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Remarks on Pteropus Edulis, Geoffroy, By Lieut. Tick ell. 



Plate. III. 



Order , 3d Carnassier — Family, Cheiroptera — Genus, Ves- 

 pertilio — Subgenus, Pteropus (of Brisson) — Species, Edulis ? 

 (of Geoffroy.) 



" Black Roussette" — Flying Fox— Kalong of Java — Ba- 

 door of Hindoostan — Malanon Bourou of the Malays. 



Dimensions of a mature Male, 

 feet. inch. 

 From tip to tip of wings, ...... 4 2 



Snout to rump, llf 



Head, 3£ 



Humerus, 5 



Radius, 6^ 



Thumb, (without claw,) . . 2 

 Claw ofthumb, (chord to arc,) ~ 

 Little finger, 81 



10 



Of which 1st Phalanx, 0 4 J 



10 



2d Ph., 2 



3d Ph., .... 2 

 Second finger, 0 10 £ 



10 



1st Phalanx, 0 4L 



10 



2d Ph., 2i 



10 



3d Ph.,. ... 2 J 



10 



Middle finger, 1 1 



1st Phalanx, 0 4~ 

 2d Ph.,. ... 3 i 

 3d Ph.,... 4l 



Index finger, 0 5 (with little claw.) 



1st Phalanx, 3 ~ 0 



2d Ph...... I 



3dPh fo 



