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MAMMALIA. 
Genus 1.—Galeopithecus.— Geoffroy. 
Incisory teeth |; canines J-J; grinders ; total 36. Upper 
intermediate incisors very small; lateral ones long and com¬ 
pressed, edged with a tubercle on each side at their base. 
Inferior incisors, inclined and notched ; posterior grinders rough, 
with points and notches; ears small and rounded ; tail of uncertain 
length; a large membrane envelopes the neck, anterior and 
posterior extremities, the fingers and the tail; fingers of the 
anterior extremities short j nails bent and slender ; two pectoral 
mammae. , 
Galeopithecus rufus. —The Colugo. 
Plate VII. fig. 1. 
Fur red, without spots ; head very small ; arms very muscular. 
About a foot long. Inhabits the Pelew Islands. 
Tribe II.— Vespertiliones. 
Fingers of the hands much elongated, supporting very fine 
membranes, the thumb alone being separated, but not opposable. 
Division I. — Grinders without sharp points ; and no tail. 
Genus 2.—Pteropus.— Brisson. 
Incisors conical; canines J-J; grinders total 34: 
each tooth furnished with two roof-shaped ridges, forming a 
longitudinal furrow along them. Nose without a membranaceous 
appendage: tail short, or wanting. Interfemoral membrane 
sloped off, index finger with a third phalanx and a nail. 
Tongue papillary. 
Pteropus vulgaris. — The Tern ate Bat. 
Plate V. fig. 12. 
Fur of under parts black, except about the pubis, where the 
colour is red; face reddish brown, sides same colour: hair all 
