OBjcpIanation of m \mtt of Sllusitrationsi 



TO THE FIFTH NUMBER OF 



ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCHES IN JAVA, &c. 



J. Skull of the Nyctinomus tenuis, of natural size. 



B. Skull of the same seen from above, magnified in the proportion of three to one. 



C. Profile of the same, magnified in the same proportion. . 



D. Upper jaw of the same, separately represented, to afford a distinct view of the details of the 



teeth, corresponding to the description, magnified in the proportion of more than four to one; 

 which proportion has also been preserved in the following Figures, E, F. G. H. and I. 



E. Lower jaw of the same. 



F. Profile of the teeth in the upper jaw of the same. 



G. Profile of the same in the lower jaw. 



H. Front view of the Incisors and Canine teeth in the upper jaw of the same. 



I. Front view of the Incisors and Canine teeth in the lower jaw of the same. 



K. Tongue and superior extremity of the trachea-arteria of the same, of natural size. 



L. SkuU of the Mangusta javanica, of natural size. (This skull was taken from the largest 



specimen in the Museum at the India House ; as the posterior extremity had been removed, 



the contour is added in a dotted line, from the Egyptian Mangusta, in' the Collection of 



Joshua Brookes, Esq.) 

 M. Upper jaw and teeth of the same. 

 N. Lower jaw and teeth of the same. 

 O. Front and Canine teeth of the same in the upper jaw. 

 P. Front and Canine teeth of the same' in the lower jaw. 



Q. Grinders in the upper jaw of the same, in profile, as they appear interiorly. 

 B. Exterior Front teeth, Canine tooth, and grinders of the same, in profile, as they appear 



exteriorly. 

 S. ' Grinders in the lower jaw of the same, in profile, as they appear interiorly. 

 T. Exterior Front tooth. Canine tooth, and grinders of the same, in profile, as they appear 



exteriorly. _ • 



U. Ear of the same, with the details illustrative of the description ; (o) Helix ; (b) Antihelix ; (c) 



and (d) Membranes passing transversely across the ear to the Antihelix ; {e) Concha; (jT) and 

 (g) Tragus and Antitragus, indicated very obscurely. 

 W. Bill of Pomatorhinus montanus, in profile. 



J^. A small portion of the same, to exhibit the corneous covering of the nares. 

 Y. Bill of the same, seen from above. 

 Z. Foot of the same. 



