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country routul the Sliirc River (Ruo and West Sliirc districts), 

 and also that round L;ike Nyasa and the Upper 8hire River, 

 is full of these Ilyphajne-palnis. In such places Scotophilus 

 is very common, and as many as twelve or twenty are some- 

 times got out of one hollow palm, which they inhabit 

 toorether with all species of the ' free-tailed ' bats (^Chcerephov^ 

 Tadarida, Mops, etc.). I have never found them in any 

 other species of tree, but they probably inhabit hollow 

 Borassus-palms as well where these are found. They are 

 often noticeable at dusk hawking cotton boUuorm moths and 

 other insects over cotton-fields cleared in this type of forest, 

 where the hollow dead palms have been left standing, and in 

 this way must do a lot of good. 



•'They appear slightly oily to the touch when alive, and 

 have a somewhat characteristic odour." 



23. Scotoecus looodi, Thos. 



S. 168, 173 (type) ; ? . 167, 169, 230. Chiromo. 



This species was described from this collection by 

 Mr. Thomas in March 1917 (Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 

 xix. p. 280). 



" Only taken among the leaves of young low Hyphsene- 

 palms in forest, where they appear to be moderately nume- 

 rous, though rarely seen. Several may be taken together 

 nestling down among the leaves.'' 



24. Scoteinus scJiUeffeni auslralis, Thos. & Wrought. 



cJ. 150, 393, 398 J ?. 158, 181, 182, 184, 246, 397. 

 Chiromo. 



"In all cases taken in house in forest in the evenins:." 



25. Miniopterxis naialensis, A. Smith. 

 J. 211, 305, 400; ? . 399. Chiromo. 



26. Kerivoula liicia, Hint, 



(J. 438. Cholo. 



"Taken in clump of bamboos in forest full of bamboos; 

 not seen elsewhere." 



27. Mops midas, Sund. 

 J . 39, 216, 217, 374, 378 ; ? . 375, 383. Chiromo. 



