PTEEOPrs MIMUS. 133 



skull are so excessively worn as to be useless for study ; the Sibutu 

 plan is evidently in the blackish, the Malanipa specimen in the 

 light phase. 



Lords of the Treasury 90.2.20.4. 

 [P.]. 



{Type of species."* 

 b. $ ad. sk.; Sibutu I., off N.E. A. Everett [C.]. 93.11.2.3. 



3. Pteropus mimus, K. And. 

 Fteropus Jujpomelanus (pt.), Dobson, Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 57. 



Pteropus hypomelanufj (nee Temm.), Dobson, op. .?. c. p. 58, specimen 

 e (1878 : Luzon) ; A. B. 31eyer, Abh. Mus. D?-esden, vii. no. 7, 

 p. 6 (pt.) (1899: M.acassar). 



Pteropus mimus, K. Andersen, Ann. ^- Mag. N. II. (8)ii. p. 364 

 (lUct.l9U8: Macassar j. 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Pt. speciosns, but back uniform vandvck- 

 browii and underparts much lighter. A blackish phase occurs. 

 Forearm about 127 mm. Nah. Celebes ; Philippines. 



Colour. — 2 ^^- skin, teeth much worn, Macassar, 7.1.1.239, type: 

 Back and rump vandyck- brown washed with mars-brown oa rump 

 and with seal-brown on interfemoral along inner side of femur and 

 proximal half of tibia. — Jireast aud belly pale golden ochraceous 

 tinged with orange, heavily clouded with mars-brown on breast and 

 crissum, purer in tinge on belly ; concealed base of fur dark brown. 

 Flanks dark Prout's brown, many of the hairs with tawny tips. — 

 Mantle rich cchraceous-buff strongly tinged with orange, palest 

 posteriorly near back, darkest (more tawny) in front ; sides of neck 

 and foreneck nearly tawny. Concealed bases of hairs seal-brown. 

 — Crown similar to mantle; forehead and sides of head brownish 

 mixed with buffy hairs or tips to the hairs; throat seal-brown. 



A second skin from Macassar ( c? juv., not full-grown, 7.1.1.240) 

 is similar to the foregoing, but mantle considerably darker, between 

 cinnamon and russet. This specimen is of particular interest as 

 showing an initial transitional stage to the dark phase, the faded 

 and abraded pale brownisli fur on the rump being replaced by fresh 

 blackish seal-brown hairs. 



A si)ecimen from Luzon (' J ad. al., teeth well worn, colour 

 apparently not deteriorated, 72.8.20.13) is similar to the type, but 

 with breast lighter, more deep golden ochraceous-butf. 



The colour of these specimens is much like that of Pi. ht/pouichtnus 

 i)iacassariai-'<. 



Measurements. On pp. 134, 13-5. 



Specimens examined. Three, in the collection of the British 

 Museum. 



Ran(je. Celebes (Macassnr) ; riiilippiucs (Luzon). 



Tijp': ia collection. 



