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*** With wings upon the back. 



P. pallialus, Geoff. Desm. Membrane of the wings attached to the 

 dorsal line, having the appearance of a mantle. Body about four 

 inches long ; wings 14 inches ; length of tail 6| inches. 



Gen. 26. CEPHALOTES, Geoff. Vespertilio, Pallas. Gmel. 



Incisors , canines f-J, molars f-f, = 32. Superior incisors 

 isolated, lower incisors nearer together; the posterior mo- 

 lars with a large crown without tubercles or ridges ; head 

 conical; no crests or nasal leaf; ears short; index finger 

 short, and wanting the nail in one species ; tail very short ; 

 membrane of the wings rising from the dorsal line ; tongue 

 papillous. 



G. Peronii, Geoff. Desm. No nail on the index finger of the hand ; 

 about six inches long ; extended wings about two feet. Timor. 



C. Pallas&ii, Geoff. Desm. ( Vespertilio ccphalotcs, Lin.) With a nail 

 in the index finger of the hand. Three inches and a half long ; 

 spread of the wings 14 inches. Inhabits Moluccas. Pallas, 

 Spic. Zool. fas. iii. t. 1 and 2. 



2d Division. With pointed molars. 

 Gen. 27. MOLOSSUS, Geoff. Cuv. Vespertilio^ Lin. 



Incisors f , canines J-J, molars f-J = 26. Superior incisors bi- 

 fid, converging, inferior very small, crowded before the ca- 

 nines, and each terminated by two little points ; molars large, 

 the crown rough with points ; head large ; muzzle naked, gib- 

 bous ; nostrils open before, bordered ; ears large and united ; 

 no crest or nasal leaves; tongue soft ; interfemoral membrane 

 narrow and terminated squarely; tail long. 



M. rufus, Geoff. Desm. Fur deep chesnut above, lighter below ; 

 muzzle short- and thick. Body about three inches long ; spread of 

 the wings about a foot. 



M. ater, Geoff. Desm. Fur black, shining above ; muzzle more 

 slender than the preceding. About three inches long. 



M. obscurus, Geoff. Desm. Fur blackish brown above, obscure be- 

 low, the hairs being white at their origin. Nearly four inches 

 long ; spread of the wings nearly a foot. Inhabits Paraguay. 



M. longicaudatus, Geoff. Desm. Bull-dog Bat. ( Vespertilio molos- 

 susj Lin.) Fur fawn ash-coloured ; a band of skin extending 

 from the point of the muzzle to the forehead ; tail almost as long 

 as the body. About two inches long. Inhabits Martinique. 

 Schreber, t. 59. 



Mifusciventer, Geoff. Desm. (Vesp. molossus, Lin. var. /3) Fur 

 ash brown above, cinereous below, except the belly, which is brown 

 in its middle. Body two inches long. 



