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Genus CARDIODERMA Peters. 



1873. Cardiodei-ma Peters, Mon.-ber. K.Preuss. 

 Akad. WiBs., Berlin, p. 488. (C. cor.) 



The single known species of big-eared 

 bats of the genus Cardioderma is rare in 

 collections. It was not found by the 

 Smithsonian African Expedition, and 

 was collected by the Rainey Expedition 

 at only one station. 



CARDIODERMA COR (Peters). 

 1872. Megaderma cor Peters, Mon.-ber. K. 

 Preuss. Akad. Wise., Berlin, p. 194. 

 (Abyssinia; type in Berlin Museum.) 

 1892. Megado-ma cor True, Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., vol. 15, p. 468. 

 Specimens. — Seven, from localities as 

 follows : 



Abyssinia: Ogaden, 2 in alcohol (Rus- 

 poh). 



British East Africa : Archer's Post, 

 Northern Guaso Nyiro, 4 (Heller). 



German East Africa: Mount Kili- 

 manjaro, 1 in alcohol (Abbott). 



A female collected at /\Tcher's Post 

 August 18 had a large blind and naked 

 young hanging on her breast. The mam- 

 mse are 1/1 anal. 



Doctor True^ lists an additional speci- 



menfrom Taveta, British East Africa, but 



this can not now be found in the collection. 



For measurements see accompanying 



table. 



Family RHINOLOPHID^. 



Genus RHINOLOFHUS Lac6pede. 



1799. Rhinolophus LAC^pfenE, Tabl. dea 

 Mamm . , p . 15 . {R. ferrumequinum.) 



Four out of six of the species of horse- 

 shoo bats which are known from the re- 

 gions visited were collected by the Smith- 

 sonian and Rainey expeditions. Of the 

 overlooked forms, Rhinolophus fumi- 

 gatus exsul was described from Kitui, 

 Ukamba District, British East Africa, 

 and R. deckenii from the Zanzibar coast. 



For tables of measurements of speci- 

 mens see pages 82-83. 



1 Proc. V. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 15, 1892, p. 468. 



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