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ON MAMMALS COLLECTED BY MR. ALBERT MEEK 



OX WOODLAEK ISI>AXr>. AXD OX KIRIWIXA IX THE TROBRIAXD 



(iROUP. 



By OLDFIELD THOMAS. 



MR. ALBERT MEEK has coutiuned his explorations of the islands oast of 

 New Guinea by making collections on two islands hitherto entirely 

 nnvisited by mammal collectors. The most interesting of these is Woodlark Island, 

 situated east of the D'Entrecasteanx gronp, towards the Solomons, where he found 

 a new Cnscns and a new bat, while on Kiriwina he fonnd a new snlis]iecies of the 

 Cnscns genns besides several other animals of interest.* 



The present paper contains an account of all the mammals obtained at the two 

 islands, and may be considered as a continuation of that on his Fergussou Island 

 mammals, published in the Novitates for 1895.t 



P])eeimens of most of the species referred to are in both the Tring and Britisli 

 Museums. 



1. Pteropus conspicillatiis GuiiJd. 

 Kiriwina Island. Many specimens. 

 "Eyes hazel."— A. S. M. 



There is considerable variation among the specimens iu the extent and 

 definition of the light rings round the eves. 



Kiriwina Island. 

 " Eyes hazel." 



Kiriwina Island. 

 " Eves hazel." 



2. Pteropus hypomelanus Temm. 

 '■': Cephalotes peronii (ieoif. 



4. Harpyia major Dobs. 

 Kiriwina and Woodlark Islands. 

 " Eyes hazel." 



•i. Carponycteris crassa Thos. 

 Kiriwina and Woodlark Ishiiids. 



<;. Hipposiderus tricuspidatus Temm. 

 Woodlark Island. 



T. Hipposiderus cervinus ftouM. 

 Kiriwina Island. 



8. Emballouura nigrescens Gray. 

 Woodlark Island. 



* For lists of ornithological collections mniic in those islands, sec anten, pp. 234-261 

 t Nov. Zooi,. IT. p. ir,.-! (189.-)). 



