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the fingers and a large area at the base, at which parts they are of 
a bright red colour; a straight line drawn obliquely across the wing 
from the thumb to the heel would mark the boundary of the red basal 
portion. The small strip of membrane above the arm is red, clouded 
with black. The limbs and interfemoral membrane are also red, and 
the naked tip to the muzzle, as well as the ears, are very pale flesh- 
colour. ‘he hinder toes are dusky at the tip. 
The forehead is but little arched; the muzzle is produced, but 
somewhat rounded at the tip, which is the only part which is naked, 
and even here a few minute scattered hairs are observable in the 
middle. Above the nose are two longitudinal grooves. The lower 
lip has a semicircular naked space at the tip, and a tubercle is ob- 
served between this point and the throat. ‘The nostrils are lateral, 
and the space between them is slightly depressed. The ears are long, 
rather narrow and pointed, and distinctly emarginated behind. The 
tragus is about 4} lines long, narrow, attenuated and pointed. The 
wings are very ample and extend to the base of the toes. The thumb 
is long; the hind-legs moderately long ; the metatarsus shorter than 
the toes (claws not included), and these are very nearly equal. The 
interfemoral membrane is moderately ample, well-clothed with hair at 
the base, and a few longish scattered hairs are observable on other 
parts, especially on the upper surface. The heel-cartilage is long, 
extending to within about four and a half lines of the tail. 
This species very much resembles the Vespertilio pictus of Pallas, 
but is much larger, and differs in the form and proportions of its ears. 
Tapnozous PHILIPPINENSIS. Taph. vellere brevi fuscescente vel 
castaneo, corpore subtis pallidiore ; pilis ad basin albescentibus ; 
auribus mediocribus. 
unc. lin. 
Longitudo ab apice rostri ad caude basin.... 3 I4 
817 11 PM BP ER Pre PO 8 Ors 
ab apice rostri ad basin auris Oma 
URES ATE he aia es oie a nds, etre OWNG 
= NELUTACIEL 00 6 ths, 2 ae tec Oe Oe Diag Uy 
SS eee ere ee one Hae I$ 
PMI aBUIN -AOIOUROY 215.05. 5. 8 eo occ cia 2 ise 3 Lb 
This species approaches most nearly to the Taphozous saccolaimus, 
but differs in being considerably smaller, in having the muzzle 
shorter and more pointed, the ears larger, and the feet considerably 
smaller ; the colouring moreover is different. It agrees with 7. lon- 
gimanus in having no throat-pouch or nakedness at that part, but 
differs in its proportions, &c. 
The fur is short and by no means dense, nearly white next the 
skin both on the upper and under parts of the body; on the upper 
parts the hairs have the visible portion tipped with reddish brown or 
chestnut colour, sometimes brown. ‘The under parts are always of 
a paler hue than the upper, and sometimes almost white, merely 
suffused with pale chestnut-brown: on the throat this colour is usually 
more intense. The wing-membranes are brown, sometimes dusky ; 
the interfemoral membrane assumes a paler hue beneath. 
