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and lax, slightly curled or woolly, black, with a silvery grizzle, or greyish- 

 black, or rich chestnut brown. 



Length of one, head and body, 3J inches ; tail, If ; expanse, 17 ; fore- 

 arm, 2A ; tibia, 1 J; ear, 1^ by f-inch wide. Hodgson gives one, head and 

 body, 3|-; tail, 2J ; expanse, 17 ; fore-arm, 2| ; leg, If. 



This fine bat has been usually considered the same as Temminck's 

 JR. luctus from Java, &c. ; but latterly, Blyth considered it distinct, stating 

 that its facial membranes are less complicated than in luctus. Hodgson 

 procured it in Nepal, and I got it at Darjeeling in warm valleys. I pro- 

 cured one specimen at Tellicherry, which I forwarded to Mr. Elliot, who 

 pronounced it to be R. luctus. It was of a reddish-brown colour, and a 

 rufescent variety of luctus has been described by Eydoux. It is impossible 

 now to decide if the Malabar bat be the same as the Himalayan one, but 

 if not, it will probably turn out to be true luctus. 



E. perniger occurs also on the Khasia hills. 



18. Rhinolophus mitratus. 

 BLYTH, J. A. S., XIII. 483. Cat. 63. 



THE MITRED LEAF-BAT. 



Descr. Ears, large, anti-helix moderately developed ; upper leaf, trian- 

 gular, acute ; tail, extending beyond the tibia \ above light-brown, paler 

 beneath. Length, head and body, 2^ inches ; tail, 1 J ; fore-arm, 2J ; tibia, 

 1; ear, 1. Expanse, "probably 12," according to Blyth, but from its 

 size I should judge considerably larger, probably 14 at least. 



This species has only been hitherto recorded from Chybassa, Central 

 India, whence sent by Colonel Tickell. Hutton, however, considers that 

 he obtained it at Mussoorie. 



19. Ehinolophus tragatus. 

 HODGSON, J. A. S., IY. 699. BLYTH, Cat. 66. 



THE DARK-BROWN LEAF- BAT. 



Descr. Upper process like a barred spear-head ; central one small and 

 narrow, a little expanded at the summit ; anti-tragus less developed than 

 usual lips, simple ; colour, a uniform deep brown, with the tips of the 

 hairs paler and somewhat rusty. 



Length, head and body, 2| inches ; tail, 1J ; expanse, 15 J ; fore-arm, 

 2J; tibia, 1 T V 



