Dr Smith on a Fruit-Ecding Bat of Old Calabar. 365 



There is in front of palate a rounded portion, with central 

 depression, immediately behind the incisor teeth. Behind 

 this there are three distinct undivided ridges crossing the 

 palate ; the first ridge crosses the palate between the canine 

 teeth ; the second between the first premolars ; the third and 

 last crosses the palate between the next priemolars. There 

 is next a somewhat oval lobe, which projects partially across 

 the palate from the inside of the next or molar teeth on each 

 side; then there are other four similar, but rather smaller, 

 distinct lobes, sKghtly toothed or fringed in front, which 

 project from each side of the palate, and behind these one or 

 two fringed lines ; gradually diminishing in size towards the 

 back part of the bony palate. 



Palate of Male (a), E]_ioinoi)horiis comptus (natural size). 



Tongue large ; has an oval patch of large papillce, with 

 divided extremities, projecting backwards, down its centre, 

 towards the front, bordered with smaller papillce all round, 

 on the margins and point of the tongue. 



The Body. — Chest large, broad, and full above; abdomen 

 small, and tapering below. 



The Shoulder Glandular Pouches are large and distinct in 

 the male at lower and lateral parts of neck on each side ; in 

 male (a), measuring '5 of an inch across, and there springs from 

 them an abundance of lighter coloured hairs, forming a dis- 

 tinct epaulette, as it has been called {see figure). 



The Wings are full and large ; above, they spring from sides 

 of body below shoulder {see figure) ; below, they rise in a 

 straight line from distal extremity of first phalanx of second 

 toe. 



