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VAMPYRUS SPECTRUM (Linne). 



Vespertilio spectrum Linne, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 175S, 1, p. 31. 



Dobson (1878, p. 471) records a skin and skull of this large species 

 from Jamaica. They were obtained there by J. S. Redman, and are 

 preserved in the British Museum. I am not aware of other records. 



This hat, like Sturnira and Hemiderma, probably reached Jamaica 

 by a former land connection with Honduras, but did not range far 

 enough to the north to reach Cuba by way of Yucatan. 



Glossophaga longirostius Miller. 



Glossophaga bngirostris Miller, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 

 1898, p. 330. 



At St. George's, Grenada, we obtained eight specimens of both sexes, 

 from holes, in the old fort on Richmond Hill. One of these was 

 immature, though nearly full grown; the rest were adults. Five 

 more adults were taken at Grand Etang (1800 feet), Grenada. These 

 five were found hanging to the ridge pole in a room of a disused stable, 

 whence they obtained egress by means of a partially opened window. 

 These bats were extremely alert throughout the day, and on the 

 slightest alarm would dart through the window and flit off into the 

 forest close by. It was only through great caution in approaching 

 the window and closing it quickly that we were able to capture them, 

 after several unsuccessful attempts. 



The specimens represent both the dark (nearly Broccoli brown) 

 and the brighter (Mars brown to russet) phases, irrespective of sex. 



The type of this species, which is in the collection of the Museum 

 of Comparative Zoology, is from the Santa Marta Mountains, Colom- 

 bia, where also a large series was obtained for the American Museum 

 of Natural History, from Bonda and Taguaga, in " a cave on the sea- 

 shore " (J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1900, 13, p. 89). 

 Lieutenant Wirt Robinson likewise found it abundant at La Guaira, 

 Macuto, San Julian, and Pena de Mora, all in Venezuela. Our speci- 

 mens extend its known range into the Lesser Antilles; and the Museum 

 also possesses a large series from Carriacou, among the Grenadines, 

 collected a few years ago by Mr. Austin H. Clark. 



The occurrence of G. soricina on Trinidad has been recorded by 

 Allen and Chapman (1897, p. 15) and by Rehn (1902, p. 38); but I 

 have found no reference to its occurrence in the Windward Islands 



