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the thigh. The penis is i)rovi<le(l with a bone. The muzzle is sepa- 

 rated tVoni the upper lip by a naked, smooth space. The lower border 

 of tiie muzzle is not continuous with the ui)per border of the muzzle, 

 but ends upon the sides of the face to form the lower border of a groove, 

 the ui)per edge of which constitutes a distinct ridge at the side of the 

 muzzle. 



The lower lip presents a well-detined triangular mental plate; at the 

 side the lip forms a thick rounded border. A deep groove lies below 

 this bolder, which is limited in part by a h)\v fold of skin almost Joining 

 the auricle as it ends near the angle of the mouth. 



The proximal ulnar rudimentis anchylosed to the radius, ant! provided 

 with a hlanientous shaft. The i)isiform bone is massive and lies parallel 

 to the fifth metacarpal l)one. Both the above characters are present 

 in Atalapha and J)<(si/))ferus. * 



NoctnUiiia and Atalaplui and its allies (I M'ould place here Mhiiojifenis) 

 are thus seen to possess molossine aftinities. The disposithtn for all the 

 forms named to possess hairy wing membranes and the tragus to be of 

 the same general (character are also in evidence that they incline to 

 form an alliance. 



Kerivoula. — J. E. Oray showed good judgment in separating this 

 genus from Vespertilio. The more the forms are studied the wider the 

 interval will become which removes them from one another. In a study 

 of K. lundiciclii I found no trace of a phalanx in the second digit.- 

 The phalanges of the third digit were of the same length; those of 

 the fourth digit were very unequal, the second being the shorter, while 

 in the fifth digit the second phalanx was almost the length of the first. 

 There was apparently no accessory cartilage at the side of the end of 

 the fifth digit. There was no obli(]ue tibial line on the wing mem- 

 brane. 1 know of nothing similar to this in the family. Seven ruga^- 

 were seen on the hard palate. The ulna was anchylosed to the shaft 

 at its middle, a character broadly contrasted to Vespertilio but 

 but resend>ling that seen in the majority of the order. The first meta- 

 carpal bone was bound down its entire length to the second matacarpal 

 and its callosity covered the entire palmar surface. A fleshy wart was 

 found ou the dorsal aspect of the forearm at the elbow. 



* Proceedings of Am. Pliilosoph. Soc, xxix, February 11, 1891. 



