fXKROI'CS ARlKt. 



asi 



posteriorly, the zygomatic width (44u inin.) being in fact greater 

 than in any skull in the British Museum series of Pt. gigantcxis 

 (36-43 mm.). 



Remarks. — Though the single British Museum specimen from 

 the Maldives is not completely matched by any specimen of Pt. gigan' 

 tens in the Collection, it must nevertheless be admitted that its 

 differences from certain extremes (in small size, short and broad 

 rostrum, and large teeth) of the continental species are rather slight, 

 and it is not unlikely that, on the basis of a sufficiently large scries 

 from the Maldives, Pt. ariel would prove to be only subspecifically 

 distinguishable from Pt. giganteus. 



(5 ad. al. ; 

 BkuU. 



Maldives [probably Hulule, 

 Male Atoll]. 



J. Stanley Gardiner, 

 Esq. [P.]. 



8.12.26.1. 



External measurements of Ptoropus giganteus and ariel. 



Pt. gigaiUeus. 



16 ad. 



^Incl. cotypes of 



Ft. medkis, kelaarti, 



•and leucocephalits.) 



Ft. oriel. 

 dad. 



Mi.v. 



I mni. 



Forearrti I 163-5 



PoUex, total length, c. u j 66 



,, metacarpal .-. 14 



1st phalanx j 35'3 



2nd digit, metacarpal 



,, Ist phalanx 



,, 2nd-Srd phalanx, c. u. 

 3rd digit, metacarpal 



,, Ist phalanx 



,. 2nd phalanx 



4th digit, metacarpal 



„ 1st phalanx 



„ 2nd phalanx 



5th digit, metacarpal 



„ 1st phalanx 



,, 2nd phalanx 



Ears, length from orifice 



„ greatest width, flattened ... 



Front of eye to tip of muzzle 



Interfemoral in centre, depth 



Lower leg 



Foot, c. u 



Calcar 



80 



18 



153 

 108-5 



80 



112-5 

 105-5 



64 



63 

 113 



47 



50 



33 



20 



28 



17-5 



79-5 



48-5 

 (20*) 



Max. 



mm. 

 1765 



75 



18 



38 



90-5 



22 



205 

 118 



89 

 125 

 118 



725 



74 

 123-5 



54 



57-5 



36 



21 



30 



25 



87-5 



56 

 (26 •) 



mm. 

 1(50 



67-5 



15 



35 



77 



17 



18-5 

 103 



775 

 113 

 102 



63 



68 

 107-5 



47-5 



54 



325 



22 



a 



77-5 

 50 



Approximate meaBurements from dried ski-ns. 



