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the fingers and a large area at the base, at which parts they are of 

 a bright red colour ; a straight line drawn obliquely across the wing 

 from the thumb to the heel would mark the boundary of the red basal 

 portion. The small strip of membrane above the arm is red, clouded 

 with black. The limbs and interfemoral membrane are also red, and 

 the naked tip to the muzzle, as well as the ears, are very pale flesh* 

 colour. The hinder toes are dusky at the tip. 



The forehead is but little arched ; the muzzle is produced, but 

 somewhat rounded at the tip, which is the only part which is naked, 

 and even here a few minute scattered hairs are observable in the 

 middle. Above the nose are two longitudinal grooves. The lower 

 lip has a semicircular naked space at the tip, and a tubercle is ob- 

 served between this point and the throat. The nostrils are lateral, 

 and the space between them is slightly depressed. The ears are long, 

 rather narrow and pointed, and distinctly emarginated behind. The 

 tragus is about 4|^ lines long, narrow, attenuated and pointed. The 

 wings are very ample and extend to the base of the toes. The thumb 

 is long ; the hind-legs moderately long ; the metatarsus shorter than 

 the toes (claws not included), and these are very nearly equal. The 

 interfemoral membrane is moderately ample, well- clothed with hair at 

 the base, and a few longish scattered hairs are observable on other 

 parts, especially on the upper surface. The heel-cartilage is long, 

 extending to within about four and a half lines of the tail. 



This species very much resembles the Vespertilio pictus of Pallas, 

 but is much larger, and differs in the form and proportions of its ears. 



Taphozous philippinensis. Taphi vellere brevi fuscescente vel 

 castaneo, corpore suhtus pallidiore ; pilis ad basin albescentibus f 

 auribus mediocribus. 



unc. lin. 

 Longitudo ab apice rostri ad caudse basin .... 3 H 



caudce 8 



ab apice rostri ad basin auris .... 05 



auris 6 



antibrachii 2 7 



tibifB 11 



Alaram amplitudo 13 6 



This species ajiproaches most nearly to the Taphozous saccolaimus, 

 but differs in being considerably smaller, in having the muzzle 

 shorter and more pointed, the ears larger, and the feet considerably 

 smaller ; the colouring moreover is different. It agrees with T. ton- 

 gimanus in having no throat-pouch or nakedness at that part, but 

 differs in its proportions, &c. 



The fur is short and by no means dense, nearly white next the 

 skin both on the upper and under parts of the body ; on the upper 

 parts the hairs have the visible portion tipped with reddish brown or 

 chestnut colour, sometimes brown. The under parts are always of 

 a paler hue than the upper, and sometimes almost white, merely 

 suffused with pale chestnut-brown : on the throat this colour is usually 

 more intense. The wing-membranes are brown, sometimes dusky ; 

 the interfemoral membrane assumes a paler hue beneath. 



