SPECIES OF MAMMALIA. 



§ II. With a tail. 



160. 8. P. Stramineus (Lesser Ternate Bat.) Reddish 

 yellow ; neck red ; tail very short ; length of body upwards 

 of five inches ; expanse of wings two feet. 



Pteropus Stramineus, Geoff, Ann. Mus. xv. p. 95. 



Lesser Ternate Bat, Pennant, Synop. Chien Volant, 

 Seba, Thes. i. 



Icon. Pennant^ Synop, tab.3\,f. I. Seba, Thes. tab. 51 y 

 f. I and 2. 



Inhabits Timor. 



Var. a. With the fur of the back erect. Inhabits Ternate. 



161. 9. P.jEgyptiacus(EgYptia.nRousette.) Head shorter 

 and larger than the others of this division. Fur gray- 

 brown, deepest on the back, of a soft silky texture. Body 

 rather larger than the last, but expanse of wings one foot 

 eight inches. 



Pteropus -(Egyptiacus, Geoff. Mem. de V In-stitut. d'Egypte, 

 and Ann. Mus. torn. xv. p. 96. 



Icon. 



Inhabits Egypt. 



Obs. This species is found suspended to the ancient 

 buildings of Egypt, in the manner of the Common Bat. 



162. 10. P. Amplexicaudatus (Long-tailed Rousette.) 

 Reddish gray. Tail longer than others of this division, ex- 

 tending half beyond the interfemoral membrane. Length 

 of body between four and five inches. Expanse of wings 

 about one foot six inches. 



Rousette Amplexicaude, Geoff\ Ann. du Mus. t. xv. 

 Icon. Geoffroy, Ann. Mus. pi. 4. 

 Inhabits Timor. 



163. IL P. Marginatus (the Bordered Rousette.) Olive 



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