'<')'>C) PTKRorus vAJii'vr.rK i^nrus. 



GS d. Pteropus vampyrus eduiis, E. Geoff. 



I'tf^i'djins eduiis, J?. G'cnffi-oy, Ann. Mus. (THi^. Knt. xv. p. W 

 (1810 : Timor) ; OAtw, LvJtrb. Nature/, iii. Abth. ii. p. 936 (pt ) 

 (1816 : Timor) ; Cnvier, R. Anhn. i. p. 123 (1817) ; Desmiire^f , 

 Mamm. i. p. 109, no. 137 (1820); Schinz, Tliierr. i. p. loJ 

 (1821) ; Dc&mnred, Did. Sci. Nat. xlvi. p. 358 (1827 : Timor) ; 

 Is. Geoffroy, Diet. Class. d'Hist. Nat. xiv. p. 699 (1828: Timor) : 

 J. B. Fischer, Syn. Mamm. p. 81, no. 1 (pt.) (1829: Timor); 

 Lesson, Hist. Nat. Mamm. (Covipl. Bnffon) x. p. oG (pt.) (183(i ; 

 Timor) ; Gray, Mag. Znol i'- Bot. ii. p. 502 (pt.) (18:i8 : Timor) ; 

 Ohen, Ail;/. Natun/. vii. Ablli. ii. p. 989 (pt.)(lS:>8: Timor): 

 Waf/ner, iSchreber's Sciuff., !Siip})l. i. p. 342 (pt.) (1839: Timor); 

 Limoii, N. Tahl. R. An., Mamm. p. 12, no. 168 (pt.) (1842: 

 Timor) ; E. Desmarest, Diet. Univ. d'liist. Nat. xi. p. 247 (pt. ) 

 (1848: Timor); Peters, MB. Akad. Berlin, 1867, p. 324 (pt.) 

 (Timor); Fitzinqer, SB. Alad. Wien. Ix. Abth. i. p. 39S (pt.) 

 (1870: Timor); ' Dobson, Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 50 (pt.) (1^78: 

 Timor) ; Trouessarf, Bev. ^- Mai;. Zool. (3) ri. p. 201 (pt.) (1879 : 

 Timor) ; Jnitinii, Cat. Osf. Mamm. p. 259 (pt.) (1887 : Timor) ; 

 id., Cat. Si/st. Mavun. p. 145 (pt.) (1888 : Timor) ; Seabra. Jorn. 

 Sci. Math. Lishoa, (2) v. no. 18, p. 118 (1897 : Timor) ; Trones- 

 sart, Cat. Mamm. i. p. 80 (pt.) (1897: Timor); Seabra, Jorn. 

 Sci. Math. Lisbiia, (2) v. no. 19, p. 167, pi. i. tig. 6 (palate-ridges) 

 (1898) ; Willink, Nat. Tijd. Nederl. Ltd. Ixv. p. 272 (pt.) (1905 : 

 Timor). 



Pteropus funereu.?, Tenuidnck, AI(/ii. Mamm. ii. p. 63 (pt.), pi. xxxv. 

 iig. 4 (bead) (1837: Timor); Wayner, Schreher's Siiw/., Suppl. 

 i. p. .346 (])t.^ (18.39: Timor); S. MiUti-r,in Temmivck's Nat. 

 Gesch. Nederl. Overz. Bez., Zooi/d. pp. 20, 59 (pt. ) (18.39-44 : Timor \ : 

 Lesson, N. Tabl. Ji. An., Mamm. ],. 12. no. 170 (pt.) (1842 : 

 Tiuioi;) ; Schinz, Si/st. Verz. Siing. i. p. 122 (pt.) (1844 : Timor) : 

 E. Desmarest, Diet. Univ. d'Hist. ]\at. xi. p. 247 (pt.) (1848: 

 Timor); Grai/, Zuol. ' Samara n<i,'' Vert. p. 11 (pt.) (1849: 

 Timor) ; Wai/ner, Sc/irebe/s Sitae/., Svppl. v. p. 596 (pt.) (1853- 

 55: Timor); Gertuii-i, Hist. Nat. Mami)i. i. p. 187 (pt.) (1854: 

 Timor): Giebel, Siiiir/. p. 996 (pt.) (1855: Timor); ScMeyel, 

 Dierlainde. i. p. 53 (pt.) (1857: Timor); Finscb, Nen-Gtdnea, 

 p. 150 (1865: Timor): Fitzinr/er, SB. Akad. JCien, Ix. Abth. i. 

 p. 407 (pt.) (1870: Timor): Studcr, FvrscJuoic/sreise 'Gazelle,'' 

 iii. p. 210(1889: Timor). 



I'teropus celreno (pt., nee Her?n.), Mataehie, Met/acJnr. p. 15 (1899: 

 Timor) ; Trouessart, Cat. Mam?n., Snji-pl. p. 50 (li.104: Timor). 



Diagnosis. — A small, melanistic iorm of Ft. vamjyi/rus. Skull, 

 total leiigtli abont 76 mm. ; forearm 185-187 mm. Hah. Timor: 

 HavH. 



Differential characters. — Size as Pt. v. natiince (N. Natun a.s ; 

 Borneo) and lanensis (Philippines), averaging much smaller than 

 Pt. V. malaccensis, vampyrus, and platan. From Pt. v. natuna' it is 

 rasily distinguished by its dark colour. In its essential characters 

 it closely approaches //. v. lancnsis, but colour apparently still 

 darker. 



Colour. — (1) Melanistic specimens : " Poils d'un brun-noiriitre 

 partout le corps, d'nne teiutc plus fonce'e sur la poitrine et pins 

 claire snr le dos." The type specimen thns described byE. Geoffroj- 

 (I. s. r.) is now much faded (russet above and beneath, with the 

 I'oreneck burnt umber). — Also the colour of the two eotypcs of 



