RECURRENCE OF MEGADERMA GIGAS, DOBSON. WAITE. IB 
The general colour of the specimen, were it not characteristic 
of the genus, would have suggested albinism. The effect of the 
beautiful whiteness of the fur of the head and whole under surface 
has been quite lost in the figure. 
Dimensions. 
S Type. ? Aust. Mus. 
Head and body 
... 135-0 
mm. 
110-0 
mm.* 
Length of head 
... 48-5 
3) 
41'0(?)„ f 
Ear 
... 56-0 
J J 
47-0 
jj 
,, tragus, anterior lobe 
... 12-0 
JJ 
10-0 
jj 
„ „ posterior lobe 
... 25-5 
JJ 
22-0 
jj 
Nose leaf 
... 16-0 
JJ 
15-0 
jj 
Forearm 
... 117-0 
JJ 
103-5 
jj 
Thumb, or first finger . . . 
... 21-0 
JJ 
19-5 
j j 
Second finger, metacarpal 
... 84-5 
JJ 
80-5 
jj 
,, „ phalanx .. 
... 16-0 
J J 
17 0 
jj 
Third finger, metacarpal 
... 69-0 
JJ 
68-0 
jj 
,, „ 1st phalanx 
... 47-0 
JJ 
44-0 
jj 
» ,, 2nd „ 
... 92-0 
JJ 
80-0 
jj 
Fourth finger, metacarpal 
... 79-0 
JJ 
78-0 
j j 
„ „ 1st phalanx 
... 25-5 
JJ 
24-5 
jj 
,, jj 2nd ,, 
... 38-5 
JJ 
33-0 
jj 
Fifth finger, metacarpal 
... 84-5 
JJ 
820 
jj 
,, „ 1st phalanx 
... 320 
JJ 
33-0 
jj 
» „ 2nd „ 
... 28-5 
JJ 
23-5 
jj 
Tibia 
... 44-0 
JJ 
45 0 
j j 
Calcaneum 
... 28-5 
JJ 
28-0 
jj 
Foot 
... 28-5 
JJ 
23-5 
.. t 
* From crown of head, 
f Occipital region of skull removed. 
$ Exclusive of claw. 
