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Show 1887.] FROM THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. 321 passes along outside the forearm nearly to the wrist. Femora and proximal third of tibiae thickly clothed with softer woollier fur. *ace, middle of back, chin, and centre line of belly black. Neck an round, shoulders, sides of body, and hind limbs below dark maroon- red, the tufts over the shoulder-glands rather paler. Rump and upperside of thighs bright orange-yellow, contrasting markedly with the sombre hue of the back. Skull agreeing closely with that of Pt. gouldi in size and proportions. ' r Teeth (fig. 1) large and heavy as compared to those of Pt. gouldi, rt.chrgsoproctus, and others, but far smaller and lighter than those ot Pt. melanopogon. Upper incisors broad, touching each other, the combined breadth of the four 8 m m . Canines rather short, thick and stout, with a broad and prominent internal basal ledge. Anterior premolars minute, deciduous. Second premolar large and broad, with a prominent internal secondary cusp. All the cheek-teeth Fig. 1. Teeth of Pteropus grandis, natural size. broad and strong; combined length of the three largest 18 mm., and the breadth of the centre one 4 m m . Last molar slightly larger than one of the outer incisors, its antero-posterior diameter 2*2 m m. Lower teeth presenting very much the same characters as the upper. Outer incisors very large, 2 m m . in transverse diameter. Canine with large internal basal ledge or cingulum as in the upper jaw. Second premolar unusually near the canine, the comparatively large first premolar larger than the diastemata in front of and behind it, 2*6 m m . in diameter. Last molar about equal to one of the middle upper incisors, smaller than the outer and larger than the inner lower incisors. Dimensions of an adult male in skin :-Head and body (c.) 325 mm., head 74, muzzle 32, ear (above crown) 30, forearm 170 ( = 6'7 in.), thumb 73, index finger 118, tibia 122, calcaneum 24. Skull (specimen b). Basal length 67, greatest breadth 39, supraorbital foramen to tip of nasals 30, interorbital breadth 10, intertemporal breadth 7"5, breadth from tip to tip of postorbital processes 30, palate length 40. |
