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TESPERXILIONIB^. 



thinly spread fur, which also extends in a band on each side internal 

 to the legs to the base of the calcaneum. 



Above bright reddish brown or dark brown, almost black, the 

 lower surface alwa)'s paler. 



(Per measurements see below.) 



Hab. S.E. Africa ; Madagascar. 



a. ad. sk. Port Natal. 



h-e. ad. sks. Manavimena, Madagascar. 



/, g. ad. sk. Manaviniaity, Madagascar. 



Stockholm Museum. 



Purchased. 



Purchased. 



4. Miniopterus tristis. 



Vespertilio tristis, Waterliouse, Ann. 8/- Mag. Nat. Hist. xvi. p. 50 



(1845) ; Wagner, Supjjl. Schreh. Sdugeth. v. p. 743 (1855). 

 Miniopterus tristis, Tomes, P. Z. 8. 1858, p. 124. 



In general form and in the very black colour of the fur closely 

 resembling the dark-coloured examples of M. schreihersii, found also 

 in the same country. The muzzle, however, is comparatively shorter, 

 broader, and more obtuse ; the outer margin of the tragus has a 

 distinct triangular lohule near the base, which, taken with the very 

 much larger size of the animal, at once distinguishes the species. 



The fur is very dark brown throughout, which, when moistened 

 in spirit, appears intensely black. 



The distribution of the fur is similar to that in M. schreihersii, 



(For measurements see below.) 



Hah. Philijipine Islands. 



a. 2 ad. sp. (tj'pe). 



Philippine Islands. 



Zool. Soc. Collection. 



The following are the measurements of the different species and 

 varieties of this genus : — 



