PTF.llOHL'^; GliAXUIS. 2o'.J 



St'.vual dlffereiitiiitioii. — A tuft of rigiJ, biighler-colouied 

 gliiudular haiis on each side of neck in males, wautiug in females. 

 Canines heavier in males than in females. 



Measurements. On pp. 2(33, 264, 



iSpecimens examined. Three, as registered below, 



liange. So far only known from Vella Lavella, Xew Georgia 

 group, Central Solomon Islands. 



I'^ipe in colled ion. 



liehiarln. — This species differs from Pt. ruhiwnis chiefly in (he 

 characters given in the diagnosis above. From Pt. r/randis, which 

 it closely resembles in the colour of the neck, back, rump, and 

 Tiiiderparts, it is readily distinguished by its smaller size, relatively 

 shorter tibia and smaller ears, and by having the crown and face 

 grizzled buffy, greyish, and dark brown, not uniform blackish or 

 seal-brown as in Pt. grandis. 



a. J u(l. sk. ; skull. Vella Lavella, SolomonB ; A. S. Meek 8.11. 1«.2. 

 12 March, 1908. [C.]. 



{Type of species.) 

 A.r. 9 iiiim., 2acl.sks.; Vella Lavella ; 17 Feb., A. S. Meek 8.11.16.1..3. 

 skulls. 2 March, 1908. [0.]. 



4ti. Pteropus grandis, Thos. 



I'teropus grandis, nomas, Ann. iff Mni/. i\. II. (5) xix. p. 147 (1 Feb. 

 1887 : Shortland I.) ; id., P. Z. S. 1887, p. 320, pi. xxv. (animal), 

 text-tig. 1 (teeth) (Ala, Shortland 1.) : Woodford, Not. amom/ 

 the Head-liunter.<, p. 197 (1890: Shortland grou])) : Troiiessart, 

 Cat. Mamm. i. p. 80(pt.) (1897 : Solomons) : Matachie, Megachir. 

 p. 15 {pt.)(1899 : Alu) ; Trouessart, Cat. Mamm., Stippl. p. 49 (pt.) 

 (1904 : Shortland) ; Mdkr, Fam. S,- Gen. Bats, p. 58 (1907). 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Pt. Javellanus, but larger with relativelv 

 longer tibia and larger eary. Crown and face uniform blackish 

 seal-brown. Forearm 167-1T2 mm. JIuh. Bougainville grouj), 

 Solomon Is. 



Colour. — Type, e? ad, skin, Alu : — Back glossy blackish seal-brown, 

 this colour continued backward in a narrow line along sides of 

 rump next to membranes and on upperside of tibia?. Paimp pale 

 ochraccous-buff, much paler than mantle and strongly contrasting 

 with back, shading into cinnamon-rufous along inner sides of 

 thighs, and this in turn into chestnut along inner sides of tibia>. 

 Base of fur of rum]) seal-brown. — Centre of breast and u])per belly 

 glossy Vjlackish, forming a large patch or broad stripe ; sides ot 

 breast and belly, including Hanks, dark chocolate, shading gradually 

 into dark cinnamon-rufons on crissum. — Occiput, mantle, sides ot 

 neck, and foreneck dark chocolate, similar to sides of breast and 

 not very strongly contrasting with back. .V tuft of rigid, mars- 

 brown glandular hairs on eacli side of neck, on spreading somewhat 

 contrasting in colour with surrounding darker fur (sexual character). 

 Crown, forehead, sides of face, chin, and throat blackish. "' Iris 

 yellow-brown'' (V. M. \\'oodford). 



An adult male from Bougainville (skin, 8.] 1.16.4) is similar to 



