66 MAMMALIA OF INDIA. 
curved and pointed inwards; muzzle thick, 
blunt and conical; the fur varies, sometimes 
dark olive brown, fulvous beneath, and 
occasionally chestnut, with a paler shade of 
yellow below. 
Si1zE.—Four and a-half inches, of which the 
tail is 14; expanse, 13. 
Scotophilus Temminckii. A very common species, appearing early in 
the evening. MHorsfield says of it that it col- 
lects by hundreds in hollow trees, and feeds chiefly on white ants. 
No. 94. ScoToPHILUS HEATHII. 
Hasirat.—India and Ceylon (Rajanpore, Punjab). 
DESCRIPTION.—Similar to the above, but longer in all its measure- 
ments (Dodson). Judging from drawings, the head and muzzle of this are 
more in a line than in the last species, the ears project forward, and are 
also larger, the tragus especially, and there is a greater width between 
the ears. 
S1zE.—Five inches, of which the tail is 2. 
No. 95. ScOTOPHILUS EMARGINATUS. 
HapitTaT.—India ; precise locality unknown. 
DESCRIPTION.—Head broad and flat ; muzzle obtuse and thick ; ears 
long and large, with rounded tips turning outwards ; tragus short ; 
thumb long with a strong claw; wing membrane quite devoid of hair, 
except on the interfemoral membrane, which is half covered ; fur 
tricolored, first dark chestnut, buff, and then yellowish brown. 
S1zE.—Head and body, 2+/5 inches ; tail, 2 inches. 
No. 96. SCOTOPHILUS ORNATUS. Sy7.—NYCTICEJUS ORNATUS. 
Hapirat.—India and Burmah. 
DESCRIPTION.—Head broad; muzzle short; ears triangular, erect, 
with rounded tips, and broadly rounded lobe at the base; tragus narrow, 
semi-lunate, curved towards the front; fur a light Isabelline brown, 
spotted with white; a white spot on the centre of the forehead, and 
from the back of the head down the spine for two-thirds of its length 
a narrow white streak; on each side of the body two white patches ; 
a broad white collar, or rather demi-collar, from one ear spot to the 
other, passing under the throat. Dr. Dobson says the position of these 
patches is very constant, but the size varies, being greatest in individuals 
of a pale rusty red colour, and these he found always to be males. 
S1zE.—Head and body, 3 inches; tail, 2 inches; expanse, 15. 
