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with hairs ; interfemoral memhrane narrow, concealed in the middle 

 by the fur. 



General colour of the fur reddish brown ; muzzle and head pale 

 yellowish brown ; back reddish brown with paJer extremities. 



Distribution of the fur as in Pt. macklotii. 



The incisors and the first lower premolar are much larger than 

 in Pt. macJclotii, and the first upper premolar is not deciduous ; the 

 last upper molar is also much smaller, the antepenultimate molar 

 perceptibly narrower, and the second and third upper premolars 

 have each a posterior and external basal cusp. 



Length (of the type specimen), head and body 6"-5, head 2"-2, 

 eye from nose 0"-8, ear 0"-68 x 0"-48, forearm 4"-8, thumb l"-9 ; 

 third finger— metacarp. 3"-2, 1st ph. 2"-5 ; 2nd ph. 4" ; fifth finger 

 — metacarp. 3"-5, 1st ph. l"-5, 2nd ph. l"-6 ; tibia l"-9, calcaneum 

 0"-5, foot l"-7. 



Hah. ? 



Type in the collection of the Paris Museum. 



The above is taken from the original description of the species by 

 Dr. Peters, as I have not yet seen the type, having imfortunately 

 overlooked it on each of my visits to the Paris Museum. 



34. Pteropus fuscus. 



Ears much shorter than the muzzle, oval, rounded off above, the 

 upper third of the outer margin flattened ; ear-conch almost naked. 



Interfemoral membrane very short behind, concealed by the fur. 

 Sides of the face and Tinder surface of the muzzle and throat black 

 or very dark brown ; crown of the head dark reddish brown ; neck 

 and shoulders dark reddish or ferruginous brown, but slightly paler 

 than the head ; back dull greyish brown (almost the colour of a dead 

 leaf), contrasting with the deep reddish brown of other parts ; neck 

 beneath, breast, and abdomen dark brown, with some shining hairs ; 

 a darker-coloured patch of fur beneath the origin of the antehumeral 

 membrane on each side. 



Fur rather short throughout, the fur of the neck slightly longer 

 than that of the breast and abdomen ; on the back short, appressed ; 

 above, the forearm and tibiae are naked ; beneath, the wing-mem- 

 brane between the humerus and femur is thinly covered, and a band 

 of fur extends outwards behind the forearm. 



Teeth generally similar to those of Pt. hypomelanus, but larger, 

 and the posterior upper molar is quite differently shaped, being 

 oblong, its longitudinal greatly exceeding its transverse diameter, 

 and is placed obliquely in the tooth-row, its posterior margin di- 

 rected inwards and backwards ; inner lower incisors separated by 

 a narrow space, half the size of the outer incisors ; first upper pre- 

 molar deciduous ; first lower premolar in the centre of the space 

 between the canine and second premolar, and larger than the last 

 lower molar. 



Length, head and body about 8", ear 0"-8, eye from nostril 1", 

 length of lower tooth-row l"-3, forearm 5"-7, thumb 2"-4; third 



