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standing tliat the type came from Soutlieru Andaman Island. All the specimens 

 show the small lobe at the inner base of the outer margin of the ear, which Dob- 

 son believed to be characteristic of his species. The margin of the ear is edged 

 with wliitish, though in some specimens this is apparent on the inner margin only. 

 The fingers also are whitish on both superior and inferior surfaces. This bat is 

 probably closely related to C. scherzeri of the Nicobar Islands, but is clearly 

 smaller and with a different skull. It approaches nearest to C. montanoi, but 

 differs in numerous minor details if one may judge by the description. Should it 

 eventually prove that the Javau animal is distinct from C. brachyioma of the 

 Andaman Islands, it is probable that Gray's name, homfieldi, would be available 

 for it, althougli his description applies almost as well to C. titthaecheilus, save in 

 the forearm length, which is given as " 2^ inches ? " (= 64 mm.). The following 

 are the measurements of four adult females from Buitenzorg, Java, and for com- 

 parison, Dobson's measurements (converted into millimeters) of the type of C. 

 brachysoma from Southern Andaman Island are added. 



MEASUREMENTS OF CYNOPTERUS BRACHYSOMA. 



It will be seen that Dobson's specimen had a slightly shorter forearm than tlie 

 Javan ones, but the other dimensions seem to be about the same. 



The following cranial measurements are taken from the skull of No. 6946 : 

 greatest length, 29.3 ; basal length, 26 ; interorbital constriction, 6.2 ; zygomatic 

 breadth, 19 ; mastoid breadth, 12 ; mandible, 22 ; maxillary tooth row (exclusive 

 of incisors), 10 ; mandibular tooth row (exclusive of incisors), 11. 



Cynopterus titthaecheilus (Temminck). 



Four adults of both sexes, and one immature female, were taken at Buitenzorg, 

 Java, by Mr. Thomas Barbour. As shown by Miller (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 1903, vol. 26, p. 474) this is doubtless the type locality, as Temminck gives the 

 habitat of this species as "les iles de Java et de Sumatra" and mentions "une 

 grande quantite de sujets captures a Buitenzorg." Mr. Miller's series of bats 



