DYSOPES NATALENSIS.
base also edged with a few rigid hairs. Incisor teeth of upper jaw two, small,
cylindrical, pointed, and much apart, one towards each canine; incisors of
lower jaw closely set, and fill up completely the space between the canine
teeth; the latter in each jaw, long, slightly curved, and pointed. Grinders of
upper j aw, 6 ; of lower, the same number.
DIMENSIONS.
Length from the apex of the nose to the
In. Lines.
Length of anti-brachium........................
In. Lines.
1 5
base of the tail........................ 2 0 first joint of second finger ... 1 6
of the tail..................................... 1 6 middle finger ... 1 6
of the head ................................ 0 6h third finger ... i H
Expanse of wings ................................ 9 6 fourth finger ... 1 1
The specimen of which the preceding is a description, was killed near to Port Natal
on the margin of a thick forest. It made its appearance in the dusk of the evening, and had
not been long on the wing before it was in my possession. It is the only individual of the
species I have seen.