IIG PTEKorrs HYPoaiErANVs annecteks. 



«. d nd. sic. ; Jiiara Bay, Pulo Tioiaan, S. China Kuala Lumpur S.l.i?5.2. 



skull. Sea; '14 June, liX)6 {H. C. Museum [P.]. 

 liohinson). 



h. J !\(1. sk.; Juara Bay, 'P. Tioman ; 14 Sept. Kuala Lumpur 8.2.25.2. 



skull. 1907. Museum [P.]. 



1/. Pteropus hypomelanus annectens, K. And. 



rteropus hypomelaiuis {nee Tcmnt. siibsp.), Tliomas Sr Hartevt, Nor. 



Zool. i. p.' 655 (1894 : Sirhassen) ; Miller, Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci. 



iii. p. 137 (pt.) (1901 : Sirhassen). 

 Pteropus (Spectrum) livpomelanus (pt.), Matschie, Mcjachiv. p. 24 



(1899). 

 Pteropus bvpomelanus annectens, K. Andersen, Ann. !<c Mag. N. H. 



(8) ii. p.'^Gl (1 Oct. 1908 : Sirhassen). 



Dicu/nosis. — Teeth not averaging larger than usual. Normal 

 pale-coloiired phase rather similar in colour to corresponding phase of 

 Ft. h. lepidas, but generally more strongly suffused with golden ochra- 

 ceous or paler or dai'ker Prout's brown on back, and with brighter 

 mantle and breast. Forearm \'60-\'6',yo mm. Hah. S. Natuna Is. 



Slcull and teeth. — Only two skulls of perfectly adult specimcn.s 

 have been examined ; they average smaller than in Pt. h. canus and 

 lepidus (total length 61-;3-64-5 mm., against 62-5-(;)7-2 in canufi 

 and Jepid^(s), one of them being in fact quite as small as the smallest 

 skull of Pt. h. emjanus. Teeth (five specimens) as in most races of 

 the species, not averaging larger than usual as in canus and lepidus : 

 p^ length 4-2-4-S mm. (in Pt. h. tomesi 4-2-4-8), against 4-0-5-1 

 in canus and lepidus. 



Colour. — Three colour phases are represented in the series 

 examined, viz. : — 



(1) Pale phase with ochraceous, or cinnamon-rufous, or mars- 

 brown underside (three specimens ; imm. al., 94 9.28.25 ; 

 cJ ad. skin, teeth slightly worn, June, 104732 ; cJ jun. skin, 

 June, 104733). — Back and rump a light shade of hair-brown 

 approaching mouse-grey and very strongly suffused with golden 

 ochraceous or paler or darker Prout's brown, particularly along 

 middle of back and rump; greyish fur distinctly sprinkled with 

 blackish hairs. — Breast and belly ochraceous darkening to cinna- 

 mon on flanks (94.9.28.25), or uniform cinnamon-rufous slightly 

 clouded with chestnut and with concealed ochraceous-buff bases 

 to the hairs (104732), or approximately dull mars-brown, palest 

 and washed with golden buffy in centre of breast, darkening to 

 seal-brown on flanks (104733). — ^Mantle generally closely similar 

 in tinge to coloi;r of underparts : ochraceous, gradually darkening on 

 sides of neck, passing into hazel on foreneck (94.9.28.25), or hazel 

 clouded with chestnut, darkening to chestnut on foreneck (104732), 

 or dark mars-brown, passing to dark vandyck-brown on foreneck 

 (104733). — Crown similar to mantle or paler, darkening on sides 

 of head into colour of throat, which is similar to that of foreneck. 



■ (2) Grey -bellied phase (one ; $ ad. al., teeth well worn, 

 94.9.28.26). — Similar in colour to corresponding phase of IH. h; 

 canus (supra, p. 113, pluise 2). 



(3) Seal-brown-bellied phnso (one ; S jun, skin, 104734).— Back 



