PTEROPrs AVKATL-S. 



1.37 



mxt to sk.n seal-brown ; colour of mantle shaclin- ffraduallv into 

 tawny onocc.putandsidesof neck.-Crown bultV, sTio-htiy darkened 

 w,t , brownish, passing- gradually into tawny on^Vides of head ' 



Measurements. Below and on p. 158. 



Specimen examined. One, the type. 



Ramje. Loyalty Islands (Lifu). 



Type in collection. 



Histon, in Uterature.-iiomQ of the differential characters of this 

 species were already pointed ont by Dobson (1878 ] s e ) Jho 

 however, considered it only a local variety of Ft^ vehdus ml 

 statement that the ears are shorter than in the .4; c' edonSn 

 species IS erroneous. '-'aicuoiiian 



colour ofST^^T^^- ''""^i"^.'^' ^^''''^' ^" ^'""''^^ «^P^«t, the 

 colour of P^. aumtu^ is easily derived from that of its closest rela- 

 tive i^.o..«^«. The dark brown of the head and underparts of 

 Ft ornatus is in Pt. auratvs replaced by golden ochraceous or 

 ochraceous-bnff, and the dark broin of th'brack by mfxed ' den 

 ochraceous-buti and brownish. ^omtw 



2 ^^- al. ; skull. Lifu I., Loyalty Is 



Kev. S. J. Whitinee 77.7.:2.S.I. 



[C.]. (TV-/'*-' of species.) 



External measurements o/ Pteropus ornatus and auratus. 



I Forcai'm 



Pollex, total length, c. u. ......... 



,, iiietafarpal 



I „ 1st phalanx 



2iid digit, metacarpal .'. 



., 1st phalanx 



j _ .. I'nd-ord phalanx, c. u. 



I 3rd digit, raetacarpal 



„ Lst phalanx 



I „ 2nd phalaux 



: 4th digit, metacarpal ..", 



[ II 1st phalanx 



I, "Jiid phalanx 



5tli digit, metacarpal 



„ 1st phalanx 



I. 2nd phalanx 



Ears, length from orifice 



„ greatest width, flattened .... 



Front of eye to tip of muzzle 



Lower leg 



Foot, c. u 



Calcar 



■.^ * J'^'^^^ ^''"*' '^'''"' Caledonia, Paris Museum ■ measured hv V,.r,f^ 

 ])r. E. Trm.esBart. It should be noted tlu.t this indiridual rrle. Is pr£lv 

 Tery nearly the maximum size of the species ("c'est le 01.^—1^^'''''' 

 que nous possedious dans lalcool." ^L.^savt. irm")^%X'£jT;r^ 

 Mu.«euni .«iHHMn.ens are blightlv immature -^"^ inue Uutish 



