848 ROBERT COLLETT, 



The dentition is normal, agreeing exactly with Dobson's 

 description : « |, c |, ^ |, »w | (38). 



15. Miniopterus australis Tomes 1858. 



Miiiiopleriis auslralis Tomes, in: Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1858, p. 125 

 (1858) 



A. Male, Coomooboolaroo, Dec. 1883 (spirit). 



A fully grown male, agreeing in every respect with the descrip- 

 tions of Tomes and Dobson (Cat. Chir. Brit. Mus. p. 351). 



Length of cubitus 38 mm 



Length of body from the end of snout to the root of tail . 45 „ 



Length of tail 44 „ 



Length of tibia 19 „ 



Length of ear (from the base of tragus) 9 „ 



The colour is above dark reddish brown, underneath greyish brown, 

 the root of the für darker brown. The ears are transparent, lighter 

 reddish brown. The lower surface of the wing membrane is clothed 

 with long hairs on the portion from the knee upwards to somewhat 

 beyond the elbow. 



The tail membrane is more thinly clad underneath, than on the 

 Upper surface, and ceases at about the knee. 



The ears are short, almost quite Square above, and with straight 

 outer margin; tragus coniparatively long (3,8 mm), inconsiderably 

 broader near the tip, than in its other part, and with the tip slightly 

 curved inwards. 



The length of the V^ phalanx on the 3"^ (longest) finger is 9 mm, 

 the same on the 5"' finger 8 mm. The second or terminal phalanx of 

 the 3"^ finger is very long, reaching in repose, in its flexed State, beyond 

 the middle of the metacarpal bone. The tail is as long as the head 

 and body. 



The skull. 



Length of skull 14 mm 



Length of lower jaw 10 „ 



The skull (as in M. schreihersii) is distinguished by its steep, 

 ascending forehead; the facial portion forms a projectiou liUe a beak 

 in front of the almost globular brain case. 

 The dentition is complete: 



i I, c 1, i) I, m I (36). 



