Mr. O. Thomas on two new Fndt-eating Bats. 147 



known, namely tlie type of Ps. canescens at Paris, of Ps. 

 Bernstetni and Schlegeli at Leyclen, the specimen figured by 

 Peters and Doria as Ps. Bernsteini at Genoa, and that now 

 described as Ps. Forhesi. All these specimens I have myself 

 examined and compared directly with one another ; and 

 for this advantage I have most sincerely to thank Prof. 

 Pouchet, of the Paris Museum (Anatomic Comparde), and the 

 Marquis G. Doria, of Genoa, both of whom sent me the valuable 

 specimens under their respective charges, and Dr. F. A. 

 Jentink of Leyden, by whom I was kindly permitted to study 

 those there preserved. 



XVIII. — Diagnoses of two new Fruit-eating Bats from the 

 Solomon Islands. By Oldpield Thomas. 



Nesonycteris Woodfordi^ g. et sp. n. 



Very similar, both in external and cranial characters, to 

 Melonycteris melanops, Dobs.*, but with the face and whole 

 of underside uniformly rufous, like the back, instead of being 

 variegated with black and white, with no white spot at the 

 insertion of the wing-membrane, with a longer slenderer muzzle 

 and shorter smaller ears, without any trace of a claw on the 

 index-finger, and, finally, with only one instead of two incisors 

 on each side of the lower jaw. 



Dimensions of an adult male (skin) : — Head and body (c.) 

 100 millim. ; head 35 ; muzzle 15'0 ; ear {from notch at base) 

 ll'O ; forearm 55*0. 



Hab. Shortland and Fauro Islands, western part of Solomon 

 group. 



Two adult skins (male and female), and a young specimen 

 in spirit, of this highly interesting bat were obtained, together 

 with a considerable number of other Solomon-Island animals, 

 in April and May 1886 by Mr. C. M. Woodford, after whom, 

 as its discoverer, I have considered it only fitting to name 

 the species. 



Pteropus grandis, sp. n. 

 Size large ; ears long and pointed ; interfemoral membrane 

 very narrow in the centre, concealed by the fur. Face, back, 

 and centre line of belly black j neck, throat, and sides of body 

 below dark maroon-red ; rump and back of tibi^ rich orange- 

 yellow. 



Length of forearm (cJ) 170 millim. 

 Uah. Shortland Island (<7. M. Woodford). 

 * P. Z. S. 1877, p. 119, pi. xvii. 



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