108 ' PTEROPIDJE. 



t. 9) Blainv. (Osteogr. Cheirop. t. G, skull), from Vanikoro, ap- 

 pears to bo the same as the latter variety. Quoy figures a 

 variety all pale reddish brown, from Tonga. Temminck, 

 Mon. ii. p. 797, says that the skull of P. vanihorensis is three 

 lines and a half shorter than that of P. kera tut renins. If this is 

 tho easo in these two, probably similar differences will be found 

 in tho skulls of tho specimens from the other islands; but this 

 must bo left for future study. 

 d. Pteropus insula ris, Voy. Pole Sud. 



17. Pteropus affinis. B. M. 



Fur of the back soft, adprcssed, black, slightly washed with 

 grey from the interspersed silvery grey hairs ; head, neck, front 

 of shoulders, and chest rufous ; nose, check, and chin blackish ; 

 crown slightly greyed with silver hairs ; chest and beneath black 

 grey, with abundance of elongated silvery-grey long hairs ; thighs 

 and legs hairy above. 



Hah. Jilolo, Wallace. 



18. Pteropus tricolor. B. M. 



Fur of back black ; head pale-brownish white ; cheeks blackish 

 grey ; neck, front of shoulders, and chest fulvous ; middle of tho 

 chest and belly paler fidvous ; sides of the body and underside of legs 

 black brown ; chin blackish-washed. 



llab. Ternate, Wallace. 



19. Pteropus Rayneri. B. M. 



Fur of the back short, adprcssed, brownish black ; head, neck, 

 upper part of shoulders, and chest red bay ; throat darker ; nose and 

 forehead blackish silver grey ; cheeks blacker ; middle of tho chest 

 and belly black ; sides and vent brown. 



Male. Bump and thighs above reddish brown ; head greyer. 



Female. Bump and thighs above yellow ; head blacker. 



Young. All the colours duller ; back brown and russet brown. 



Hab. Solomon Islands: San Christoval; Guadalcanal*, Itaijner. 



20. Pteropus Elseyi. B. M. 



Fur short, close, uniform reddish brown ; head paler, duller ; 

 neck, upper part of shoulders, and chest bright pale red bay ; under- 

 side reddish bay ; sides of the body and near shoulders pale yellowish. 



Young. Back black, grey-washed ; belly black ; crown and neck 

 bay ; head blackish grey. 



Hab. North-east coast of Australia ; Claremont Island, J. Macgil- 

 livray, 1800 ; North Australia, Dr. J. R. Elsey. 



