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especially from Burma. The Sumatra-specimen agrees in size, color 

 and all other characters exactly with the description given by Dobson 

 of the type-specimen. 



Macroglossus. 



Macroglossus minimus Geoflroy. 



Sumatra: Sumanik near Singkarah; skin: 173, cT (47 Mm.). 



In all dimensions a good deal larger than the adult female measured 

 by Dobson (Catalogue, p. 96). 



Phyllorhina. 

 Phyllorhina diadema Geoffroy. 



Central-Celebes : Palopo, Luwu ; skin : 585 , Q (92 Mm.). 



The late Mr. Teysmann collectecl this species in Celebes (Catalogue 

 des Mammiferes, 1S8S, p. 166), and as far as I am aware there are 

 in other Musea no specimens from Celebes, except these Teysmann- 

 specimens in the Leyden Museum. 

 Phyllorhina bicolor Temminck. 



South Celebes : Cave Bukt Sipong, near Maros; skin: 3, Q (41 Mm.). 



In the Notes from the Leyden Museum, 1883, p. 174 I have 

 mentioned this species from North-Celebes. The specimen collected by 

 Prof. Weber is therefore the second known one from Celebes and the 

 first specimen from South-Celebes. As the length of the fore-arm in- 

 dicates, our Q is much larger than one of the specimens of which 

 Dobson gives measurements in his well known Catalogue, p. 150. 



In our female-specimen are two good developed anal-mammae. If I 

 remember rightly, I often have seen in other Bat-species mammae in 

 the neighborhood of the orifice of the female sexual organs , but seldom 

 I saw these parts so well developed as in the adult female under 

 consideration. We may ask what may be the function of these anal- 

 mammae? It is well known, as Dobson remarks in his Catalogue, 

 that many species of Bats have occasionally two young at a birth 

 and he thinks it probable that where two young are born in a Single 

 birth the male relieves the female of the Charge of one and at the 

 same time performs the offlce of a nurse ! I think we are here placed 

 before a very interesting biological problem, which can be solved only by 

 studying the animals in their natural behavior. It seems to be very 

 difflcult to find out any concordance between a female-bat, with four 

 mammae and two young, and a malebat ofüciating as nurse. 



