470 DODSONIA UESEA. 



smaller teeth ; but the structure of the premolars and molars is 

 precisely the same in both species. Compare D. nesea, from the 

 West and Central Solomon Islands, with its more peciiliary modified 

 rostrum. 



«,. $!»(]. sk.; slaiU. Sau Cln-istoval, Dec. ISM Lords of tbe Ad mi- 56.7.7.5. 



(Voy. ' tiei\ud'; llr.F. ralty[F.]. (Ti/y^e of species.) 



M. Rai/ner). 



6. $ :ul.al.;slvull. Ugj (h.m.S. 'Lark '). Dr.H.B. Guppy [C.]. 83.8.18.7. 



12. Dobsonia nesea, A'. And. 



CepLalotes peroni {nee E. Geoff.), Thomas, F. Z. S. 1887, p. 323 (pt.) 

 (Alu, Shortland) ; id., P. Z. S. 1888, p. 476 (1889: Kubiana). 



Dobsonia nusea, K. Andersen, Ann. ^- Mag. N. H. (8) iv. pp. 532, 

 533 (1 Dec. 1909: differential characters). 



jD'uKjnosis. — Allied to B. viermis and very nearly of the same 

 general size, but jjremoxillae and upper canines slanted peculiarly 

 forward, premolars and molars distinctly larger but not ditiering in 

 .structure. Forearm about 109-5 mm. Nab. ^Yest and Central 

 Bolomon Islands : IShortland and Ilubiana (otf New Georgia). 



(F 



^y^cp^ 



, A B 



Fig. 27. — 1>. iMsfnini ol" Dohsunia nesea (lype bkull), to show proclivous 



preiuaxilla- and canines, as compared with A, L>. ii/ermis (lype skull). 



^ (Iniear). 



Shill. — The cranial character given in the above diagnosis is A'ery 

 con.spicuous in the profile (fig. 27) and upper view of the rostrum ; 

 in the profile of 7J. inermis (as generally in Dobsonia) the tip of the 

 nasals is vertically above the middle or front half, in D. nesea 

 vertically above the hinder edge, of the alveole of the canine. 



Colour. — Type (Shortland) : llather similar in colour to tlie type 

 of B. inermis, but with a distinct olive tinge on back of neck, and 

 the general colour of the underparts paler drab. — A young adult 

 male (al.) from Enbiana is very nearly identical in colour. 



Measurements. On ])p. 478, 480, 482. 



tSjjecimens e.vatiiined. Those rt'gistered below. 



Tijpe in collection. 



a J ad sk. ; skull. Alu, Sboi tland ; C. M. Woodford, Esq. S7.L18.8. 



Ap. 1886. [O.]. (7;//;5« of species.) 



;, ^ yg. ad. al. ; Rubiana. C. M. Woodiord. Esq. 88.I.5.rJ. 



skull. [C.]. 



c Head of vg. ad. Enbiana. C. M. Woodford, Etq. 5:'8.] .;).12 bit. 



a!. ; skull. [C.]. 



