured by D. Nicholson, and 2 taken at Winnipeg and shown to me by Edward Wilson. Another was taken by Edwin Hollis at Touchwood Hills, September 16, 1901; it was a female. G. F. Dippie assures me that he has taken it several times at Calgary, Alta. Environ-The Red-bat is, above all its kin in our country, a tree Bat, never frequenting caves. Ever...