NOCTILIO. 617 
Subfam. II. WNoctilionine. 
128. Noctilio. 
= Oe Mina 
[I I 1 La 3 
Noctilio Linn., Syst. Nat., 1, 1776, p. 88. Type Vespertilio lepo- 
ronus Linneus. 
Ears from sides of head; tragus longer than broad, possessing 
tooth-like processes; antitragus at base of tragus in front; nose pro- 
jecting beyond lower lip, nostrils oval; cutaneous ridges on chin; tail 
short, perforating interfemoral membrane, which extends far beyond 
its tip; third finger very long. Skull short, broad, with mastoid and 
Fic. XCVIII. NOcTILIO L. MASTiVUS. 
No. 5463 Acad. Nat. Sci. Coll. 
paroccipital processes prominent; audital bulle large; postorbital 
processes lacking; upper incisors unicuspidate, outer incisors very 
small. j 
leporinus mastivus (Vespertilio), Dahl, Skrift. Naturh. Selsk. 
Kjobenhy. 1v.5797. p- 132) pl. 7. 
dorsatus Wied, Beit. Natur. Bras., 1826, p. 22 
leporinus Burm., Thier. Bras., 1854, p. 60. (nec Linn.) 
Musky Bart. 
Type locality. Island of St. Croix. 
Geogr. Distr. Islands of Jamaica, Mona, and St. Croix, West 
Indies, and in South America to Brazil. 
Genl. Char. Slightly larger than N. leporinus; wing membrane 
attached along each side of spine, thin, transparent; face warty. 
Color. Above yellowish brown; under parts varying from pale 
fawn to orange; a narrow pale fulvous line along middle of back; 
face purplish. 
Measurements. Total length, ro1.6; tail, 25.9; forearm, 82.5; 
