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SCOTOPHILIN^. 



40. Scotophilus falig-inosus. 



Hodgson, J. A. S. lY. 700. 



The Smoky Bat. 



Descr. — " Feet very small, included in the wing-membrane, nearly to 

 the ends of the toes ; ears acutely pointed, shorter than the head ; muzzle 

 grooved, nudish ; face sharp ; rostrum somewhat recurved. Wholly 

 sooty-brown. A little smaller than Vesp. formosa." Such is Hodgson's 

 desci'iption of this bat, which does not seem to have been recognized of 

 late. I see it stated to have six lower molars, and it is perhaps not a 

 Scotophilus. Blyth at one time considered it to be his Nyctieejus atratus. 

 Hodgson procured it from the central region of Nepal. 



Blyth describes a Scotophihts fidvidus from Tenasserim, and Tomes has 

 S. 2)umiloides from China. Gray, in his Catalogue of British Museum, 

 has enumerated, but not described, S. Hodgsoniirom Calcutta, S./alcatus 

 from India, and S. fulvus from Madras and Java, the latter probably 

 Bly th's fulvidus. 



Gen. NoCTULiNiA, Gray. 



Feet quite free from the membrane, which is attached to the ankle 



only ; otherwise as in Scotophilus. Incisors - ; molai-s ' ; by age 



4 4 



-, with a very small false molar. 



4 — 4 



41. Noctulinia noctula. 



Vespertilio apud Schreber. — V. lasiopterus, Schreber. — V. altivolans, 

 White, — V. labiata, Hodgson. — Blyth, Cat. 89. 



The Noctule Bat. 



Descr. — Ears remote, oval-triangular, or rounded, wide, extending 

 nearly to the angle of the mouth ; tragus short, broad, curved, ending in 

 a broad rounded head ; muzzle short, blunt, nude ; lips somewhat tumid ; 

 fur dark reddish-brown, both above and below. 



Length, 4| to 5 inches, of which the tail is nearly 2 ; expanse 14 to 15 

 inches ; forearm 1\^. 



This tine bat has been sent from Nepal by Hodgson, who states that 

 it is found in the central hills of Nepal. It is not uncommon in England, 

 and its flight is lofty. 



