212 ALPHABETICAL INDEX-CHECKLIST 



Navigator Islands, see Samoa Islands 



New Britain, Bismarck Group 



BATS, common bat (Pipistrellus), 56; flying foxes (Ptero- 

 pus), 48 ; leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros) , 53 ; long-tongued 

 bats (Macroglossus, Syconycteris^ Melonycteris), 49; 

 rousette bat (Rousettus), 48; sheath-tailed bat (Emhal- 

 lonura), 51; spinal-winged bat (Dobsonia), 48; tube- 

 nosed bat (Nyctimene), 48. 



MARSUPIALS, cuscus (Phalanger), 25; flying phalanger or 

 possum (Petaurus), 27; spiny bandicoot (Echymipera), 

 21 ; wallaby (Thylogale), 33. 



RODENTS, common rats (Rattus), 114; giant rats (Uro- 

 mys), 116; house mouse (Mus), 113; mosaic-tailed rats 

 (Melomys), 116; water rat (Hydromys), 118. 



New Caledonia (including the Loyalty Islands) 



BATS, bent-winged bat (Miniopterus), 59; common bat 

 (Chalinolobus) , 58; flying foxes (Pteropus), 48; long- 

 tailed bat (Notopteris), 50; sheath-tailed bat (Emhal- 

 lonura), 51. 



RODENTS, common rats (Rattus), 114; house mouse (Mus), 

 113. 



New Guinea (including adjacent islands) 



BATS. Australian long-eared bats (Nyctophilus, Pharotis), 

 60; bent-winged bat (Miniopterus), 59; common bats 

 (Myotisy Pipistrellus, Philetor, Scoteinus, Chalinolobus) , 

 55; flying foxes (Pteropus), 48; free-tailed bat (Tada- 

 rida), 62 ; horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus) , 53 ; leaf-nosed bat 

 (Hipposideros), 53; long-tongued bats (Macroglossus, 

 Syconycteris, Melonycteris), 49; rousette bat (Rouset- 

 tus), 48; sheath-tailed bats (Emballonura, Saccolaimus, 

 Taphozous), 51; spinal-winged bat (Dobsonia), 48; 

 trumpet-eared bats {Kerivoida, Phoniscus), 61 ; tube-nosed 

 fruit bats (Nyctimene, Paranyctimene) , 48. 



EGG-LAYING MAMMALS, spiny anteaters (Tachyglossus, 

 Zaglossus), 14. 



