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scarcely rising above the gum. First lower premolar small, 

 but larger than the first upper ; second premolar considerably- 

 larger than the canine in cross section, and nearly equal to it 

 in vertical extent ; third again larger, but with a short external 

 cusp ; first molar less than the last premolar, about three 

 fourths its size, flat-crowned ; second molar much smaller, 

 S3 j rcely more than half its antero-posterior diameter, and 

 vel with the gum. 



The skull presents no peculiarity ; zygomatic arches well 

 developed, postorbital processes of the frontals short and very 

 acute at their extremities ; no prominent sagittal ridge. 



Length of an adult, head and body, 3'2 inches, tail 04, 

 head 1*2, eye from tip of nostril 0'4, ear 0*55, forearm 2*3, 

 thumb 0*8, second finger 1*45; third finger — metacarp. 1*55, 

 1st ph. 1*0, 2nd ph. I'D: fifth linger— metacarp. 1*45, 1st ph. 

 0*75, 2nd ph. 0*75 ; tibia 1*0, calcaneum 0'2, foot 0*58. 



Hab. Sarawak, Borneo. 



The above description has been taken from one of four male 

 specimens preserved in alcohol from the collection of Ward's 

 Museum, Rochester, New York, U. S. A. All agree remark- 

 ably closely in measurements and in other respects. 



It may be seen from the description that this species is very 

 much smaller than the only other known species of the sub- 

 genus Ptenochirus, namely C. Jagorii, Ptrs., from the Philip- 

 pine Islands, from which it differs also in the form of the 

 extremity of the muzzle and in the relative position and size 

 of the teeth. 



The specimen from which I have taken the above descrip- 

 tion was kindly forwarded to me by Mr. Frederic A. Lucas, 

 who had correctly recognized it as representing a hitherto 

 undescribed species ; and I have therefore much pleasure in 

 connecting his name with it. 



XXII. — On Bats from Old Calabar. By Oldfield Thomas, 

 F.Z.S., Assistant in the Zoological Department, British 

 Museum. 



Through the kindness of Dr. J. A. Smith, of Edinburgh, the 

 British Museum has recently received a small collection of 

 Bats obtained at Old Calabar by Dr. A. Robb, of the United 

 Presbyterian Mission at that place. 



The collection consists of four specimens of Epomopliorus 

 comptus, All., concerning which Dr. Smith has himself pub- 



