. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the ... Museum. 182 TTEROPrs LOOCUOKXgrs. browi).—Mantlo cream-buffy, tinged with buffy in centre and on sides of neck ; foreneck somewbat clouded with pale russet. Fur of mantle, sides of neck, and foreneck with rather long seal-bvoAvn bases (probably sesnal character).—Occiput similar to mantle ; crown and circumociilar region slightly darker: temi)oral region, chin, and throat seal-brown sprinkled with pale buflfy. Measurements. Below and on p. 183. Sjiechnetts 'uied. Two, as registered below. Hange. Liu-kiu Islands (Okinawa). Ti/j'ie
. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the ... Museum. 182 TTEROPrs LOOCUOKXgrs. browi).—Mantlo cream-buffy, tinged with buffy in centre and on sides of neck ; foreneck somewbat clouded with pale russet. Fur of mantle, sides of neck, and foreneck with rather long seal-bvoAvn bases (probably sesnal character).—Occiput similar to mantle ; crown and circumociilar region slightly darker: temi)oral region, chin, and throat seal-brown sprinkled with pale buflfy. Measurements. Below and on p. 183. Sjiechnetts 'uied. Two, as registered below. Hange. Liu-kiu Islands (Okinawa). Ti/j'ie in collection. Beiiuirls.—This species is readily discriminated from Pf. mari- rinnus by the characters given in the diagnosis above. From J't. ionf/anns it differs chiefly in its weaker dentition, smaller skull with relatively smaller orbits, and longer fur; the external dimensions avcraa;e smaller. 2 ad. sk.; skull. c? yg. nd. sk.: .skull Liu-kin Is. Liu-kiu Is. Purchased (Warnick). 4' Purcbased (Warwick). < 401 "ifi''< {Type of species.) External measurements of Ptpropus ualanns, roariannus, and Fore;irm Polles, total length, c. u ,, metacarpal ,, 1st phalanx 2iicl digit, metacarpal ,, Lst phalanx „ 2nd-3rd phalanx, c. u 3rd digit, metacarpal ,, 1st phalanx ,, 2nd phalanx Ith digit, metacarpal 1st phalanx ,. 2nd phalanx •3th digit, metacarpal ,, Ist phalanx 2Rd phalanx Ears, length from oi-ifice ,, greatest vidth, flattened Front of eye to tip of muzzle .... Interf emoral Lower leg Foot, c. u Oalcar * Reg. noa. 5788 (2 cT yg. ad. al.), 5808 ( c? id. mounted); Berlin Museum. t Eeg. nos. A. 49 ( 2 ad. mounted), A. 50 (c? ad. mounted); Paris Museum, t Estimate (skins).. 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 Zoo
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