Descriptions of East Asiatic Mammals 75 
gray, the underparts paler. The forearm measures 2% to nearly 
3 inches. C. brachyotis, a short-eared relative, is smaller, the 
forearm 2 to 2% inches. It is found from Assam to Canton, 
China, and south to Java and Celebes. The dorsal color is paler 
than that of sphinx, being light dull brown above, slightly 
darker on the head ; the underside of the neck and the sides are 
yellowish brown. Cynopterus horsfieldi is much like C. brachyo- 
tis externally. The forearm varies from 2% to 2% inches. This 
last is typically found in Java but a race, C. h. lyoni, occurs in 
the southern part of the Malay Peninsula. 
The Tailless Short-nosed Fruit Bat, Megcerops ecaitdatus, 
is a purely tropical Fruit Bat still so rare that its habits are 
unknown. It resembles Cynopterus so closely that it was at first 
believed to be a member of that genus. The distinctions, other 
than absence of the tail, have to do with the teeth. The animal 
is recorded from Tonkin, Annam, and Cochin-China to the 
Malay Peninsula. Another Fruit Bat, wetmorei from the 
Philippines, in which a short external tail is present, has been 
placed in Megcerops. 
The Spotted-winged Fruit Bat, Balionycteris maculatus 
seimundi of the Malay States, is a race of the species found in 
Borneo. The dorsal color is sooty brown, the head blackish, the 
underparts drab. The dark brown wings are marked with small 
yellowish spots. The length of the forearm is about 1% inches. 
The Black-capped Fruit Bat, Chironax melanocephalus, is 
another monotypic genus related to Cynopterus. The colors are 
gray-brown above, dirty white beneath. The length of the fore- 
arm is only 1% inches. Found originally in western Java, this 
Bat has been reported from Sumatra and the Malay States 
(Selangor). 
Blanford's Fruit Bat, Sphcerias blanfordi from the Karin 
Hills, Burma and Mt. Angka, northern Siam, is still another of 
the specialized Short-nosed Bats. The color of the rather long 
fur is dull grayish brown above, beneath duller than the back. 
