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Fur long and woolly, like that of Ft. aneiteanus, on the back long like 

 that of the head, directed backwards. Humerus and forearm rather thinly 

 covered with straight fur like that of the back. The legs are clothed with 

 long fur, which extends to the backs of the feet; the margin of the wing- 

 membrane almost as far outwards as the extremity of the fifth finger is 

 clothed with straight appressed hairs ; the posterior margin of the nar- 

 row interfemoral membrane is quite concealed. Face in front of and 

 immediately above the eyes light greyish-brown ; head and the whole 

 inferior surface of the body dark blackish-brown, interspersed with several 

 shining greyish hairs, the shoulders and back darker, the rump and legs 

 greyer ; upper surface of the neck and shoulders pale yellow with reddish 

 extremities. 



Teeth like those of Pt. medius, the first upper premolar small, scarcely 

 raised above the level of the gum, and occupying the centre of the small 

 space between the canine and second premolar ; last upper molar slightly 

 larger than the first lower premolar, and about the size of the last lower 

 molar. 



Length (of a not quite adult female) : head and body about 6" inches ; 

 head 2"-3, ear 0"8, forearm 4"'7, thumb 2"-3, third finger (metacarp. 

 3", 1st ph. 2"-5, 2nd ph. 3"'5), fifth finger (metacarp. 3", 1st ph. l"-5, 

 2nd ph. l"-35), tibia 2"-2, foot 1"7. 



Hah. New Caledonia. Type in the collection of the Paris Museum. 



This species resembles externally, to some extent, Pt. aneiteanus, but 

 the very different form of the teeth at once distinguishes it. From Pt. 

 vetulus, inhabiting the same islands, it is distinguished by the completely 

 different colour of the fur, as well as by the absence of transverse basal 

 ridges in the molars and premolars. Its food appears to consist, in part 

 at least, of figs, as I found portions of these fruits in the mouth of the 

 typical specimen. 



Pteropus hypomelanus, Temm. 



To the localities for this species add Cambodja. 



Pteropus Icerandrenii, Q. & G. 



To the islands inhabited by this widely distributed species must be 

 added New Caledonia, where are found two other species also, namely, 

 Pt. vetulus and Pt. germaini. 



Cynonycteris amplexicatidata, Geoff. 

 Add also Cambodja (M. Harmand, Paris Museum). 



Cynonycteris collaris, lUiger. 



Lord Lilford has brought from Cyprus, and presented to the collection 

 of the British Museum, specimens of the large frugivorous bat of that 

 island, which I find undoubtedly belongs to this species, hitherto known 

 only from Equatorial and Southern Africa. I have already pointed out 

 the close connection which exists between this species, C. cegyptiaca, and 

 C. ainplexicaudata, and this fact of specimens agreeing in all respects with 

 South Africa.n examples occurring in Cyprus, where we should rather 

 expect to find 0. cegyptiaca, renders it extremely doubtful whether the 

 characters used to separate the species are really of specific importance. 

 More specimens are, however, required before this question can be finally 

 settled. 



