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Islands and from Madras, India. Tomes had previously included under 31. aus- 

 tralis small bats of this genus from " the Indian islands." Recent writers seem 

 to have considered this species identical with the large M. schreibersii, although 

 Bonhote refers to M.pusillus from the Nicobars as nearest in size to his M.fuscus 

 from the Loo Choo Islands. 



Our Javan specimens agree with Dobson's description of M. pusillus, the type 

 locality of which may be considered the Nicobar Islands. The species is very well 

 marked, with a small, light skull, and narrow rostrum. The sagittal crest is low 

 and ill defined. The external ear is very small, not exceeding the fur of the 

 crown. The following measurements are from the Buitenzorg series : 



MEASUREMENTS OF MINIOPTERUS PUSILLUS. 



The skull of No. 6919 measures: greatest length, 13.7; basal length, 11.7; 

 palatal length, 6.1 ; interorbital constriction, 4 ; zygomatic breadth, 7.6 ; mastoid 

 breadth, 7.8; mandible, 10.2; maxillary tooth row (exclusive of incisors), 5; 

 mandibular tooth row (exclusive of incisors), 5. 



It is probable that Tomes's name tibialis, based on a small Miniopterus from 

 Amboina, should replace pusillus of Dobson on ground of priority. Tomes states 

 that this bat differs from what he considered blepotis, "in having the extremity of 

 the tibia perfectly free for nearly a third of its length." This peculiarity, as in- 

 deed Tomes himself suggests, is probably due to shrinkage of the membranes in 

 the preservative fluid. Without specimens for comparison, however, it seems 

 better to use the name pusillus for the small Miniopterus of the East Indies. 



Miniopterus australis Tomes. 



Miniopteris australis Tomes, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1858, p. 125. 



Two specimens of a small Miniopterus in the collection, labelled "Queens- 

 land (?)," agree in their dimensions with those given by Tomes for his Australian 



