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described under Chilmiycteris macleayii. At El Cobre it is a common 

 inhabitant of the old runwaj^s and shafts of the copper workings. It 

 rareh' emerges until after dark, ]>ut several were one evening seen to 

 leave a cave on a hillside and return after a short trip abroad. Their 

 flight is strong, and one often hears the rush of their wings as they 

 swiftlv curve by in the darkness. — W. Palmer. 



Measurements of Artibens 2>ampes. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE. 



Fig. 1. Phijllonycteris poei/i Gundlach. Adult male, No. 103527, collected at Gnana- 

 jay, Cuba, 

 la. Skull of PhyUonyderis poyei Gundlach. Adult female, No. 103585, collected 

 at Guanajay, Cuba. 



2. Skull of Nyctiellus lepidus (Gervais). Adult female, No. 103898, collected at 



Nueva Gerona, Isle of Pines. * 



3. Skull of NataJus mc.riccmus Miller. Adult female, No. 102509, collected at 



Morelos, Mexico. 



