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20. Glossophaga soricina, Pall. First discovery — Mr. 

 Caracciolo, 1892, and again sent by him in 1893. 



This also is a very common species in all parts of tropical 

 America. It represents, with its much rarer ally, the next 

 species, a group of bats characterized by their exceedingly long 

 tongues, which project considerably from their mouths, and are 

 ixsed for licking out the insides of fruits, berries, etc. 



21. Akura geoffroyi. Gray. First discovery — Mr. Hart, 



1890 (Botanic Gardens.) " Caught in a butterfly net 

 while sucking flowers of Eperua falcata, the Wallaba 

 tree." 



22. Artibeus PERSPiciLi.ATUS, L. First discovery — Mr. Hart, 



1892 (Botanic Gardens.) Also sent by Mr. Caracciolo, 

 1893. 



23. Artibeus planirostris, Spix, First discovery — Mr. 

 Caracciolo, 1889. 



24. Artibeus hartii, Thos. First discovery — Mr. J. H. 



Hart, 1892. 



The type and only example as yet known of this interesting 

 new bat was obtained by Mr. Hart in the Botanic Gardens dur- 

 ing the course of last year. Like the other members of the 

 genus Artibeus it has a short thick head, with a remarkably 

 broad muzzle, but it differs from most of them by having a 

 uniformly brownish colour without white stripes on the forehead. 

 It is a rather small bat, with a forearm only about an inch and 

 a half in length. 



25. Artibeus quadrivittatus, Peters. First discovery, Dr. 

 Huggins, 1866 (San Fernando.) 



This is a very pretty little fruit-eating bat, with four 

 prominent white stripes running down its face. 



26. Vampyrops oaraccioli, Thos. First discovery— Mr, 

 <"nraccii>K>, 18S9. Also received from Mr. Hart, 1890 

 (Botanic Gardens.) 



Science is indebted for the original discovery of this hand» 

 •ome species to our President, in whose honour I named it, on 



