SYNOPSIS OF THE 



bright red, the rest reddish gray. Length of body seven 

 inches ; expanse of wings one foot eight inches. 



Pteropus Griseus, Geoff. Ann. Mus. xv. p. 94. 



Icon. Geoffroy, Ann. Mus. xv. p/. 6. 



Inhabits the Island of Timor. 



158. 6. P. Leschenaultii (the Spotted Rousette.) Ashy 

 yellow above, varied with white beneath ; the membrane 

 near the body spotted white, ranged on a parallel line, with 

 similar spots between the neck and the arms. 



Pteropus Leschenaultii, Desmarest, Ency. Method. Mam- 

 malogie, sp. 142. 



Icon. 



Inhabits the environs of Pondicherry. 



159. 7. P.Eo5^ra^M5(the Lowo Assu,orDog Bat of Java.) 

 Body of an uniform grayish Isabella colour, deeper on the 

 top of the head ; muzzle elongated. Length of body three 

 inches and a half; expanse of wings about eleven inches. 



Pteropus Rostratus, Horsfield, Zoological Researches, 

 No. III. Macroglossus, F. Cuvier, Dents des Mammiferes, 

 jo. 40? 



Icon. lb. 



Inhabits Java. 



Obs. M. F. Cuvier (Dents des Mammiferes) says, that 

 the Pteropus Rostratus of Horsfield, which he identifies 

 with Pteropus minimus of Geoffroy, has the cheek teeth ||, 

 and he therefore makes a distinct genus of it, under the 

 name of Macroglossus. We cannot but conclude that Dr. 

 Horsfield has correctly stated the teeth of his Rostratus, 

 and therefore that the Macroglossus of M. F. Cuvier, from 

 a head brought to France by M. Duvaucel, is distinct from 

 the former. 



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