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37.— HiPPOSiDEROS BicoLOR. — rcm?».— (Java.)— Hair not examined. 



38.— CcELOPS Fkithii. i7?yi/t.— (Behgal.)— The typical specimen in the 

 Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal is believed to be unique. 



39.— NycterisJavanica. 6*c;({^.— ('Javanese Nycteris.')— Malay countries. 

 —Small hairs, with a rather deeply serrated outline ; • scales cylindrical, with 

 an oblique margin ; larger hairs less deeply serrated, and the margin of the 

 scales seldom oblique (Jiff. 61 c.) ; both kmds transparent, so that the out- 

 line of the scales may be seen through their substance ; very transparent in 

 balsam, but the margins of the scales still distinctly visible.— ('PL 11, 



GROUP IV. 



Hairs Characterised by the Serrated Margins of the 



Scales. 



40.— Rhinopoma Hardwickii. Gray. — (' Indian Rhinopome.') — India, 

 &c.— Hairs somewhat translucent, with a deeply and acutely serrated outline; 

 scales funnel shaped, with a broadly notched margin, expanding at the apex 

 to twice the diameter of their base ; in the larger hau's the scales are 

 closer together than in the smaller ones ; shaft near the root tapering (fig. 

 37^ and nearly bare, colourless and transparent.— ('PZ. 2, figs. 29. 30,^ 



41.— Rhinopoma microphylla. Geoffr. — (' Egyptian Rhinopome.') 

 Egj'pt.— The hairs are very similar to those of the last species, except that 

 the margins to the scales appear to possess a larger number and more acute 

 teeth. Some of the hairs are not distinguishable from those of Bliinopoma 

 EardwieMi.—(Pl. 2, fig. 31.J 



42.— Taphozous saccolaimus. Temm. — India, &c. — Hair not ex- 

 amined. 



43. — Taphozous longimAnus. Hardm. — ('Long-armed Taphozous.') 

 India, &c. — Body thickly covered with a very soft hair : in the adult it is of 

 a snuff-brown, but the full-sized young are of a deep black on all parts. 

 Hardwiche .) Hairs with a deeply serrated outline ; scales funnel-shaped, 

 with a serrated margin which is twice the diameter of the shaft ; serratures 

 of scales irregular ; base of the shaft near the root transparent, colourless, 

 and swollen in a fusiform manner {PI. 2, fig. 36), a feature not observed in 

 any other species. — (PI. 2, fig. 32.^ 



44. — Taphozous melanopogon. Temm. — (' Black-bearded Taphozous.') 

 India, Java, &c. — The hairs of this species have a close resemblance to the 

 last. The scales are, perhaps, a little more attenuated, but the distinctions 

 are very slight.— ('PZ. 2, fig. 33, J 



45. — Cheiromeles toequatus. ^ors/"- Sumatra, Java, &c.^Hair so 

 short and sparse that the animal ajjpears to be nearly naked. 



46.— Nyctinomus insignis. Blyth. — China.— Hair not examined. 



47. — Ny'CTINOMUS plicatus. Bhjth. — (' Groove-cheeked Bat ') — Bengal 

 and Malay countries. — This includes the Nyctinomus tenuis of Horsfield. — 

 The body is deep brown, inclining to sooty black, intense above, and grayish 

 underneath ; the fur is extremely soft and delicate, closely arranged, and 



