108 PTEROPIDZ. 
t. 9) Blainv. (Ostéogr. Cheirop. t. 6, skull), from Vanikoro, ap- 
pears to be the same as the latter variety. Quoy figures a 
variety all pale reddish brown, from Tonga. Temminck, 
Mon. ii. p. 797, says that the skull of P. vanikorensis is three 
lines and a half shorter than that of P. keraudrenius. If this is 
the case in these two, probably similar differences will be found 
in the skulls of the specimens from the other islands; but this 
must be left for future study. 
d. Pteropus insularis, Voy. Péle Sud. 
17. Pteropus affinis, B.M. 
Fur of the back soft, adpressed, black, slightly washed with 
grey from the interspersed silvery grey hairs; head, neck, front 
of shoulders, and chest rufous ; nose, cheek, and chin blackish ; 
crown slightly greyed with silver hairs; chest and beneath black 
grey, with abundance of elongated silvery-grey long hairs; thighs 
and legs hairy above. 
Hab. Jilolo, Wallace. 
18. Pteropus tricolor. B.M. 
Fur of back black ; head pale-brownish white; cheeks blackish 
grey; neck, front of shoulders, and chest fulvous; middle of the 
chest and belly paler fulvous ; sides of the body and underside of legs 
black brown; chin blackish-washed. 
Hab. Ternate, Wallace. 
19. Pteropus Rayneri. B.M. 
Fur of the back short, adpressed, brownish black; head, neck, 
upper part of shoulders, and chest red bay ; throat darker ; nose and 
forehead blackish silver grey ; cheeks blacker; middle of the chest 
and belly black; sides and vent brown. 
Male. Rump and thighs above reddish brown ; head greyer. 
Female. Rump and thighs above yellow ; head blacker. 
Young. All the colours duller; back brown and russet brown. 
Hab. Solomon Islands: San Christoval; Guadalcanar, Rayner. 
20. Pteropus Elseyi. B.M. 
Fur short, close, uniform reddish brown; head paler, duller ; 
neck, upper part of shoulders, and chest bright pale red bay ; under- 
side reddish bay ; sides of the body and near shoulders pale yellowish. 
Young. Back black, grey-washed ; belly black; crown and neck 
bay; head blackish grey. 
Hab, North-east coast of Australia; Claremont Island, J. Macgil- 
livray, 1860; North Australia, Dr. J. R. Elsey. 
