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PTEROrUS SUBNIGER. 



collar. The first character distinguishes it from all species of 

 Fteropus except molossinus, persoaatus, scapulatus, and woodfordi : 

 the second excludes molossinus, scapulatus, and woodfordi ; the 

 third, personatus. 



a. Inini. sk. ; skull. 



b. (5 imm. st. 



c. Imm. sk. ; skull. 



d. (S yg. ad. sk. ; 



skull. 



e. Imm. sk. ; skull. 

 f.g. 2 imm. sks. ; 



skulls. 

 h, i. 1 ad., 1 2 iuiui. 

 sks.; skulls. 



Leydeu Museum. 

 J. Gould, Esq. [P.], 



Purchased (Parzudaki). 

 Tomes Coll. (Zool. Soc). 



Mauritius. H. Whitely, Esq. [P.]. 



Not reg. 

 Not reg. 

 37.4.28 31. 

 4.3.12.30.13. 



49.8.23.8. 

 7.1.1.257, 

 257 bis. 

 66.1.24.2, .3. 



External measurements of Pteropus dasymallus, formosus, 

 and subniarer. 



Forearm 



Polles, total length, c. u 



2nd digit, metacarpal 



„ 1st phalanx 



„ 2nd-3rd phalanx, c. u 

 3rd digit, metacarpal 



,, 1st phalanx 



,, 2nd phalanx 



4th digit, metacarpal 



,, 1st phalanx 



,, 2nd phalanx 



5th digit, metacarpal 



,, 1st phalanx 



,, 2nd phalanx 



Ear, length from orifice 



„ gi'eatest vidtb, flattened .. 

 Front of eye to tip of muzzle . . 



Lower leg 



Foot, 0. u 



Calcar 



Pt. dasymallus. 

 12 ad. 



Mil*. Max. 



mm. 

 1255 

 56-2 

 62 

 15 

 15 

 87-5 

 63 

 88 

 85 

 52 

 52 

 90 

 40 

 42-5 

 23 

 15-8 

 26 

 58-5 

 44 

 15 



mm. 

 137 



63 



72 



18-5 



18 



96 



71-5 



96-5 



93 



60 



59-5 



99 



45 5 



47"5 



24 



17-3 



26 



65-8 



50 



17 



Pt. formosus. 



3 ad. 

 (Inch cotypes.) 



MiN. Max. 



mm. 

 130 

 58 -o 

 66 

 17 

 16 

 88-5 

 67-5 

 87-5 

 86 

 55 

 51-5 

 91-5 

 41 

 43 



24-5 

 63 

 60 

 16 



ram. 

 137 



60-5 



70 



18 



16-2 



93-5 



73 



95 



93 



58-5 



60 



99 



45 



47 



25-5 

 67 

 50-5 

 17 



P(. suhniger. 

 3 ad. 



MiN. Max. 



mm. 



95-2 



38-5 



49-2 



10-8 



10-7 



67-2 



46-5 



56 



66 



38-5 



36-5 



69-5 



29-2 



41-5 

 34-5 



mm. 



99 



42-5 



52-8 



12-7 



11-2 



74-2 



48-2 



65 



71-2 



40-8 



39-5 



76-2 



31-2 



