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Cephiilotes pallasi, E. Geoffroij, Ann. Mm. (Vllist. Nut. xv. p. 107 

 (1810: renaming of J'espertilio cephalutes) ; liafiiics<iue, Precis 

 Sotniol. p. 1:2 (1814); Desmareat, Mamm. i. p. 11:}, n. 150, 

 pi. xxxii. figs. 6, 6 b (animal, head ; copies from Pallas) (I'SSO) ; 

 ScJiim, Thierr. i. p. lo7 (1621) ; .id., Naturg. S,- Abb. Siiruj. i. p. 70 

 (1824) ; id., Thien: iv. p. 291 (182o) ; Grm/, Griffitlis A>i. 

 Kingd. v. p. r^f), n. 167 (1827) ; Is. Geofroy, Diet. Class. d'Hist. 

 Nat. xiv. p. 707 (1828) ; J. B. Fischer, Syn. Manim. p. 89, n. 1, 

 p. 550 (1829); Macalister, Phil. Trans. 1872, pi. xiv. lig. 11, 

 pi. XV. (myology). 



Ilarpyia pallasi. Lesson, Man. Mamm. p. 114, n. 208* (1827); 

 Burnett, Q.J. Sci. Lit. Art, Apr.-June, 1829, p. 269 f (1829) ; 

 Temminch, Mon. Mamm. ii. p. 101, pi. xl. (animal; head; skull ; 

 incisoi's and canines) (1837 : .\inboina) ; Gra}/, May. Zool. Si- 

 i?o/. ii. p. 504 (1838); S. Midler, Temminrk's Nai. Gesck; Ned. 

 Ov. Bez., Zooyd. pp. 21,59 (1841-44 : Celebes ; Amboina; food) ; 

 Macyillicrny, Cuvier's An. Kinyd. ii. p. 13, pi. viii. B, iigs. 9-13 

 (animal ; head ; skull ; incisors and canines : copies from Tom- 

 minck) (1840) ; Blyfh, Cuvier's An. Kinyd. p. 69, tie:. 9 (animal; 

 head) (1840) ; Temminck, Mon-. Mamm. ii. p. 358 (1841 : food) ; 

 Lessun, N. Tabl. R. An., Mamm. p. 15, n. 204 * (1S42) ; Gray, 

 Toy.' Sulphur,' Zooli. p. 29 (1844); Sehleyel, Dierk. i. p. 54', 

 pi. iii. fig. 37 (animal) (1857) ; Gerrard, Cat. Bones Mamnv. B.M\ 

 p. 58, skull a (1862: Amboina)'; {A)iomimous\ Mem. Quadr. Sr 

 Cheir. Arch. Ind.-^. 119 (pt.) (1864 ; Celebes ; "Moluccas ; food) ; 

 Finsch, Neu-Gid)iea, p. 151 * (pt.) (1S65); Gray, P. Z. S. 1866, 

 p. 64; Fitzinyer, S.B. Ak. Wien, Ix. Abth. i." p. 643 (1870); 

 Schleyel, Dierent., Zooyd. p. 66 (1872) ; Marchi, Atfi Sac. Ital. 

 Sci. A'a^. XV. p. 519 (1873: hair-strueture) ;. liosenbery, .Malaii. 

 Arch. pp. 268 *, 322 (1878 : Celebes ; Ceram). 



Diagnosis. — Larger than N.papuanns, but smaller than N. qeminus'; 

 forearm 60-5-69 mm. Colour of back uniform, with dorsal stripe 

 sharply pronounced, about 3-5-5' mm. broad (^ of breadth of furred 

 area of back) ; females much paler than males ; membranes frora 

 first phalanx of second or third too or frora interdigital membrane 

 between these phalanges. Hab. Amboiua group (^Buru ; Amboina-; 

 Ceram), west to Celebes (Menado; Kema ; Amurang; Macassar), 

 south through Timor Laut to Timor. 



The difference in size as between this species and N.papuanus is 

 shown in the table p. 706 ; though in extreme cases the two species 

 may approach rather closely to each other in size, there appears 

 always to remain a perfectly clear line between them, both in the 

 size of the skull and teeth and the external dimensions. Apart 

 from this, there are noteworthy differences in the colour of the fur 

 and in the sexual differentiation. In N. papuanus the sese.sdo not 

 differ conspicuously in the colour of the upperside, but the foreneck 

 and sides of the breast and belly are in males bright cinnamon or 

 tawny cinnamon, iu females fawn-woodbrown or fawn-drab. In 

 N. cephahies the sexes are so different in colour both above and 

 below that they might easily be mistaken for different species, the 

 males being (generally speaking) fawn-drab above with the under- 



* Generic name misspelt Hnrpya. t Specific name misspelt pallafnii. 



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