824 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISr. ^SOCIETY, Vol. XXVI. 



Southern Dwarf Pipistrel (187a), Pipistrellusmimusonimus. — Very common at 

 Hasimara and has also been recorded from Jalpaiguti and Bharnabari. 



Tickell's Bat (191), Hesperoptenus tickelli. Hasimara and Bharnabari. 



Dormer's Bat Q93), Scotozous dorineri dormeri. — Bharnabari. 



Common Yellow Bat (194), Scotophilus kuhli. — Common at Jalpaiguri, Hasi- 

 mara and Bharnabari. 



Wroughton's Bat (193A), Scotophilus loroughtoni, — Common at Hasimara ; 

 also recorded from Jalpaiguri. 



Harlequin Bat (197), Scotomanes ornatus. — Got by Mr. Crump at Sivoke, 

 and O'Donel has obtained it at Buxa. 



Hairy-winged Bat (200), Rarpiocrphalus lasyurus. — A single specimen was 

 obtained at Hasimara. 



Wall Bat (212), Myotis muricola. — O'Donel got this under stones in the bed 

 of the Torsa river, where it is common. 



Painted Bat (213), Kericoula picta. 



[Cutch Sheath-tailed Bat (221), Taphozous kachemis kachensis. — Obtained by 



Mr. Crump at Sivoke.] 

 Particoloured Flying Squirrel (234), Pteromys alhoniger.— Got by O'Donel 



from trees felled in his fuel-coupe at Hasimara. 

 Assam Giant Squirrel (240), Ratufa yiymitea yiyantea. — Very common. 

 [Long Snouted Bhootan Squirrel (243a), Dremomys lokriah botia. — A squirrel 



{Sciums lokriah) is given by Sunder in his Settlement Report, but as 



he has not given the following species, Tomeutes lokroides, he may have 



been mistaken but still he calls it an "orange bellied squirrel"; he may 



have been correct and if so it is probably this species and notZ). I. lokriah.'] 

 Hoary-bellied Himalayan Squirrel (251), Ttmeutes ZoAvozWp.s'.— Exceedingly 



common . 

 Common Five-striped Squirrel (2o3e), Funambulus pennanti pen7ianti. — Mr. 



Crump obtained this species at Haldibari. Sunder says of this squirrel 



that it is common and as he has spent a good deal of his time in the 



south of the district he is probably correct. 

 Hodgson's Tree-mouse (270), Va^ideleuria dumeticola. — Very common in the 



tea bushes. 

 Bhutan Duars Rat, Rattus rattus bhotia. — Mr. Hinton has described a new 



race of the common rat from specimens obtained at Hasimara where 



it is very common. 

 Rattus sp. 



Nepal House Mouse (282), Mus dubius. — Very common. 

 Himalayan House-mouse (2S2a), Mushomourus. — Apparently not so common. 

 Southern Field-mouse (287), Mus booduga. — -Very common. 

 Bengal Mole-rat (295), Gonornys benyalensis. — Very common. 

 Bengal Bandicoot (297), Bandicota elliotana. — Common and often damages 



tea by cutting through the stem of a bush three or four inches under 



the soil. 

 Indian Bush-rat (299), Golunda ellioti. — Common at Hasimara. 

 Bay Bamboo-rat (312), 72Ajro?«,ysc«s^awews. Very common in tea gardens. 



" I have heard of this rat being destructive to tea, but have never 



found it so myself though it is common in the forests round Hasimara." 



(H. V. O'D.) 

 Crestless Himalayan Porcupine (316), Acanthion hodgsoni. — Common. Their 



burrows are situated in the banks of ravines, but are very difficult to find 



owing to the thickness of the jungle. 

 Hystrix bengalenis (?) — A porcupine other than the crestless one is often turned 



out of heavy jungle during tiger beats and consequently not shot at. 

 Common Indian Hare (320), Lepus ruficaudatus. — Common among tea and 



in river beds. 



