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• Genus 6. — Cheiromeles. — Horsfield. 



Generic Character.— Incisory teeth |; canines }-} ; cheek 

 teeth f^ ; total 26. Face conical ; ears distant and spreading ; 

 operculum short, semicordate, and blunt ; interfemoral mem- 

 brane short; tail exserted; thumb distinct; claw flat, fringed 

 on the edge with a series of bristles. 



Cheiromeles torquatus. — The Collared Cheiromeles. — 

 Horsfield's Zoology of Java, No. 7. — Neck covered with longish 

 hairs ; back naked and dotted. Inhabits the Indian Archipelago. 



Genus 7. — Stenoderma — Geoffrey. 



Generic CAarac^er.—Incisory teeth * ; canines \-\; grinders 

 ^^ ; total 28. Ears moderate, lateral, and distinct ; nose sim- 

 ple ; interfemoral membrane only rudimentary, bordering the 

 legs : without tail. 



Stenoderma rufa. —The Red Stenoderme. — Fur bright 

 chestnut ; ears small, lateral, and isolated, without orellion ; no 

 tail. Length of the body about three inches ; expanse of wings 

 nearly twelve inches. 



Genus 8. — Noctilio. — Geoffrey. 



Generic Character.— Indsovs *; canines \-\; molars *-l; to- 

 tal 26. Two upper intermediate incisors larger than the others, 

 lower incisors placed before the canine teeth ; the molars fur- 

 nished with sharp tubercles ; ears small, lateral, and insulated ; 

 muzzle short, thick, and cleft, furnished with warts or fleshy 

 tubercles ; nose without an appendage ; interfemoral membrane 

 large ; tail extending a little beyond the membrane ; claws of 

 hind feet very large. 



Noctilio unicolor. — The Peruvian Noctilio.— Plate VI*. 

 (ig. 4.. — Head round; muzzle blunt; ears large and strait, sharp at 

 the ends, and pointing forwards ; tail inclosed in the membrane, 

 which joins to each hind leg, and is also supported by two car- 

 tilaginous ligaments; colour of the fur iron-gray, tibia and 

 fibula separated, each invested by its own hairy skin. Size of a 

 nit. Inhabits Brazil. 



Noctilio ruf us.— Tn-E Red Noctilio — Plate VI**. fig- 1 — 

 Body reddish-brown ; h'gs and ears nearly destitute of hairs. 

 Inhabits Brazil. 



