142 PTKROrU!!! SiTYRUS. 



0. Pteropus satyrus, A'. AnJ. 



Pteropus satvrus, A'. Andersen, Ann. S) Mag. N. 11. (8) li. p. 362 

 (1 Oct. 1908 : Narcondam). 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Ft. hijpomelanus, but with smaller etye» 

 aud longer fur. Blackish above and beneath, with briiihter-coloured 

 mantle and centre of breast and belly, i^orearm about 139 mm. 

 Hah. Xarcoudam. 



ShuU and teeth. — Skull as in Ft. hi/j:>omelaniii^, but with equal 

 general size of skull the orbits are slightly smaller ; diameter 

 12-2 mm. against 12-7-13-2 in all races of Ft. hi/pomehtnits. Teeth 

 not differing appreciably in structure or si/e from those of Ft. 

 liypomelanus. 



Far. — Longer than in Ft. hi/pomelarnis : about 18-19 mm. at 

 middle of back. Distribution of fur as in the allied species. 



Colour. — Type ( S ad., leeth almost unworn) : Back and rump 

 blackish seal-brown, thinly aud evenly sprinkled with pale greyish 

 liairs, producing the general effect of a blackish slightly lightened 

 with greyish; greyish admixture rather more cousjncuous on back 

 than on rump. — Centre of breast and belly golden buffy, with short 

 concealed seal-brown bases to the hairs ; sides of breast and belly, 

 anal region, and flanks blackish very slightly sprinkled with pale 

 greyish. Blackish sides of breast and belly washed with seal-brown 

 and brownish russet before merging into bright colour of centre of 

 breast and belly. — Mantle chocolate with deep chestnut bases to the 

 hairs, lightening posteriorly, in a transverse line across shoulders, 

 to pale chestnut with ornnge-rufous hair-bases, and darkening on 

 sides of neck to dark chocolate, this again on forcneck to mixed 

 blackish aud chocolate. — Crown and sides of head mixed blackish, 

 buffy, and pale greyish ; throat blackish somewhat sprinkled with 

 pale greyish. 



A young specimen (not full-grown) has the colour of the back 

 similar to that of the type, though less sprinkled with greyish. 

 Bright area on centre of breast and belly paler, almost cream-buff. 

 Mantle lighter, between cinnamon and russet, with short seal-brown 

 bases to the hairs, and darkening to russet on sides of neck and 

 foreneck. Crown and sides of head seal-brown somewhat lightened 

 with russet; throat blackish. 



Measurements. On ])p. 145, 146. 



Specimens examhied. Two, in the collection of the British 

 Museum. 



Ranfje. IS'arcondam, X. Andamans. 

 ; Type in collection. 



Uemarls. — This species is evidently an Andaman representative 

 of Ft. hypomelamis, and probably most nearly related to Ft. h. 

 •leminorinn, from the Mergui Archipelago. The general colour of 

 ihe back is rather similar to that of an average (jennnorum.. though 

 on the whole less grizzled w ith greyish ; the colour of the mantle, 

 sides of neck, and foreneck is almost perfectly as in (jaainorum; the 



