IVA^L^^ALS of VENEZVELA—ROBINSON axd lyon. 
155 
Meuiiuremeniti. 
Lensrth: 
T(.)tal 
Tail . 
Ear In im meatu.s 
Tra ii;us , 
Width, ear 
Heig'ht of nose leaf from lower edge of n])per lip 
Greatest width nose leaf 
Length of — 
Forearm 
Thumb 
Third linger (longest) 
Metacarpal 
First phalanx 
Second phalanx 
Fourth, finger — 
Metacarpal : 
First phalanx 
Second phalanx : j 11 
Fifth finger — 
Metacarpal j 32 
First phalanx ." I 13 
Second phalanx 1 12 
Tibia 20 
Foot 10 
102919, 
female 
type. 
G5 
11 
25 
10 
17 
9 
fi. 2 
38 
14 
71 
31 
13. C 
15 
30 
13. G 
Calcaneuni 13 
102918, 
male 
102920, 
male 
adult. 
young 
adult. 
f.4 
."^s 
10 
10 1 
22 
22 
8 
8.2 
17 
17 
8 
10 
5 
6 
40 ' 
39 
12.4 
13 
74 
75 
30.0 
32 
14 
14.4 
15. (•) 
16.6 
32 
33 
14 
15 
12 
13 
34 
34.4 
15 
15 
11.4 
12 
20 
21 
11 
11.4 
13. r. 
15 
The three specimens were brought in by a boy at Macuto, who said 
that the}' Avere found in a small cave under a pile of rocks. 
27. THYROPTERA DISCIFERA (Lichenstein and Peters). 
DISC BAT. 
1896. Thyroj,(er<i discifcra Miller, Proc. P.iol. Soc. Wash., X, p. 109. 
This rare and interesting l)at is represented by 10 adults and T young. 
The specimens measure slightly larger than two alcoholics from Nic- 
aragua. With more material from Central America the Venezuelan 
specimens may ]>e found to represent a larger race. The adults give 
the following measurements: 
Measureme)d>(. 
No. 
Sex. 
Length. 
Tail. 
Fore- 
arm. 
Longest 
finger. 
Tibia. 
Foot. 
Remarks. 
\VR 1510 
\VR 1511 
\VR 1513 
\VR 1515 
WR 1533 
WR 1535 
102926 
102927 
102922 
102923 
Female... 
do.... 
Male 
Female... 
Male 
Female ... 
do.... 
do .... 
Male 
Female . . . 
/5 
76 
76 
80 
74 
74 
80 
70 
07 
72 
32 
28 
28 
28 
30 
27 
32 
33 
26 
27 
35 
35 
32.6 
33.2 
32.4 
33 
35 
34 
34.4 
35 
66 
06 
64 
64 
64 
62 
64 
64 
63 
67 
15.4 
16 
15 
15. 2 
15 
14 
16 
15 
1.5.4 
16 
5 
5.2 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5.2 
5 
5 
5.4 
Skin. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
Alcoholic. 
do. 
On July IT, at San Julian, ten of these little bats were brought in Ijy 
a native, who had caught them with one grasp of his hand, as they 
cliuig closely grouped on the under surface of a dead banana leaf. His 
attention had been attracted to them by their droppings on the ground 
