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Upper lip very deep, divided by a narrow groove, which is con- 

 tinuous with the emargination between the bases of the nasal tubes. 

 Ears oval, well developed. Index finger with a large claw. Wing 

 membrane from the sides of the back and from the base of the 

 second toe. Tail short, half concealed in the interfemoral mem- 

 brane. Molars well developed. 



Dentition. I. \, C. ~, P. g, M. f=f = 24. 



Note. The generic name Harpyia bestowed on these Bats by 

 Illiger in 1811 cannot be used, since it had been bestowed in the 

 preceding year upon a genus of Lepidopterous Insects by Ochsen- 

 heimer. 



1. URONYCTERIS CEPHALOTES, Pallas, sp. (1767). 

 Pallas' Fruit Bat. 



Nostrils in the form of cylindrical tubes, projecting abruptly 

 from the extremity of the muzzle high above the margin of the 

 upper lip, with slightly dilated, notched apertures. Eyes large, 

 placed high up on the sides of the head. Ears longer than the 

 muzzle, their summit rounded. Fur above reddish-brown with an 

 ashy tinge, below dull yellowish-white : a narrow, almost black, 

 streak from between the shoulders to the base of the interfemoral 

 membrane. 



Dimensions. Head and body about four and a half inches; tail 

 about nine-tenths of an inch; forearm about three inches. 



Habitat. York Peninsula, North Australia. 

 Reference. Dobson, B.M. Catal. Chiropt. p. 88. 



Genus III. MACROGLOSSUS, F. Cuvier (1825). 



Size small. Muzzle very long, narrow, and cylindrical. Nos- 

 trils not projecting. Upper lip not grooved in front. Tongue 

 very long, attenuated. Ears simple, separated at their inner 

 bases. Index finger with a distinct claw. Metacarpal bone of 

 middle finger equal to or longer than index finger. Wing-mem- 

 brane from the sides and base of the fourth toe. Tail very short. 



Dentition. I. -J, C.^J, P. *=?, M. gj = 34. 



1. MACROGLOSSUS AUSTRALIA Peters (1867). 

 Little Fruit Bat. 



Ears scarcely more than half the length of the head, narrow 

 and rounded at the tip. Face abruptly narrowed in front of the 

 eyes. Upper lip deeply and distinctly grooved. Lower jaw 

 slightly projecting beyond the upper. Tongue covered with 



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