. The land and sea mammals of Middle America and the West Indies . d,tip rounded slightly, the margin convex on lower half, concave forremainder; tragus triangular with a small lobe at base and endingabove in a lengthened narrow spur on inner margin; ears moderate,their lower halves hidden in fur. Color. Above mummy brown, base of fur pale cinnamon; be- NYCTIELLUS. CHILONATALIS. 635 neath pinkish buff; ears, wing, and interfemoral membranes palebrown. Measurements. Total length, 60; forearm, 30; longest finger, 45;tail, 26; tibia, 14; ear, 10. (Skin.) Skull: occipito-nasal length, 12;greatest
. The land and sea mammals of Middle America and the West Indies . d,tip rounded slightly, the margin convex on lower half, concave forremainder; tragus triangular with a small lobe at base and endingabove in a lengthened narrow spur on inner margin; ears moderate,their lower halves hidden in fur. Color. Above mummy brown, base of fur pale cinnamon; be- NYCTIELLUS. CHILONATALIS. 635 neath pinkish buff; ears, wing, and interfemoral membranes palebrown. Measurements. Total length, 60; forearm, 30; longest finger, 45;tail, 26; tibia, 14; ear, 10. (Skin.) Skull: occipito-nasal length, 12;greatest length, 13; Hensel, ; zygomatic width, 5; interorbitalconstriction, ; palatal length, ; length of upper molar series, 4;length of mandible, 9; length of lower molar series, 1:^5. Cliiloiiatalis. I ?=^- C ~^•3-3 ^•i- p 3^. 3-3 Chilonatalus {sic) Miller, Proc. Acad. Nat. Scien. Phil., 1898,p. 326. Type Natal us. micropiis outgrowths on chin and above nostrils conspicuous;glandular swelling on forehead of males between Fig. 128. Chilonatalis brevimanus. No. 37779 U. S. Nat. Mus. « times nat. size. Face enlarged 7 times. KEY TO THE SPECIES. .\. Frontal gland on forehead between the eyes. page a. Upj)er parts chestnut brown; forearm, 33 micropiis 635 b. Upper parts paler; forearm, 31 mm C. brevimanus 636 c. Upper parts cream buff; forearm 32 mm. .C. tumidijrons 637 598. micropus (Xataliis!), Dobson, Proc. Zool. Soc, 18S0, p. \ll-footed B.\t. Type locality. Environs of Kingston, Island of Jamaica. 636 CHILONATALIS. Gcogr. Distr. Known only from type locality. God. Char. Tip of ear conch rounded, the inner margin pro-jects to end of muzzle; lower lip with a small horizontal cutane-ous projection beneath; wings from lower third of tibia; footvery small; small wart-like process covered with hairs abovenostrils. Color. Above pale yellowish brown at base, rest chestnut brown;under parts uniform yellowish brown. Measureme
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