164. 



I'eceipt of the specimen he smit home in 1889. It is a medium 

 sized species, with a forearm about 2 inches long, and has its 

 face, as in the last species, conspicuously striped with white, 

 and there is also a white stripe running doAvn the centre of the 

 back. Further specimens of this interesting species would be of 

 much service. 



It would be interesting for observers on the spot to try and 

 find oixt what service, such as assimilation to surrounding objects, 

 is rendered by the peculiar white striping so marked in this and 

 many of the other allied species. 



27. CmiJODEKMA viLLOSUM, Petcrs. First discovery — Dr. 



Iluggins, 1860. Also sent by Mr. Caracciolo, 1893. 



28. Stuiixika lilium, GeotF. First discovery — Dr. Huggins, 

 1866. 



29. DiSMODUS RUFUS, Wied, Blood-sucking Bat. First 



discovery — Mr. Caracciolo, 1802, and again sent in 

 1803. 



This, the common blood-sucking bat of tropical America, 

 has no doubt long been known to inhabit Trinidad, but Mr. 

 Caracciolo's specimens are the first that have actually been sent 

 from the island. 



C a i»ni voi^a. . 



The Carnivora of Trinidad afford a good example of our extreme ignor- 

 ance scientifically of the fauna combined with a general knowledge of the 

 animals popularly. Thus, although every resident member of the Society 

 could probably say at once that such and such beasts of prey inhabit the 

 island, yet scarcely a single carnivora can be said to be detinitely determined 

 as a native there. De Verteuil's names are almost unidentifiable, scientifi- 

 cally, and the popular names are practically valueless. Thus whether the 

 " Chat-tigre" of Ledru, the " Tiger-Cat" of de Vertenil is Felis pardat-is 

 the Ocelot F. tiorina, the true Tiger-Cat, it is impossible to say, or whether 

 both occur in the island. Again is de Verteuil's " Vitekka vittata" the 

 Grison or the Skunk, and what is his " Gulo or Glutton." Skins and skulls 

 sent home for determination, can alone settle these and other similax 

 questions. 



30. FcLis, sp. The Ocelot or the Tiger-Cat. '' Chat-tigre 



of Ledru 1810. 



31. Galichs BARBAiiA, L. The Tayra. First notice — De 

 Verteuil. Skulls in Museum from Mr. G. W. Meaden, 

 1890) and Mr. H. Prestoe 



(1891) {" Woods of the Interior.") 



