J ï„ J .nJ
knocked down two
t and round a dump
time, and the grey
I secured only one,
while there are a number of spiders and two moths—Scotos
lihairix both of whkh speoes Mr, Oldham found a cap
csijfn*. Ji Tsv x j tm&m- mrtsan that the Bats do .$
during w muzr . they certainly do at some time during us
wings of the moths, which litter the floor of the tunas
the leavings of the Bats but of wood mice.’ ‘"When t<
of winter. the Whiskered Bat will open its mouth, cfeM
The cry is low pitched for a Bat.’
The same writer kindly visited these caverns few 8
sent two Whiskered Bats so that I might make studfcfcs
in a warm room they woke up slowly, and when d&gf i
of the genus in their actions. They did not remain th
relapsed into sleep, shivering all over as they
they were waking.
Caves, quarries,- and house roofs are us
and also as sleeping quarters in winter. T
summer is not known, but Dr. N. Alcock/ •.
in Ireland, gives the earliest dates when the
1 Irish JNittH
sv« met •=. u» it on
and dintera,
te# and Gonopteva
inhered would eat
; within the tunnels
apatioii though the
wy are . not
even p t&t depth
if'---I" and squeak.
1903, and
When liberated
flight were typical
for long, but soon
me manner as when
used m diurnal retreats in the summer,
? when the Bats awake for the
in -his interesting paper on the species
e species has been noticed abroad, by no
1899, pp. 53-57,