4364 Quadrupeds. 



emarginatus, and they agree very closely with the remarks of Baron 

 de Selys Longchamps, in his * Faune Beige.' 



Male, probably adult. — Muzzle somewhat elongated, but tumid ; 

 space around the eyes nearly naked; fur of the forehead very thick 

 and extending to near the end of the nose ; lips with a distinct 

 moustache. Tragus very much attenuated near its extremity, reach- 

 ing nearly to the notch in the margin of the ear, and bent outwards 

 near the tip. Emargination of the ear not very deep, but clearly and 

 well denned, about the middle of its length. Interfemoral membrane 

 with about ten regular transverse lines, and the fur of the back ex- 

 tending on it for about half an inch, and down the legs to near the 

 heel-bone. Wing-membranes taking their origin from the base of the 

 toes. Upper parts pale bright cinnamon-brown, palest on the head, 

 the hairs being brown at their base for a third of their length, then 

 yellowish buff and tipped with pale red. Below of a rich cream- 

 colour, darkest near the humerus, each hair being dusky brown at the 

 base for half its length, the remainder cream-coloured. Fur exceed- 

 ingly thick and soft. Membranes light reddish brown. 



The second specimen is a female, and agrees exactly with the 

 above in all respects, except colour ; the hair of the upper part being 

 dark at its base, tipped with umber-brown ; beneath dark at the base, 

 tipped with gray-brown. Membranes dark brown. 



No. 1. 



in. lin. 



Head and body . . . about 2 9 



Tail . 13 



Head 8} 



Ears fi| 



Tragus . . . . . .04 



Fore arm 15^ 



From carpus to tip of wing . . .27 



Thumb 2£ 



Leg 8 



Foot 4 



Expanse . . . about 10 



From an inspection of these descriptions and figures, which I have 

 given in as condensed a form as is consistent with anything like 

 clearness, it cannot, I think, be doubted that some of them are ex- 

 ceedingly incorrect, or that more than one species is described. I 

 incline to the latter opinion, and am doubtful whether the V. emar- 

 ginatus of British naturalists must not be referred either to V. mysta- 



No 



2. 



in. 



lin. 



2 



8 about 



1 



2 







9 







6k 







H 



1 



5 



2 



H 







3 







9 







4 



9 



6 about. 



