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On a new Species of Pteropus from Samoa
Author(s) -
Alston Edward R.
Publication year - 1874
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1874.tb02456.x
Subject(s) - citation , library science , genealogy , computer science , history
Pteropus whitmeei, sp. n. (PI. XIV.) Face and cheeks dark grey, grizzled with yellowish hairs ; crown of the head and occiput pale yellow ; nape, sides of neck, and shoulders bright golden bay ; back between the wings rich brown-black, rump slightly washed with rufous ; chin black ; lower surface of the body grizzled rufous, the shorter fur being brown and the longer hairs reddish yellow ; limbs and flying-membrane dark brown; arms and thighs thinly clad both above and below with long hairs. Measurements : —