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I'J. Pteropus ornatus, Gra;/. 

 Ptfii-opus vetulus (pt.), Dobson, Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 27. 



Pteropus rubricollis (nee E. Geoff.), Joiian, Mem. Soc. Imp. Sci Sid. 

 Cherbourg, ix. p. 89 (18(i3 : >»e\v Caledonia; luibits) ; id., op. c. x. 

 p. 301 (1864 : New Caledonia). 



Pteropus vetulus' (nee Joikui), Peters, MB. Akad. Berlin, 18fi7, 

 p. 8L>3 (New Caledonia); Dobson, Cat. Chir. B. M. p. L'7 (pt.) 

 (1878 : New Caledonia) ; id., P. Z. S. 1878, p. 874 (pt.) (1879 : 

 New Caledonia); Trouessart, Rev. !<,• Mag. Zool. (3) vi. p. 204 

 (pt.) (1879 : New Caledonia) ; id., Ann. ISci. Nat. (tJ) ZooL viii. 

 Art. 12, pp. 16, 17 (1879 : remarks on distr.) ; Jentink, Cat. 

 Ost. Mamm. p. 253 (1887 : New Caledonia) ; id.. Cut. Syst. 

 Mnmm. p. 139 (1888 : New Caledonia) ; Trouessurt, Cat. Mamm. 

 i. p. 78 (1897 : New Caledonia) ; Seabra, J. Sci. Math. Lisboa, 

 (2 ) V. no. 19, p. 166 (1898 : New (Jaledonia) ; Matschie, Mer/ac/iir. 

 pi. i. iigs. 2, 2 rt, 2 6 (skull) (1899 : New Caledoniii) : Etheridije, 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, xxiv. pp. 274, 275 (1899 : fur used 

 for the spear-becket of the Caledonians). 



Pteropus (Spectrum) vetulus, Matschie, Mec/ackir. p. 21 (pt.) 

 (1899 : New Caledonia") ; Troiicssart, Cat. Mamm., Sitppl. p. 51 

 (pt.) (1904 : New Caledonia). 



Pteropus ornatus, ffr«//, Cat. Monh. ^-c. p. 105 (1870: New Cale- 

 donia). 



Diagnosis. — Allied to Pt. lijipomelanus, but with somewhat larger 

 teeth, uoticoably heavier corouoid process, longer and less adjjres.sod 

 fur extending thickly on upperside of tibia, longer wings and tibia, 

 and different colour of fur. Head, back, and underparts dark 

 brown sparsely sprinkled with white hairs, mantle huffy white, 

 forming a stronglj- contrasting tippet. Forearm about 150 mm. 

 Mab. New Caledonia. 



Skull and Uetli. — iSkull similar to that of Pt. hypomelanv.s, but 

 rostrum rather more compressed laterall3-, crests stronger, coronoid 

 l)roce8s conspicuously heavier and more steeply ascending. — Teeth 

 averaging decidedly larger, but scarceh' differing in structure. 



Ears. — Somewhat smaller than in Pt. h>/pomelanvs (but looking 

 much smaller, owing to longer fur of head), reaching scarcelj- more 

 than half the distance between base of ear and back of eye, when 

 laid forward ; basal half or two-thirds couceiiled in the long fur of 

 the head. Lower half of inner and outer margins strongly convex ; 

 upper half of inner margin nearly straight, of outer margin flatly 

 concave ; tip narrowly rounded off. Naked posteriorly, except at 

 base. 



Win(]s. — Membranes inserted close together on back, separated 

 by a space of only about 10 mm. 



Jntirfcmoral. — Extremely short or undeveloi)ed in centre. 



Fur. — liather long, straight, directed posteriorly but not closely 

 ndpressed on back and rump. Approximate length of hairs at 

 middle of back 20-21, middle ot mantle 23-2-5, middle of belly 

 20-21 mm. Fur of back extending laterally on membranes about 

 25 mm. beyond their lino of origin from back; least width of 

 hairy Hpace acros.- back about 60 mm. 



