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Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions Downloaded by [University of Toronto Libraries] at 14:28 02 February 2015 LIV.-Oii a CoUec/ioii of Unhfi-on~Parugrruy. By OLDCIELII TiroJr.\s. TIICnritisli ;\luscLIm lins rcccirtly rcccivcd frolu Ah. \V. Fostcr n collcctioii of bats iiintlc hy liiiu iu CcntrnI Pnr;igiiny, n region of particular intcrcst nlid iinportnncc to :ill niam- m:ilogists 011 account of tlic lnrgc iiiirulbcr of spccics dcscribctl ~JJ- ilznra from tlicrc, sliccics inaiiy of wl~icli linvc bccn Ilitlicrto by 110 incaiis satisfactorily irlcntificd. I II:IVC tlicrc- forc workcd out XIr. Fostcr’s bcnutifully-prcpar~tlcollcctioii with ii~iiisiinl~Ic~s~I~c, niiil liavc bccii rc\v:irtlctl by fiiitliiig iii it nutlieutic topotjpicnl cxnmplcs of ciglit of ilzarn’s tllirtccii lints nnrl also two spccics IICW to sciciicc. Tlic lattcr arc botIi nicinbcrs of tlic gciius JIoIossiis, n group in wlrich Mr. Fostcr lins bccu cstrnorrliiiarily siicccsfiil, as Iic lins sclit l~omc canniplcs of no lcss tlinii sis spccics of it, a wry surprisiiig proportion oiit of ouly niiictccii spccics nltogctlicr. I Iinrc also tnkcii the ojqiortiinity of comparing with tlic I’nragunynii bats the spcciincus sciit by tlic lntc Mr. 11. Pcrrcns from Goya, on tlic I’nrann, furtlier south in Cor- ricntcs. T~ICSC,for want of Pitragunyan inatcrinl, I 1iavc liitlicrto Iind to trc:it provisioiinlly as rcprcscnting Aznrn’s sI)ccics, but I iion fiiitl tint iu two caws at Icnst thy differ siifliciciitl? to rcquirc scpnratioii. 1 . l’esperlilio doriaillis, Dabs. d. Yilh Ricn. lGtli Ikbrunry, 1901. 6,4 ? . Snliiicay. Fcbrunry, JInrcli, and JIny. Forcnrms 37 to 3‘3 millim. 2. Lasiirrus lorcalis loitariensis, Lcss. S: Garn.“ 8, . Z-ltli Iichrunry and 10th JInrcli. Tlic Rcd Unt wns not obscrvcd by Bzara, his Clrawc-souris qitiijnic, tlrc basis of VcsperfXo uillosissinius, Gcoff., bciiig :Icnrly a southern rcprcicntntivc of tlic Grcf Bat (Lasiurus ;k?rcf[s,P. dc ncnuv.). 3. Ilnsypferus cga nrgeiifiiius, ‘lllios. Downloaded by [University of Toronto Libraries] at 14:28 02 February 2015 ~,7syptrrii3pp nrgrritiriit3, Tlios. :hi. k Jliig. X. 11. (7) viii. p. 2.17 (1901). 0 . Sapcay. 18th XInrcli. rc Cniiglit flring.” 4. dlyotis ulbescois, Gcoff. Chnirce-soiiri.r doii:ii.rric, hnra; tlic his of T>.yicrfiIio nlbrrrens, Cicofl: 9. Tacaaral. 12th Wovcmbcr, 1900. v C’. ,\Ilc~i, 1’. Diol. SOC.Wnsli. xiii. p. 1G.i (1900). 31* 4% Nr. 0.Tliomna oii n Tliis spccimcn, likc otlicrs collcctcd at Goya by Mr. R. I’errcus, has tlic cliaractcristic wvliitc1iing of tlic posterior abdonicn 011 wliicli tlic naxnc was foundcd. Tlic wings arc also narrowly cdgcd with wliitc. Tlic iicst spccies lins thc abdomen browii tliroiigliout. 5. Myotis niyricans, Wicd. 8 , 3 0 . Villa Rica. February. 3 d , 1 . Sapucay. January and Fcbruary. Thesc specimms diff’cr froin M. albcscciis by tlicir uniformly dark bellirs and otlicr tlctails, and are evidently specifically rlistinct. Rcnggcr sup~ioscdttc two forms to bc identical. MoLossus. Mr. .Foster obtaiiicd no less thnii sis spccics of 1u0bSSU8, using this namc in tlic 1Rrgcr sensc cniploycd by Dobson. Tlic study of tlicsc convinccs nre tlint tlic dental formula in this group, howcrer coiivciiicnt as mi indcs to dctcrniiiirtion, is empliatically not a truc guidc to miitunl rclationsliip. Tltosc who wish that gcncrn should be rcally gcnctic groups should not thcrcforc us(: “ Proiiiops,’I’) rr Myopterus,” and illolossus as scparate gcncra, rinlcss skull-structure and not dental formula is mndc tlicir basis. To commencc with : 111. Fostcri, with tlic csternal iiccu- linrities of ridus, thcrcforc of true Molossiis (9. s.), liss fonr lowcr incisois as in Pi-oaiops arid dIyopferus; whilc ns regards its small uppcr premolar, of sis specimens, tlircc Iravc got it, 8s in ‘r Proiiiops,)’ nud tlirec linvc uot, as in MoOlossus and Myopterus. The same variation occurs in iW. nasufus. Thcn it is quitc cvidciit tlint the broad-faccd flat-liead**’. species cerasles, pla~rirusfris,mid Teianzirickii form a natural group quitc apart from the otlicrs. But tlic lmt-named has a difkrent xiumber of loner incisors to tlic first two, while iiinurus (really, I think, morc closcly allied to lr Promops ” abasus and ylaucirius) has tlic dcntal formula of “iVppterusJJ planirostris and cerasfes.
Downloaded by [University of Toronto Libraries] at 14:28 02 February 2015 Mr. Miller is iio~engaged on a rcvision of the group, and froni his use of “ I’roniops ” in describing ncw species, I prcsnmc lie intciids to USC tlint as a gcnus. TI this is tlrc cnsc, I sliall be intcrcstcd to scc both how lic deals with itlolossus nasutus and Fosferi, aiid whethcr, if he takes Il‘enriiiiiickii froin the planirostris-group and puts rnauriis into it, lic will still he prcpared to maintain that his genera have, ns tlicy should Iinv~,gcnctic rclntionship as tlicir basis, The followiiig is a keyJ by skull-characters only, to tlie spccics in Nr. Vostcr’s collcctioii :- Collrction of Bds from Pctrnpay. 437 A. Skull nrchcd, tnrcrinE nntcriorly. n. Two lower incisors. Upper 11’ nbsent. d. Size Inrgcr...... dl. rtfus. h‘. Size smnller ...... Af. olsncrrts. 6. Four lower incisors. d. Upper p’ minute or shsent. A median crcst . ’11. Fosicri. ha. U’per 11’ well developcd. Ro niedinn crest. . 111. borrnriorsis. 13. Skull at, broad nntcriorly. n. Sizc lnrgc. Four lower iucisors ...... 31. crrastcs. b. Size mnll. TWOlower incisors ...... :PI. Termrrinckii.
G. dlulossus rilfus, Gcoff. Aznra’e Chnucc-sofirissixt?aic, on which .WoIusrris casln~rcrts,Geoff., is blued. 8,2 0. Villa Rica. 24th January, 9th and loth April. Azara’s sistli bat, tlic Chauue-souris chdtnine, lias beeu generally considcrcd, on account of its lr fil ou ruban aigu qui sc reid A la pointc du miiscau” aid its sizc (spread 370 millim.), as being M. rufus, Gcoff., or nn alliccl local form. This rcfcrcncc I am, on tlic wliole, inclined to confirm, for 3lr. Fostcr‘s spccimcri agrccs vcry acll with thc descriptions both of Azara and Rengger, and may tlicrcfore bc talicii to represent M. castatreus. Tlic onc flaw iu the dcscription, tlic Ir blauch8tre en dessou.p,” is cqunlly indpplicable to any otlier allied species. It is truc that with tlic samc cxccption thc description would almost cqunlly scll fit Malossus Fosferi; but as it has to bc allocatcd to one or othcr of tlic two local qxcies, and the present onc sccms ncnrer in sizc, has n more perfectly fr lcnticulairc ” antitragus, and with only two lowcr incisors is nearer Azara’s lr sans . . i incisivcs ” than 111. Fosteri with four, I propose to avail mysclf of my privilcgc as first rcviscr and to assign tlie name cnsfn,zeus to tlic species witli Rhich I tliink it has most in common. Should further matcrial show the Paraguaynu form to bc distinguishable from the Brazilian, tlic namc casfaiieus will tlicn havc to bc rcvivcd for it. Downloaded by [University of Toronto Libraries] at 14:28 02 February 2015 7. itlolossus olrscurus crassicaudatus, Geoff. AZBID’BChaucc-soiiris di.iG’nrc ; tho bnsis of ~Volossuscmssicnrtdntru, Qeoff. 2 d, 3 9 . Yilla Hica. February and Narch. 9. Paraguari. 22nd April. TIICSCspecimens are ratlicr smallcr and thcir skulls arc lnarkcdly lighter and morc delicate, with smallcr brain-cases, than those of Brazilian cxampIcs, so tlrnt I provisionally use as B subspccific nnmc the tcrrn applicd by Gcoffroy to 435 JIr. 0.Tlionins on Q
Aznra’s tcutli bat-tlic “ pnrdo acanclndo ” of tlic Spniiish edition. Tlicir forcnrrns rncnsiirc 3G to 30 millim. lliit comparing with tlicsc tlic scrics obtained nt Goja by RIr. Pcrrciis, it is intcrcsting to find tlint tlic latter arc, on thc contrary, tlic Inrgcst of nll tlic forms nssigiicd to tlic coiniiioii and widcly-sprcnd “NoIossiu obsciiriis.” So rnnrkcd is tlic tlifkrciicc, tlint tlic Corricntcs form should clearly Iinvc a spccinl nninc, and mny bc callcti
dlolossiis obsciiriis ciirrcnfiiinzJsubsp. 11. Similar in nll cssciitinl chnractcrs to 111. 0llscio.u.s ns dcscrihcd by Jlobsoii. Sizc Iargcr tliaii iii othcr subspccics, nlld cspccinlly than in tlic gcograpliicnlly ncnrcst Al. 0. crassi- cauilntiis. Ociicrnl colour pnlcr tlinii usiinl, iirnr but rntlicr (Inrkcr tLau liidgwityJs ‘‘ broccoli-brom.” But somc csnniplcs arc xiiorc riifms. Scnrccly paler bclow. 111 corrclntioii with tltc grcntcr sizc, tlic cranial crcsts, cspccinlly tlic lanibdoid oncs, arc of uiiusiinl dcvclopmcnt. I)iniciisions of thc type (mcasurccl in flcsli) :- Forcarin 42 millini. (otlicr spccirncns 40, 40.5, 404, 41, n11d 4.2). IIcnd and body 78 j tail 3G ; car 14. Skull : Icngth froxii gnatliion to occipital surfilcc nbovc fornmcii niagiiurn 184 ; iiitcrorbital brcndtli 5.7 ; inter- tcinpor;iI brcndth 3.6; front of cniiiiic to back of last molnr 6.8. 1111 adult fcmnlc skull mcasurcs 17.9 by 12 iu grcatcst brcndtl1. IIub. Goya, Corriciitcr. Y)/JC. JInIC. x.lI.no. 98. 3. 4. 28. CollCctCd 1st OCtObCr, 1806, by Nr. R. I’crrciis. Xlcvcn sliccimcns csaniiiicd. 111 111.0. crnssicnuhfus tlic skull-lcngtli, mcnsurcd as nbovc, is about 1G-5to 17 xnillini., and in a scrics from Sa’o Paulo, rc~~rc~cntiiigc’cIox, Tcuni., about 175 millim. 8. Noiossus Fuslcri, sp. n. 2 d, 4 0 . Villa Ricn iind Snpucny. . Downloaded by [University of Toronto Libraries] at 14:28 02 February 2015 Similar to ill. riasiifws, but vcry inircli smallcr. Sxiiall uppcr prcmolar miiiutc or nbsciit. Lowcr iiicisors four. Sizc iiitcrrncdiatc bct\vccn ill. rifiis niid obsctlrtts. Ears ratlicr small, rising C~OSCtogctlicr at tlic liindcr cud of a distiiict tlircnd-likc rim running along tlic iniizzle from tlic n0scJ just as in N. iiasufris ; iiincr margin nearly straight, tip brondly roundcd oft; ontcr niargin sliglitly coIivcx ; nnti- tr;iL;iis nbmt as Irigli as loiig, iicnrly circiilnrJ t1ioiigIi Icss Cohcfion of Bats f1.m I’nrnp.uny. 431)
crnctly so tlinn in LIZ. obsciiriis, owing to tlic nutc‘ro-supcrior cdgc bcing flnttcncd. Trngiis miiiutc, liiicnr. 11 clistitict gliIiir sac in tlic mnlc. Fur fiiic nut1 silky ; linirs of back nlmut 5 to G millim. iir 1ciigtli. Distriliutioii of fiir much as in dl. rigiis, but with ratlicr rnorc linir on tlic distal part of tlic forcnriu ant1 on tlic prosinin1 part of tlic fourtli finger. Gcricrnl colour nbovc (lark glossy chocolate-brown, vnrgiiig cousidcrnbly iu toiic ; thc bnscs of tlic linirs light, but iiot for so grcnt nil cstcnt as in Al. olsciiriis. Unilcr surfacc also brown, but witliout gloss. Skull clistiiictlyof thN.iiusiit~is paitcrn, Iiigli, swollcn, aid bulbous in tlic brain-casc nncl narrowed iii tlic fncc. Ilctliaii crest prcscnt but iiot high, nut1 iiot roiiiiiiig lincl; to nicct tlic Innilitloit1 ridgcs posteriorly, tlicrc bciiig n small triangular spzcc on the C~OIYIIquite siiiootli and uiiridgccl, cvcii iii tlic olclcst spccinicns secii. I’nlntc clceply nrclicil bctirccii tlic tcctli, as iu 111. sasuftis. Cliiii strongly dcvclopctl, projcctiiig downward. Upper iricisors wcll tlirown forward, IUOI’C so tli:in iii 111. olscziriu. Aiitcrior prciuolnr, whcii l~rcseiit,cscccdingly iiiiuutc, sxunller cvcn tlinn tlic miiiutc outcr lowcr incisors; nltogctlicr nbscnt in tlircc spccimcns out of sir. Lowcr incisors four. Antcrior lon.cr premolar about linlf tlic licigli t of tlic sccond, in tlic tootli-row, not crusliccl. Dimciisions of tlic type, mcasurcd in tlic flcsl1:- Forcarm 48.5 millim. (other spcciincus : d, 475 ; 7 ,475, 48, 485, 49). Ihrl aiid body 7G j tail 54 ; sprcad 314. Skull : grcntcst Iciigtli 185 ; basal Icngtll 15 ; grcntcst lircadtli 11.3 ; iiitcror1)itnl Lrcndtli G.2 ; intcrtcrupornl brcndtli 3.7 ; front of caiiinc to back of iit’ G.8. 11~6.of typc. l’ih Ilica. njp. Ilnlc. l3.31. 110. 1. 8. 1. 17. Collcctcd 2Gth Fclrruary, 1901. Tliis distinct spccics is, with its Inrgcr ally dL nastifus, iutcrcsting from its nnncctaiit iinture, linving tlic gcncral Downloaded by [University of Toronto Libraries] at 14:28 02 February 2015 cliaractcrs of tlic A1Idossus rigus aiid uhscunrs group, with ;L wliolly diffcrciit dcntnl forruuln. Tlic vnrixtioii iii tIic prcsencc or nbscucc of tlic suinll iippcr prcmolnr is cspccinlly Iioticcablc, tlircc out of tlic six spcciirici~s1i:iviiig tlic tooth and tlircc not; tlic samc variation is to bc obscrvcd iii dl. msiitus, in which of tlic two 3Iuscum sp~cimciiroiic lias tlic tooth aud the otlicr 113s iiot. 4 4 0 ah. 0.‘l’lionins on n
9. MV~OSSUSloiiaricnsis, Petcrs. 9. 62. Asuncion. 16th August, 1900. This vcry distinct species was obtained in some niimhrs by Mr. Perrens at Goya, and IIr. Graham Kcrr also caught two examples at m‘aikthIatingmangFaln.a, in the Nortlicrn Chaco. Although hrgcr, the skull of M.lonarieilais lias in general shapc aid the absencc of median crests a vcry considcrablc rcscniblaiice to that of Proinops ~iaiius,3Iillcr.
10. .Nolossus ccrctsler, sp. n. 2 d. Pilla Hica. 22ud sud 2Gtli January. 2 ? . Sapncay. 9th and 10th Junc. General charactcrs of .&I. pfaniroslris, but cuormously largcr. Size as largc as in ill, rufiis, but thc wings proportionally shorter. Fur of mcdium length, not so short 8s iu M.planirosfris; liairs of back 3 to 3.5 niillim. in lcngtli, the loiigcr hairs over tlc shouldcrs. Fur extending ou to base of forcam, on fo membraric external to terminal half of forearm, and on to baec of fifth finger’ above, and on to basc of intcrfcmoral above and below. Elscwhcrc the mcmbranes and limbs arc naked, except for tlic usual hairs on the tocs. Colour uniform brown (“Prout’s brown,” or darker) ahove and below *, tlie liairs not or scarccly paler at thcir bases. Facc, cars, and wing-mcmbraues blackish. Ears short, triangular, tlicir tips broadly rounded ; keel distinct, not flattcnctl cxtenially ; axititragus as high as long, not ovcrlayping its base antcriorlp or postcriorly ; tragus triangular. A dietinct gular tiac present in mnlc. Skull remarkably broad and flat. Prcorbitd ridgcs licavily dcvclopcd, so that the brcndth across them is cqunl to that across tlic brain-case. Cranial crcsts cvidcnt, more dcvelopcd than in planirosfris, tlic sagittal meeting tlic
Downloaded by [University of Toronto Libraries] at 14:28 02 February 2015 lambdoid crests in I high hclmct-likc projcctiou. Uppcr incisors largc, vertical, parallel, their tips not touching cadi other, and tlicir hascs separatcd from the canines. A’o trace of thc small antcrior premolar. Lower incisors four. Anterior lower prcmolar three-fourtlrs tlic lieiglit of the second, crushed l~ct~ecnthe lattcr nud the caninc. * The two fcmnlr: qicciinens, killed in JUIIC,nrc uiuch paler and brighter thin tlic two males. Thcir gencrnl tone is duost cinnnmon-brown. Collccrioii of I3ds froin Paraguay. 44 1 1)iniciisioiis of tlc tjpc, mcnsiired in tlic flesh :- Porcarm 44 millim. (other spccimens 44-4G). Hcad and bdy 00 ; tail 38 ; spread 351. First fingcr, mctatarsus 4GJ first phalaur 21.5, sccond phnlarir 19.6; fifth fingcr, mctacarpiis 27, first plialaiix 13.5. Skull : lcngth in middlc linc csclusive of crcsts 21 : basal lcngtli 18.1 ; zygomatic brcadtli 15.2 j anteorbital breadth 10 ; intcrtcmporal brcadtli 5.2 ; front of canine to hack of la’ 8.5. Type. Male. B.11. no. 1. 8. 1. 13. This finc spccics is a giant relativc of M.plu~iirostris, and is particularly noticcnblc for thc cxtrcmc flatucss and brcadtli of the skull. It is intcrcstiug to observc how many spccics of this groiip run iu COUIIICS, the pairs clistingiiislied infer be mainly bysizc. Thus M. cerasfes is a larger form of ylanirosfris, ritfus of obscuriis, ylnucimis of iuuiiu, tiasiifus of Fosferi, and perofis of l’runibulli. 11. illolossus Y’enimi)ickii3 Lund.. 2 8 ,4 9 . Sapucay. Jaiiiiar to April. Spccimcus of this species o Etnined by Jlr. Pcrrcns at Goya arc not quitc similar in colour to tlic Paraguayan oiics, but tlic diffcrcncc appears to bc due to scnsoii. Thanks to thc kinducss of Dr. Wingc, I liavc had tlic opportunity of comparing with thc Goyn and Paraguay sets typical skins from Lagoa Saiita. I cau find no diffcrciice of any importaucc bctxccn tlicm.
12. Atlibcus lituralrs, Licht. C’hauw-sour& prenii8r.e1 Aznm; the basis of Phyllosloiiia litura!icm 9, Licht., 16.73. d. Asuucion. 17th February. 2d 2 ? . Snpiicay. February, April, and Juiic. This is tlic commoii largc Artilezrs ordiiiarily but crrouc- ously callcd A. perspicillatus, Linn. t Downloaded by [University of Toronto Libraries] at 14:28 02 February 2015 13. hTycfinonius laficaudatiis, Gcoff. Aznra’s (.!%auce-soirrishuitihiit ; the baais of Qeoflroj’s AIoIossicr Iati- cuiidatiu (Anu. Nus. ri. p. 166, 1605). itycfinoiirits gmcilis, Wngu., of Dobron and others. 2 dJ4 ? . Snpucay. 22ud IIay, 19001. ‘r 31 spcimeus wcrc caught at om timc in a hollow trcc.”-W. P. * Illig~xuscd this nmiic in 1615 (hlh. Ali. Ucrl. 1811, 1’. 109, pttbl. 1615), btit only ns R noiiien tiiduiii. t L$ Ann. S; h,n. X. 11. (7) riii. p. 102 (1901). 4.I 2 IIr. 0.Tlionins 011 (I
‘l’lierc appcnrs to Ic 110 doubt nbout this itlciitificatioii. Aznra’s stntcincnt tlint ‘I 1% lEvrc snpc‘ricure n bcnucoup rlc rides vcrticalcs ” sliows tlint his ;uiimnl was n A’ycfiiionitts, not n ilIolossus, and tlic rf autrc pelitc oreille ccrticnle eii ~I~ssoz~s,’~in tiic dcscriptioxi of tlic car, indicntcs tlic species commoiily Imowii as A’. 9,-ocilis, wit11 its Iiigli vertical nnti- trngiis. Sizc,.colour, nnd localit!. nIl a6rcc pcrfcctly. Tlic otlicr l’arnguaynu .iVycthotmts, AT. Irasiliensis, is 110 doubt iiznra’s Cllauuc-sowris ntuvi2m, wliicli 115 pas In sccoliclc orcillc vorticnlc dc la pr6cc‘tlcntc J’ (cj. Aiiii. S; Nag. N. 11. (G) SS. 11. 215, 1897).
14. ZIeiiiirler~~iaperspicillattii~i, Liiiii. 3 11. Lrcricnrh, U’kd. nuctorum. 2 8. April and Juiic. 4 . 27th ALLY, 1901. All froin sa~”1cnJ. 15. Glossophnyn soriciiia, Pall.
2 8. Snpucay. Nnrcli niid Jiiac. Prom tLc rlcscriptioii of both tcctli niid iiitcrfcniornl inciii- hraiic, it is clcar tlint Ihggcr’s Glossnpli(ip villosa is lint n Glossoplragn, but its csnct rlctcrminntiori is IIOC casy. It is pcrlinps n Loiiclror$ossa with tlic proportions of tlic iiplicr incisors transposctl. ORC of tlic prcsciit spcciincns lins an atavistic mtcrior uppcr prcmolnr presciit 011 tlic lcft sid.c.
1G. Vanipyrops liiiealus, Gcoff.
Choiircsoiiris sccoride ; tho basis of Phyllostorrrn lineaturn, GeoK (Ah. Mus. sv. p. 160, 1810). 1 dJ5 9. Snpucay. JInrch, May, nud Junc. Tlicsc bcautifiil specimcns arc by far tlic most richly inarked of thc group that I haw ever sccn. Tlicir brown colour forms a good sctting for tlic briglit nnd wll-rlcfinctl wliitc liiics of tlic face and back. Downloaded by [University of Toronto Libraries] at 14:28 02 February 2015
‘17. Pggoderin a lilabialuni, U’ngii. 2 8. Snpucny. Fcbrunry and lIarclia This pcculinr bat is still but sparscly rc1)rcscntcd in collcctions, and tlicsc arc tlic first popcrly rn:ide skius that tlic nritisli IIuscuni has rcccivcd. It lias riot prcrioiisly bccii rccordcd from Paraga!. * CJ. Ann. Sr JIn;. K. 11. (7) viii. iJ. 102 (IOOlj. Collection of Dats froiii I’iirapcly. 4.13
18. Sliiriiiru liliiiiii, Gcoff. Chnrtrc-soitris qirritriime, Xznrn ; tbc hi3of l’lryllostorrln lilirriir, Ouofl. 3 d, 1 0 . Yilla Ricn. Octobcr 1900, and Jnnunry and Jiiiic 1901. 3 d . Snpucay. Fclriinry nnil Mnrcli. 19. Dcssiotlus rotuiiiii~s,GcoK Xznm’s C’hnurc-soirris troisiiwre ; the hisof Georroy’s IJhyllustoirin rutundiriii (Ann. Nus. XY. p. 181, 1810) *. JIzwiaJrcs rilfics nuctoruai. 3 d , ‘1. . Sapticay. 11th May, 1N1. A iiunibcr caught in a liollow trcc. “Tlic most pugncious of any bat tliat I Iinvc linndlcd, cxtrcmcly quick in tlicir xnoycniciits, niid carry tlicir body high whcii running. I’iglit fiercely with oiic nnotlicr, inflictingr scrious wounds with tlieir formiilablc tcctli ; sonic wcrc so badly cut up about tlic hcnrl in tlicir frcquciit qunrrcls tlint thyHC~C usclms for spccimcns, niirl cvciitunlly 1 liad to put tlicm into scpnrntc cap. Oiic xiig!it sis Alolussiis Ykmi~iiiickii\wrc put in tlic sninc cngc by mistnkc, and by morning they wcrc a11 lyiiig OH tlic floor of tlic cngc iicnrly dcntl ; thc skin of tlic licatl was all cut a~ny,and also IC placc on tlic back of cncli. This is tlic only kiud I linvc mct with since tire moiitii of Dcccmbcr that liavc bccu prcgnant. Onc female gnvc birtli to onc ~ou~igon tlic night of May 11, 1901, and ninoiigst tlicm wlicn cnuglit was OW of about n week old. Ont of tlic tliirty odd caught tlierc wcrc oulp two adult malcs, tlic rcst Icing all fcina1cs.”- IV. F. In conclusion I may rccnpitulatc tlic idcutification of Aznra’s bats, as thus far dctcrmincd. All csccpt tliosc in Lrnckcts linvc bccii rerificd on topotypcs in tlic Fostcr collcction. Chnuvc-soiiria I. Aifiberrs liturnlrrs. 11. T‘ariipyrops liricatus. HI. Ueriiiodus rotrrncliu. I\’. Muriiira liliuiir. 1’. Ieporiitrrs.] Downloaded by [University of Toronto Libraries] at 14:28 02 February 2015 [Xoctifio \TI..\IO/OSllU J’llfUS. 1711. [fisiuriis 2ntreirs.l “El Orcjon” of S mi& edition. [Iisfiofnsreln(cu.1 ~linuvc-souris\d ~\~ctiiroiiirrsInticaudattrs bmcilis niicturiini). 1;: 1;: \ ,) bri7silierrsis.] A Iolossiis obscitrrrs crassicnrcrintirs.