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Catalogue of Mammalia 



[July 



The flying-fox of Europeans. Its flesh is esteemed good eating. The 

 tongue of this animal is remarkable, being covered with large papillae, 

 pointing backwards, and each one terminating in a brush or collection 

 of bristly points. 



Length of the male, 12 to 13 inches — weight 29oz — of a female, 20 oz. 

 Expanse of wings upwards of 4 feet. 



When disturbed during the day, they fly slowly round and round, with 

 a low screaming noise, and soon settle again ; hovering for a moment 

 over a bough, they catch suddenly with the claw at the angle of the 

 wing, and, allowing the body to drop, they swing with a single hold. 

 They vary considerably in shade and colot 



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4.- Pleropus (Cynopterus) Marginatus, Fr. Cuvier, — Pteropm Margi- 

 natus, Temminck ; Monog. de Mam, I. 202. 

 Length, 4J inch. Weight, 2oz. a male. 



The dentition agrees with the statement of Fr. Cuvier, which he adopts 

 as the character of his genus Cynopterus. 



Incisors -* canines -J — molars ± 4—= 30. Is somewhat rare ; found in 

 clusters on the folded leaves of the plantain, the palmyra, &c. 



5. — Vespertilio (Megaderma) Cartiatica ?— -New species ? M. lyra ? 



General name for all bats, Kankapali, Can. "=5^0 p3 T5f^f£3 



Chamgidar, Dekh . f 



Shab parole, Do < A 



This species differs from the dentition commonly assigned to Mega- 

 derma, in having incisors -Q- canines j- 4 molars 4 f— 24 ; whereas the 

 molars according to Geoffroy are ± 4. 



Above, mouse colour ; beneath, paler. Nasal appendage large, oblong, 

 reaching to the base of the ears, with a plait or fold down in the centre. 

 Oreillon cordate,the anterior lobe high and pointed, the posterior rounded; 

 the muzzle truncate, the under lip cleft. Four mammas. Female gene- 

 rally larger.* 



Female. Male, 



Length 3| inches.. 3 inches. 



Expansion of wings 19^ i 18 



Ear (behind) 1 % 



* Temminck states that the females and young of some bats live apart f.iom the males at 

 certain seasons, which may account for this. Mon. de mam. Tom. ii. p, 5. 



