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of Scotland ( 1 845 ) as a locality for this species ; but, failing 

 further information, the square brackets, which indicate that 

 confirmation of a record is awanting, must remain.] 



Family Vespertilionidcv. 



2. Plecotus auritus (Z.) — Long-eared Bat. Probably more 

 common than is generally supposed. There are records and 

 authentic reports from Paisley (1845 and the present date) ; 

 Glanderston, Barrhead (1857); Kelvingrove; Thomliebank; 

 Hawkhead; Garscadden; Antermony; Luss and Arran — all 

 recent. 



3. Vesperugo pipistrellus (Schreber) — Common Bat or Pipis- 

 trelle. Our most abundant Bat recorded from all over tlie area. 

 My eixperience, however, is that in the vicinity of Glasgow Bats 

 are far from numerous. It is in places away from the zone 

 of the city, such as Luss and Arran, that they may be seen 

 without fail on summer evenings. I have seen this species on 

 the wing in bright sunshine on an August afternoon at Wemyss 

 Bay. It has also occasionally been observed in wintei". Mr. 

 D. A. Boyd saw one at Portincross on 13th January, 1890, and 

 I have noted it at Thomliebank on 15th November, 1896, and 

 at Row on 3rd November, 1901. The earliest of my dates is 

 22nd March, 1894. The Rev. J. D. W. Gibson infomis me that 

 it is abundant at Carmichael (altitude above sea-level about 

 750 feet). 



4. Vespertilio daubentoni, Leisl. — Daubenton's Bat. Our 

 area is on the northern limits of the range of this species. I 

 can only repeat the already known records, viz. : — Glasgow Green 

 (1864); Kelvingrove (1879); and Craigenfeoch, Renfrewshire, 

 where some numbers were obtained by Mr. J. M. B. Taylor in 

 January, 1885, hibernating. I am not aware of any more recent 

 occurrences. 



5. V. nattereri, Kuhl — ^ Reddish-grey Bat. A specimen in 

 the British Museum, labelled " Inveraray, 1858," is the only 

 known occurrence of this species in Scotland. The Bat is pre- 

 served in spirit, and was received in the flesh and registered in 

 the year named. It is said to have been presented by the late 

 Duke of Argyll. (Dobson's Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the 

 British Ifuseum, 1878, pp. 307-8.) 



