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1 .-- Ears moderate, naked, rather pointed at the end; nose-leaf large, central process small, scarcely lobed, blunt at the top; fur elongate, soft, bright orange, the hairs of the back with short brown tips, of the under side rather paler, of the face rather darker; female pale yellow, with brown tips to the hair of the upper parts.
Inhab.

Port Essington, near the Hospital, Dr.Sibbald, R.N.
The membranes are brown, nakedish; the tail is rather produced beyond the membrane at the tip; the feet are small, and quite free from the wings.
Male.

Female.
The length of the body and head 1.10 1.10 The length of the fore-arm bone 1.11 1.10 The length of the shin-bone 8 8 The length of the ankle and foot 4 4 II.

In Captain Grey's Travels in Western Australia I gave a list of the different species of Reptiles and Amphibia found in Australia.

Since that period the British Museum has received from the different travellers various other species from that country.


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