. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the ... Museum. )'rKKoPcs PiLoscs. 307 thickly niixed with long, coiirse, buffy hairs. — irantle deep tawny (tawiij' tiiigod with russet), passing through a darker shade (chocolate-tawny) on sides of neck, to vandyck-brown on fore- neck ; mantle slightly, sides of neck and forcncck more thickly sprinkled with coarse bufly hairs ; base of hairs of mantle dark vandyck-brown.—Colour of mantle extending to occiput, lightening to golden bufly on middle of crown ; interocular space, sides of crown, sides of head, chin, and throat dark vandyck-brown,
. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the ... Museum. )'rKKoPcs PiLoscs. 307 thickly niixed with long, coiirse, buffy hairs. — irantle deep tawny (tawiij' tiiigod with russet), passing through a darker shade (chocolate-tawny) on sides of neck, to vandyck-brown on fore- neck ; mantle slightly, sides of neck and forcncck more thickly sprinkled with coarse bufly hairs ; base of hairs of mantle dark vandyck-brown.—Colour of mantle extending to occiput, lightening to golden bufly on middle of crown ; interocular space, sides of crown, sides of head, chin, and throat dark vandyck-brown, thickly mi-Kcd with buify or grcyisli-white hairs. MtiasuremeiUs. Below and on p. ;}(,lS. Specimen exainineJ. One, the type. Rancfe. Pclew Islands. Ti/pe in collection. «. ,: aci. al.; skull. Pelew T.^. Godpffroy Mu«. (Type of species.) External measurements of Pteropus pselaphon and pllosua. JV, (lacl. type.) MlN. HI in. Forearm \',j'li> Pollex, total length, u. u ad ,, metacarpal 12 ,, 1st phalanx 27 2rid digit, iiietaearpal fi5 „ 1st phalanx 1(> 2nd-3rd phiilanx, c. ii. ... lo .Srd digit, luetaearpal 88 „ 1st phalanx 66 2nd phalanx SS'S 4th digit, metacarpal 88o ,, 1st phalanx .02 ., 2nd phalanx 515 5th digit, metacarpal 91-5 1st plialanx .39 2nd phalanx ^J5'8 Ear, length from orifice 2.'5 7 ,, greatest width, Uattened 14 Front of eye to tip of nuiz/.le 23 Lower leg .58 Foot. c. n 45 C'alear 138. x2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology . [Mammals]; Dobson, George Edward; Andersen, Knud. London
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