THE SILK-COTTON TREE. 
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THE SILK-COTTON TREE. 
Of all the trees that adorn this region of enduring 
summer, many of which are giants of vegetation, 
none is more imposing in stature and magnitude com- 
bined than the Silk-Cotton tree {Eriodendron anfrac- 
The Dusky Naseberry Bat. Artibeus achradophilus, mihi. {’Axpas, 
the wild-pear, the botanical name of the naseberry, and (^iAew, to love.) 
Central lobe of nose-leaf (PI. VI. fig. 4.) lanceolate, but less tapering ; 
furnished at the base with a distinct projecting ridge, like a foot- 
stalk: lobe of the nostril quite round; external lobe hardly free, with 
a thickened, slightly-waved edge. Edges of both lips minutely 
notched. Forehead less prominent ; muzzle broad : Warts of the 
mouth more obvious. 
General hue a dark dusky brown, nearly uniform, but a little paler 
on the under parts. Wings black ; fingers pale. Toes about equal* 
The Great Naseberry Bat. Artibeus carpolegus, mihi. (Kapirhs^ fruit’ 
and Xiyw, to pluck.) Central lobe of nose-leaf (PI. VI. fig. 5.) oblong, 
with parallel sides, abruptly pointed ; a rounded lobe in place of the 
footstalk : lobe of the nostril much sinuated, with a deep indent near 
its summit : external lobe obsolescent, reduced to four low but broad 
warts, with depressed centres. Edge of upper lip notched all round ; 
that of lower lip notched between the incisors, distinctly ; elsewhere 
indistinctly. Head more brutal in form ; muzzle large and pro- 
minent ; forehead low and receding. Toes regularly diminishing in 
length from the hallux. 
Colour a dark bistre-brown, above and below : wings black. Both 
of these species were taken at Content; they have the same pre- 
dilection for the luscious naseberry as the first named, a predilection 
which I have recorded in the trivial names assigned to them. 
The Brimstone Naseberry Bat. Artibeus sulphureus, mihi. General 
form that of Jamaicensis ; the forehead equally round and high. 
Upper parts a dusky yellow ; head, shoulders, sides, and belly gam- 
boge yellow, dingy ; the face and breast tinged with blue : wings 
black ; fingers pale yellow. The nose-leaf, the tragus, and the volar 
membrane of the only specimen that I met with, had been so much 
damaged by ants, before it was examined, that no characters could be 
