1897.] tEOM KOETH ATJSTEALIA. Sl9 



Dentition normal. Upper m"^ is in this specimen considerably 

 larger than r. 



Hah. Common on the Eiver Daly (Arnhem Land). Several 

 specimens were shot, but only one preserved. 



2. Pteropus gouldi, Peters, 1867. 



Pteropus goulclii, Dobs. Cat. Chir. Brit. Mus. p. 60 (1878) ; 

 Ogilby, Cat. Austral. Mamm. p. 79 (1892). 



JH. Australia: Port Darwin, June 17th, 189-1 (two specimens). 

 Daly Eiver, Aug. 17th, 1894 (one specimen). 



Skin. The specimens belong to the typical form, with the back 

 of the head and neck ferruginous brown. 



Skull. All the specimens are young, and have no traces of 

 parietal crests ; but, in spite ot their youth, all the teeth are worn. 

 Length of dental sei-ies 29 mm. 



ffab. Very numerous in Arnhem Land, especially close to the 

 big rivers. At Eoebuck Bay (N.W. Australia) Flying-Foxes 

 were rarely seen and none were procured. 



Fam. Vespektilionid^e. 



3. ScoTOPHiLus GREYi, Gray, 1843 (Dobs. 1877). 



Scotophihts greyii, Dobs. Cat. Chir. Brit. Mus. p. 263 (1878) ; 

 Ogilby, Cat. Austral. Mamm. p. 92 (1892). 



W. Australia : Eoebuck Bay, Nov. 13th, 1895 (two specimens). 



Skin. One is a young male, the other a full-grown female 

 (length of forearm 33 mm.), containing an embryo of the size of a 

 lai'ge pea. 



Hah. The commonest species at Eoebuck Bay, but no Bat was 

 plentiful there. 



4. NxcTOPHiLUS TiMORiBNSis (Greoffr.), 1806. 



Nyctophihis timoriensis, Dobs. Cat. Chir. Brit. Mus. p. 172 

 (1878); Ogilby, Cat. Austral. Mamm. p. 87 (1892;. 



N. Australia : Daly Eiver, July 1894 (four specimens). 



N.W. Australia : Eoebuck Bay, Nov. 1895 (one specimen). 



Skin. Two specimens are males, length of forearm 41-42 mm. ; 

 and three females with the forearm 38, 38, and 40 mm. One 

 of the specimens (from Daly Eiver) shows the peculiarity that 

 the ears are not joined, there being no trace of the connecting- 

 membrane on the forehead. 



Hab. A^ery numerous on Daly Eiver, rarer at Eoebuck Bay. 

 Generally seen shortly before sunset close to the houses. 



5. Chalinolobus nigeogrisetjs (Gould), 1856. 



CJialinolohus nigrogriseus, Dobs. Cat. Chir. Brit. Mus. p. 251 

 (1878) ; Ogilby, Cat. Austral. Mamm. p. 91 (1892). 



N.W. Australia : Eoebuck Bay, Nov. 30th, 1895 (one specimen). 



