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upon the vertex. As a new species the M. Waterhousii also finds its place 

 here : " colore murino, abdoniine pallidiore, prosthemate lauceolato." Body 

 23", tail 1" 2'", ears 1", 2"'. From Hayti. The genus Macrotis has also 

 been found upon Jamaica. (Ann. of Nat. Hist, xiii, p. 221.) Two new 

 species have been added to G. Negaderma. (1) M. sj)ecfrum,Wagn. : " supra 

 schistaceo-cinereum ; subtus albidum ; prosthemate vertical!, mediocri, ovali ; 

 trago lanceolate, iutus appendicula ovato acuto ; uuguibus albidis." From 

 Cashmere. (Baron v. Hiigel's Kasclmiir iv, S. 569, with fig.) (2) M. 

 philippinense, Waterh. : " supra cinereo-fuscum, subtus cinereum ; prosthe- 

 mate vertical! fere ovali, ad apicem subtruncato, horizontal! paulo minori, 

 cordiformi ; auribus perniaguis ; trago elongate, attenuate, acuto, ad basin 

 auticc lobo mediocri acuto iustructo." (Ann. of Nat. Hist, xiii, p. 304.) 



GymnorMna. Chilonyeteris has been increased with one species by Gray. 

 Ch. fuliginosus : "supra fuligiuosus, fusco-tiuctus, subtus fuscescens, gula 

 femoribusque ad basin rufescentibus ; auribus elongatis, attenuatis, acutis." 

 From Hayti. (Ann. of Nat. Hist, xiii, p. 68.) There likewise, Gray has 

 given further illustrations of his genus Pliyllodia, and characterized the only 

 known species thus: PIi. Parnelii ; "auribus magnis subacutis; vellere 

 ciuerasceuti-fusco, pilis ad apicem obscurioribus." From Jamaica. 



The Horseshoe Bats have received the most considerable accession of 

 species. (1) Rkinoloplius gigas, Wagu. : "maximus, fuliginosus, capite, dors! 

 lateribus gastraeoque albidis; auriculis elongatis angustis; cauda brcvi." 

 From Bcuguela. (vid. our Archiv. 1845, s. 148.) (2) Rh. Martini, Fras., 

 distinguished from the others by the mcnibrauo-tegumentary apparatus of the 

 snout not being divided longitudinally. From "West Africa. (Ann. of Nat. 

 Hist, xiii, p. 73.) (3) Rh. pygmaus, Wat. : prosthemate superiore senricir- 

 culari ; corpore supra uigricaute (pih's ad basin albescentibus), subtus 

 ciuerasceute ; auribus acutis ad latus exterius distiucte emarginatis. (4) 

 Rh. philiffpinensis, Wat., is nearly related to Rh. eurysotis, but differs there- 

 from in the much larger size of the accessory ear-lobe and the truncated 

 form of the most anterior of the nasal laminae. The two latter species arc 

 from the Philippine Islands. (Aim. of Nat. Hist, xiii, p. 303.) 



Nilsson has shown that Liunaeus's Fespetilio murimis is the V. discolor of 

 Neuer. (Forhaudl. vid. de skaud. Naturf. 1S43, p. 436 ; Isis, 1845, S. 436.) 



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Temminck, has in the ' Fauna Japonica, Mammal.' dec. 2, finished his 

 description of the Japanese Shrews. He characterizes the Sorer /W/<v.v, 

 S. Dzi-Nezumi, and S. nmbrinus, the first two of which are also figured. 

 In treating of S. indicus our author takes pains to inquire into its very 

 confused synonymy, and remarks, that in the systematic lists the S. 



