20 PTEEOPODIDiB. 



beneath, the hairs whitish at the base ; membranes, dark brown ; fur, short 

 and downy. 



Length, head and body, 5 to 5-J inches; extent, 18 inches. Of another, 

 length, 6 inches; extent, 20 inches; forearm, 3J^; tibia, 1^; ear, -j^ths. 



I have only procured this species in the Camatic, at Madras, and Trichi- 

 nopoly, and know nothing of its habits. It is stated to have been procured 

 at Pondicherry and Calcutta. One specimem from the Coromandel coast 

 is stated to have the fur browner, a white coUar with the hairs on the sides 

 of the neck longer and directed forwards. Could this have been a speci- 

 men of P. Zhissumierii, Is. GeoflFroy, stated to occur on the continent of 

 India, but of which little is known. It is described as being fulvous-rufes- 

 cent of different shades, lighter beneath, and on the sides of the neck, 

 Bometimes brown with a white collar. Length, 7 inches ; exterior, 27. A 

 specimen is stated to exist in the British Museum from Saharunpore. 



The membrane of P. Lesohenaultii is described as occasionally marked 

 with white spots in rows. Kelaart met with such in Ceylon. 



Many Pteropi are found throughout Malayana ; one of large aze, P. 

 edulis, in Java and Malacca ; one species at least occurs in Africa ; and 

 and some in Australia. 



Gen. Cynoptbeus, F. Cuvier. 



Syn. Pachysoma. 



4 1 \ 4 4 



Char. — Incisors, -j- ; canines, -r — =- ; molars, 



4 ' 1—1 ' "' 5—5 • 



Two rudimentary false molars in each jaw, but they want the last mo- 

 lars. Snout, short ; tail, very short, or none. 



14. Cynopterus marginatus. 



Vespertilio apud Hamilton. — Pteropus pyrivorus, Hodgson. — P. tittw- 

 ckeilus, Temminck. — Elliot, Cat. 4. — Blyth, Cat. 58 — Horsfield, Cat. 

 35. — Cham-gadili, Beng. 



The Small Fox-bat. 



Descr. — General color fulvous olivaceous, paler beneath and with an 

 ashy tinge ; ears, with a narrow margin of white. 



Length, 4 to 4^ inches. Of one, 4^, the extent of wing, 17^; fore- 

 arm, 2y°o ; tail, -j^ths, Kelaart gives larger dimensions ; one measured 5^ 

 inches; extent, 201; forearm, 2|; tibia; tail, fths. 



In some the neck and sides are deeply ferruginous, and fresh specimens 



