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of breast and abdomen pale yellow, grading into red on the sides and 

 then into black along the edge of wing membrane. 



Pteropus auri-nuchalis .»/. nov. Ti IT] XII. 



Two males from Leyte Island (Steere). 



Ears about as long as the muzzle, obtusely pointed. Interfem- 

 oral membrane narrow in the center, covered thinly with fur. \\"ini;s 

 from sides of back. 



Adult Male. Sides of face, forehead, line over the eyes, and 

 throat black. Fur verv thin on throat. Crown of head dusky, hairs 

 tipped with yellow. Nape golden yellow, with a narrow line of orange 

 on back of neck. Sides of neck and upper part of back at base of 

 neck maroon grading into brownish-black, and succeeded on rest of 

 back by reddish-brown. Fur on lower side of body black with a 

 maroon tinge on front of neck. Many yellow hairs interspersed 

 among the black on body below the chest. The fur on all the body, 

 except the back below the shoulders is woolly and rather long, but 

 below the shoulders it is short and smooth. There is but little hair 

 upon the wing membranes above, but on the lower side, the humerus 

 is completely covered with blackish-brown fur. and this extends over 

 the membrane to two-thirds the length of the forearm. Thighs cov- 

 ered with blackish-brown fur. Color of membrane pale brown. 



Length of forearm, j'j inches: thumb, without claw. : ' 4 : first 

 finger, 5: second finger, metacarpal, $], 2 \ first phal.. 4; second phal., 

 6inches; third finger, metacarpal, 5; first phal., 333: second phal., 3^ ; 

 fourth finger, metacarpal. 5 ' 4 ; first phal.. 2--;-;: second phal., 2 ' 4 ; 

 tibia, 3? in. 



Skull. First upper premolar deciduous. Premolars and molars 

 without posterior basal projections. A moderate sagittal and occip- 

 ital crest. Orbit incompletely surrounded by bone. Upper incisors 

 with a slight space between the middle and outer, the middle being 

 the larger. Lower incisors grooved on top and behind, the middle 

 ones slightly smaller than the outer, and all filling the space between 

 the canines. A wide diastema between the canine and second pre- 

 molar. Molars and premolars longer than broad in both jaws, with 

 inner cusps well developed. Last lower molar with a round crown. 

 Last upper molar longer than first lower premolar, which again is 

 about equal to last lower molar. Teeth of both jaws, with the ex- 

 ception of last two lower molars sharp pointed. Nasals broadest and 

 square at anterior end. Frontals greatly depressed between orbits. 

 Total length of skull 2'j inches; width at orbits, i's: extent of 

 upper molar series '3 inch, of lower molar series, i- ; n inches. Length 

 of nasal from junction with the frontal to anterior apex, 1^8 inches. 



