)'rKKoPcs PiLoscs. 307 



thickly niixed with long, coiirse, buffy hairs. — irantle deep tawny 

 (tawiij' tiiigod with russet), passing through a darker shade 

 (chocolate-tawny) on sides of neck, to vandyck-brown on fore- 

 neck ; mantle slightly, sides of neck and forcncck more thickly 

 sprinkled with coarse bufly hairs ; base of hairs of mantle dark 

 vandyck-brown. — Colour of mantle extending to occiput, lightening 

 to golden bufly on middle of crown ; interocular space, sides of 

 crown, sides of head, chin, and throat dark vandyck-brown, thickly 

 mi-Kcd with buify or grcyisli-white hairs. 



MtiasuremeiUs. Below and on p. ;}(,lS. 



Specimen exainineJ. One, the type. 



Rancfe. Pclew Islands. 



Ti/pe in collection. 



«. ,: aci. al.; skull. Pelew T.^. Godpffroy Mu«. 74.UI.5.3. 



(Type of species.) 



External measurements of Pteropus pselaphon and pllosua. 



JV, 



(lacl. type.) 



MlN. 



HI in. 



Forearm \',j'li> 



Pollex, total length, u. u ad 



,, metacarpal 12 



,, 1st phalanx 27 



2rid digit, iiietaearpal fi5 



„ 1st phalanx 1(> 



2nd-3rd phiilanx, c. ii. ... lo 



.Srd digit, luetaearpal 88 



„ 1st phalanx 66 



2nd phalanx SS'S 



4th digit, metacarpal 88o 



,, 1st phalanx .02 



., 2nd phalanx 515 



5th digit, metacarpal 91-5 



1st plialanx .39 



2nd phalanx ^J5'8 



Ear, length from orifice 2.'5 7 



,, greatest width, Uattened 14 



Front of eye to tip of nuiz/.le 23 



Lower leg .58 



Foot. c. n 45 



C'alear 138 



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