4 APPENDIX. 



lepornius Linu, evidently basing his diagnosis on Pennant's descrip- 

 tion (Syn. Quad., 365, B.) of a small specimen given him by John 

 Ellis, Esq. Pennant's intention was to class it as a probable variety 

 of the Peruvian Bat, No. 279, the N. leporinus=N. atnericanus of Linn- 

 aeus. It is quite probable that this small specimen described by 

 Pennant, and which he states, "differed from the former" (N. leporinus) 

 "in size, being less, in all other respects agreed," is the same as the 

 N. albiv enter of Spix (Sim. et Vesp. Brasil, 1823, 58.,) which Dobson 

 (Cat. Chir. B. Mus. , 1878, 398.) affirms "resembles N. leporinus very 

 closely," and that "externally the only character by which this species 

 may be at once distinguished is found in the conspicuously shorter foot. ' ' 



There is reason for considering Turton's labialis entitled to supersede 

 the later name of Spix. Turton's description of labialis states the 

 color of bellv is "ash," and the extent of wings 20 inches, which I find 

 to agree with three spirit specimens of "albiventer" from Surinam in 

 the collection of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, but not 

 agreeing with three alcoholic Trinidad specimens. The latter, however, 

 agree perfectly with Dobson's diagnoiis of leporinus (Cat. Chir, p. 394) 

 in an extent of 26 inches (see also Pennant, sup. cit., B.) and in the fur 

 of the lower parts being very slightly paler than that of the back. 



The small size of the foot in the Surinam specimens is also noticeable. 

 This feature is not mentioned by Pennant for the obvious reason that he 

 considered it due to the smaller size of the animal, and not diagnostic 

 in a comparison with young leporinus of same size. Turton gives "Peru 

 and the shores of the Mosquito" as the habitat of labialis. 



"RED BAT VESPERTILIO RUBRA."=Atalapha borealis (Mull.). Supra cit. 



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 GENUS MYRMECOPHAGA. 



"Least Ant-eater Myrmecophagadidactyla."=Cycloturus didactylus (Linn.) 

 Gray. 



"Striped Ant-eater Myrmecophaga pentadactyla." Taken from Turton, 

 who describes it as a species with five toes on the fore feet, but gives no 

 habitat. I cannot find the name in synonymy and suppose it is original 

 with Turton. 



It is possible that Ord may have known the source of Turton's 

 description and that it was taken from an American species. It has 

 nothing to do with Manis, but appears to be a genuine Ant-eater. 



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 GENUS DASYPUS. 



"Three-banded Armadillo Dayspus tricinctus."=Tolypeutes tricinctus 

 (Linn.) Illiger. 



"Eight-banded Armadillo Dasypus octocincius," and "Nine-banded Arma- 

 dillo uasypus novemcinctus.= Tatusia novemdncta (Linn.) Lesson. Tatu- 



