22 CHEIROPTERA. 



Length of head and body, 1 inch 8 lines ; tail, 1 inch 

 6 lines; fore-arm, 1 inch 6 lines; extent of ^vings, 10 inches. 

 — F. M. 



This species is readily distinguished by the large size of 

 the thumb, the robust character of the feet, and their exten- 

 sion beyond the hairy and narrow interfemoral membrane. 



Fii'st described by the Prince of Musignano, who ob- 

 tained it from Sicily. Professor Blasius possesses specimens 

 from the Bannat in Hungary. 



Vespertilio megapodius. 



Ves2)ertilio megapodius, Temm. Monog. vol. ii. p. 189. 

 Descriptiois-. — False molars ^ ; upper incisors strong and 

 large. Yery like V. Capaccini. Muzzle very short and blunt ; 

 ears moderate, slightly notched ; tragus long, leaf-shaped ; 

 interfemoral short, covered above and below with stiff scat- 

 tered hairs ; point of tail free ; claws long, with a few stiff 

 hairs. Fur short, smooth, of two colours, covering the flanks 

 above and below ; upper parts greyish brown, the base of 

 the hairs dark brown ; lower parts dull white, with the 

 base of the hairs blackish ; membranes brown. 



Length of head and body all but 2 inches ; of tail, 1 inch ; 

 fore-arm, 1 inch 5 lines ; extent of wings in adults, 9 inches. 

 Young of the year, blackish brown above, white below, 

 with an extent of wing of 5 inches 6 lines ; length of fore- 

 arm, 1 inch. — F. M. 



As in V. Capaccini, the feet are entirely free from above 

 the heel, the membranes springing from the extremity of 

 the tibia. Differs from that species in its muzzle being 

 much shorter than the space between the ears, whereas in 

 V. Capaccmi the space between the ears is equal to the 

 distance from the ears to the end of the nose, in ha\ing one 

 false molar more, and in the skull being shorter. 



Obtained in Sardinia by Monsieur Cantraine. 



