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wanting, short, or even long ; but passing to another 

 species, separated from Pteropus by Isidore Geoffroy, 

 we have the 



Genus MACROGLOSSUS. Kiodote orGreat-tongued 

 Goblins. With an elongated head ; muzzle almost 

 cylindrical, slender ; tongue long, excertile, cylin- 

 drical ; alar membranes attached to the sides of the 

 back. Dent. form. in. f , can. {-\, p. mol. f , mol. ^ 

 = if = 34. In this genus, the intermaxillary bones 

 form a prolonged obtuse cone, supporting the muzzle, 

 which is of very different lengths in the animals of 

 different islands of the Indian Archipelago, though 

 they are considered to be only one species, known 

 by the name of 



M. minimus, Kiodote Goblin Bat. Pteropus 

 rostratus of Horsf. It is of a light red colour, tinted 

 with yellow above, light russet beneath ; the inter- 

 femoral membrane very narrow, hairy above ; tail ru- 

 dimentary. It is the Lowo apu, or Dog Bat of Java, 

 and feeds in preference on the Jambu or Eugenia, 

 cultivated in the gardens of Java and Timor. 



Genus HARPYIA, Illig. Tube Nosed Goblin, or 

 True Harpy. Head large and broad ; muzzle thick, 

 very short ; nose prolonged into two diverging tubes, 

 cleft externally, and margined at termination ; alar 

 membrane attached to sides of back ; thumb partly 

 covered by membrane; index with third phalanx 

 and claw. Middle age, dent. form, incis. f , can. \-\, 

 p. mol. f , mol. f = ^| = 26. In old specimens, the 

 lower incisors appear to be often wanting, as well 

 as a molar on each side. 



