40 Mr. "\V. E. de Wiiiton on Bats of the 



Nyctinomus pumilus, Cretschra. 



Above brown mouse-colour, beneath rather paler. Wings 

 brown ami paler. Wings and intert'emoral membrane from 

 ankles. Ears united by a broad band forming a distinct 

 frontal cushion with a median furrow, much like that of 

 iV^. angoleiisis. Tragus rising from rounded eminence, quad- 

 rate, rather small. 



Forearm 38 millim. 



Preniaxillce complete, joined. Upper incisors parallel, not 

 very close together. Premolar small, ratiier crowded on to 

 the outer side of the tooth-row. Lower incisors 4, the two 

 inner ones bilobed, the outer pair simple and small. 



Dried skin, 77 a, South Africa (Dobs. Cat.), is possibly 

 a true N. pujuilus, and this is the only specimen mentioned 

 in the Catalogue which belongs to this species. 



Massowa. 



Nyctinomus major, Trouess. 



Ears united by a deep band, which in the dry skin forms 

 a distinct lobe, probably as in N. pumilus. 



Brown above and beneath, with the exception of the pale 

 whitish fur on the wing-membranes and the centre of the 

 breast and belly, which is also whitish. The wing-membranes 

 are pale. 



Forearm 43 millim. 



The skull is that of a very aged individual, the teeth being 

 worn very low ; the upper incisors are rather close together ; 

 the canines cut away on the inner side and not evenly bowed; 

 the first upper premolar is small, almost in the centre line of 

 the tooth-row, not in any way crowded. Premaxiljje entirely 

 ossified. 



The closest ally of this species is the new form from 

 Mosambiro next described. 



Type in B.M. 



First Cataract of the Nile. 



It is impossible to give a fuller account of this specimen, 

 a dried skin, which still remains unique. 



Nyctinomus Emtni, sp. n. 



Ears united by a broad band, probably as in N. pumilus. 



Size rather larger than N. pmmilus and N. limhatus. 

 General colour dark sooty brown, the centre line of the belly 

 grey or pure white; a tuft of snow-white hair is also found 

 at the base of the humerus, and these white hairs continue 



