CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 

 I. General cliaracters of Megachiroptera ... 



II. Plastic characters of Megachiroptera . 



1. Rostrum, p. xix. 11. 



2. rremaxilhie, p. xx. 



3. Tiifraorbital canal, p. xxi. 12. 



4. Postorhital processes and 

 poslorbitnl foramina, 1.3. 

 p. xxi. 14. 



.5. Palate, p. xxii. IT). 



G. Tympanic bones, p. xxiii. l(i. 



7. Facial axis, p. xxiii. 17. 



8. Mandible, p. xxiii. 18. 



9. Incisors, p. xxiv. 19. 

 10. Canines, p. xxvi. 20. 



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Premolars and molars, 

 p. xxvii. 



Anomalies in dental 

 formula, p. xxxi, 



Palate-ridfres, p. xxxiii. 



Tongue, p. xxxv. 



Wing-structure, p. xxxv. 



Tail, p. xli. 



Calcar, p. xlii. 



Colour of fur, p. xlii. 



Size, p. xliv. 



Secondary sexual cha- 

 racters, p. xl V. 



III. Interrelations of the genera of Mcgacliiroptera 



IV. Geographical distribution of Megachiroptera 



1. Distribution of genera, p. Ixv. 



2. Distribution of species and subspecies, p. Isvii. 



3. Remarks on the geographical distribution, p. Ixxv. 



V. Synopsis of the subfamilies and genera of Megachiroptera 

 (with a '^Key'' to the genera based on their dental and 

 cranial cliaracters only) 



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