ACl;ROI)o^^ gilvi's. 423 



Mcaxtvxmenta. On i)p. 421, A22. 



Spenmens e.vamined. Two, iu tho colloclions of the licdin mid 

 I'ritish Jlusounis. 



Tiipe in collection. 



liemarks. — The distinctness of this form is open to doviht. The 

 r']iaracters on wliich it is jirovisioually kept separate here (pre- 

 dominance of pale element in colour of underparts, small differences 

 in size of teeth) arc such as must he excepted to vary to u certain 

 degree individually. As yet the evidence is not quite strong enough 

 to unite it with A, m. macHoti. 



«. d" ad- ■'li-; skull. Flores. Dr. A. R. Wallace [C.]. 63.12.2(5.11. 



( Ti/pe of snl>species.) 



2 c. Acerodon mackloti alorensis, K. AncL \ 



Acerodon macklciti aloroiisis, K. Anthyscn, Aim. ^- Mai/. JV. H. 

 (8) iii. pp. 24, 25 (2 Jan, 190'J: Alor). 



Diagnosis. — The largest form of A. ^iiacllod: forearm about 15<') 

 niui. JJab. Alor Island. 



Skull and teeth as in A. iw.flnresii. Colour of I'ur as in A. m. 

 mackloti. 



Measurements. On pp. 421, 422, 



'I'lHic in collection. 



it. J ad. al. ; skidl. Alor, L&sser Suuda. Is.; A. Everett fC.]. 98.0.11.1. 

 IG Apr. ISyy. (7^2* of subspecies.) 



3. Acerodon gilvus, A'. And. 



Acerodon gilvus, K. Andersen, AuilSj Mikj. ]S. II. (8) iii. pp. 21,25 

 (2 Jan. llJUy: 8uniba). 



Dmgnosis, — Allied to A, maclhti, but skull and external 

 dimensions smaller ; colour of upj^xirside paler. Eor^arm about 

 ];jo mm. Hah. iSumba. 



tSkull and teeth. — General characters of skull quite as in 

 A. maclcloti, but size cousjjicuously smaller: total lengtli (typ«') 

 t)G mm., against G9-72 in all races of A. mackloti. Upper teeth 

 scarcely ditferiug in size from those of A. mackloti, but lower 

 incisors, j)|, p^, p^, and m, distinctly smaller. A small antero- 

 internal tubercle in j)^ of the single specimen examined, 



Colour (tyj)e). — Similar to A. m.Jloresii, but back much paler 

 owing to predominance of pale over brownish element of colour; 

 general asjK'ct light cream-buli'y, ^\i(h Trout's brown or vandyck- 

 brown bases of hairs perfectly concealed on back, slightl}' showing 

 through on rump. 



Measurements. On pp. 424, 425. 



Tijpe in collection. 



-7. J ad. sk., skull. Waingapo. Sumba , A. Kyerett [C.]. 0S.11.C.19. 

 Jiov. 16'Jt5. (7^/)C ol tpecics.) 



