rXEKOITS XATALIS. 



235 



arc larRoly diurnul in their habits ; sevcrnl may be observo.l saili,,-. 



ihev'i;; ;'f 'f ' '^ ''f ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ -..light: even at^id av aif 

 . ;• 1 '-i^o f-eq«ently seen feeding in the daytime. The cry i^^ 

 a very ioud harsh screech, apparently uttered both durin ' the-in 

 .pirat.on as well as the expiration of the breath. Foetal specimen 

 some near the term, were obtained towards the end of De eX a 

 female carrying a well-gro^vn young one was shot at the end^f July 



$ arl. al. 

 skull. 



luill. al. 



'/. d" ad. sli. ; 

 skull. 



^'^;^::;^.l-«?.,:^ Lo,^sof,heAd,„iralty 87.4.26.1. 



f,f- 6 ad., 

 ad. ai. 



JavafH.M.S.'Flj 

 iiig Fish': Capf 



Christmas I. (ILM.S, 

 ' Flying Fish ' 

 Capt. Maclear). 



CljristmasI.;30Sept 



1887(H.M.S.'Ege- 

 ria '), 



[P.]. 



(Type of species.) 



Loi-dsof the Admindtv 

 [P.]. ^ 



87.4.2G.1' 3. 



J. J. Lister, Esq. [C. & 88.7.9.1. 



S. ' Egeria '). 

 <J-l.-6 6nA\ Clmstmas I.; Oct. Sir John Murray IP 1 

 djuv.,25 1897, Feb. 1898 - '- -■ 



ad. ska. ; (Br. C. W. An- 



skulls of </--/.•. di-ews). 



'"■?..!""- ''"ST",,'' '"'• ^-"^'-"■'«"",m 



skulls. t^Br. Andrews). 



External measurements of Pteropus modiglianii and natalis. 



99.8.0.1-4, 

 50-51. 



99.8.6.5. 

 9.1.16.1-5. 



Pt. vwdigliaiiii. 



7 ad. 

 (Incl. cotjpe.) 



Pt. natniis. 



12 ad. 

 (Incl. type.) 



MiN. 



mm. 

 134-5 

 58 

 13-5 

 29 

 70-5 

 16-5 

 14-5 



Forearm 



Pollex, total lengtii, c.uT ........ 



,, metacarpal 



)■ 1st phalanx 



2nd digit, metacarpal 



i> 1st phalanx 



! .. , ••. . 2nd-3rd phalanx, c. u , 1^0 



ord digit, metacarpal I 93.5 



.. 1st phalanx .......1 69-5 



2nd phalanx ' 99 



. 4th digit, metacarpal \'^_'^'^ g^^ 



.. 1st phalanx r..-; 



O 1^ , . I ^o 



^ J. Znd phalanx g^ 



oth digit, metacarpal ....."..!| 96-5 



» 1st phalanx I 40-5 



; „ 2nd phalanx 1 39 



I Ear, lengtii from ori fice ." ' .' 07 



I „ greatest width, flattened | 17 



Front of eye to tip of muzzle . ' 



Jjower Xee .... 



Foot 



Calc;i 



er leg 



61 

 44 

 16 



