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80 as to cause a considerable depressioB between tbem on the 

 face. 



Inaier upper incisors long and acutely pointed ; outer incisors very 

 ebort, scarcely one fourth the length of the inner incisors ; the first 

 upper premolar very small, in the angle between the closely approx- 

 imated second premolar and the canine ; lower incisors trifid and 

 slightly crowded. 



Length (of an adult $ preserved in alcohol), head and body l"-75, 

 tail l"-5, ear 0"-55, tragus 0"-25, forearm l"-35, thumb 0"-25, third 

 finger 2"-4, fifth finger l"-7, tibia 0"-45, foot 0"-28. 



Hah. Southern Europe — countries south of the Pyrenees and the 

 Alps ; Northern Africa ; Southern Asia — Palestine, Persia, Balu- 

 chistan, India; probably generally distributed throughout these 

 countries. 



Silesia. Dr. Giinther. 



Silesia. Dr. Giinther. 



Silesia. Dr. Giinther. 



Sicily. M. Parzudaki [C.]. 



Algiers. Purchased. 



Tunis. Mr. Fraser [C.]. 



Tripoli. Purchased. 



Palestine. Rev. H. B. Tristram [C.]. 



Karwan, S.E. Persia. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [C.]. 

 Madras. Sir A. Smith [P.] 



Madras. T. C. Jerdon, Esq 



India. General Hardwicke [CI. 



Lingasugm-, S. India. G. E. Dobson, M.B. [P.J. 

 Affghanistan. Dr. Horsfield [P.l 



Seuafl. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [P.]. 



M. Parzudaki [C,]. 



Haslar Museum. 

 (Type of Romioia calcarata, Gray.) 



M. Lidth de Jeude. 



Old Collection. 

 India. Sir Walter Elliot [P.]. 



36. Vesperugo maderensis. 



Ears and tragus generally like those of V. JcuMii, but the outer 

 margin of the ear-conch is much more deeply emarginate above, 

 and the middle third consequently more abruptly convex (Plate XII. 

 fig. 5, ear, double natural size). 



Postcalcaneal lobe distinct, placed on the calcaneum about the 

 length of the foot from the ankle ; extremity of the tail free ; wings 

 from the base of the toes ; feet small. 



Fur above, dark brown with light brown extremities to the hairs ; 

 beneath, the hairs are duU black with yeUowish-brown tips. No 

 trace of a white margin to the membranes. 



On the upper surface the fur extends upon the wings almost as 

 far as a line drawn from the proximal third of the humerus to the 

 knee and upon the base of the interfemoral membrane ; beneath, 

 the wing-membrane is clothed as far as a line drawn from the 



