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two longitudinal grooves mark the usual external boundaries of the 
nasal bones; and these grooves, at first shallow, become deeper be- 
hind, where they are curved outwards towards the eyes, over which 
is a small fleshy tubercle; the upper part of the nose (between the 
two grooves mentioned) is almost naked, but a few minute scattered 
hairs are observed at the tip, and even in front, and along the edge 
of the upper lip. The lower lip presents a very small triangular 
naked patch at the tip. The nostrils are rather widely separated, 
and open obliquely outwards. The ears are short, subtriangular, 
have the extreme point rounded, and the posterior border slightly 
emarginated; on the inner side are three or four transverse ruge. 
The tragus is narrow, subpointed, and has a notch in the middle of 
the external margin. The wings are somewhat narrow, and have 
the membranes of a very dark brown colour, the limbs being of a 
dusky purplish red tint; the membrane of the wing extends to the 
base of the toes. The thumb is small; the hind-legs shortish; the 
metatarsus short, being about equal in length to the toes, which are 
very nearly equal, the outer one being but a trifle shorter than the 
others. The interfemoral membrane is by no means ample, brown 
above and very pale beneath, where pale scattered hairs are observa- 
ble, especially near the tail; above, this membrane appears to be 
naked, excepting at the base. The heel-cartilage is moderate, and 
on the lower or outer side of this cartilage is an obtusely-angular 
piece of membrane, about 2 lines in length and 1 line in breadth. ‘The 
tail has the extreme point free. 
I have attached to this and one of the foregoing species the names 
of two able naturalists who have contributed to our knowledge of the 
zoological productions of the Philippine Islands. 
The V. Meyeni apparently approaches most nearly to the V. trala- 
titius of Temminck’s Monograph, but has the muzzle broader and 
more rounded, the ears less pointed, the tail, antibrachium and tibiz 
shorter, the latter considerably so ; the foot is also shorter and broader 
than represented in M. Temminck’s figure of that species. ‘The co- 
louring (so far as one may judge from specimens preserved in spirit) 
also differs. 
VESPERTILIO RUFO-PIcTUS. Vesp. supra ochraceis, pilis ad basin 
cinereis ; corpore subtis flavescenti-albo ; alis nigrescentibus, ared 
magnd ad basin, brachiis, membrandque interfemorali rufis ; auribus 
longis, angustis, acutis, postice distincté emarginatis ; tragis at- 
tenuatis, acutis. 
une. lin. 
Longitudo ab apice rostriad caude basin.... 2 3 
= 0aUd 28 ae Bia. Ca FE NS tte Fe Iti 
— antibrachit..... 6 ete Se te - ot: 
em GUNIS sii eT tp ee PES weet 0 53 
Alarumvamplitudosiit . ..i0.0u). saiglosioe of 13 6 
Fur moderate ; on the upper parts of the body pale grey at the root, 
and of a delicate yellow colour externally ; on the under parts of the 
body yellowish white, scarcely tinted with grey at the root. The 
wing-membranes are black, excepting in the region of the bones of 
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