276 RiimoLoPinD-T:, 



Jfahits. At ]Mussoorie, where it is not common, Petei's's leaf- 

 nosed bat is said by Hiitton to be found only during the \\arm 

 summer months. It hides in caves &c. during the day and flies 

 in the evening high and ra])idly as a rule, though it is occasionally 

 seen huntins: over beds of flowers. 



153. Rhinolophus macrotis. The large-eared Horseshoe-Bat. 



Rhiuulopluia luacrotis {IlocJyson), Blyth, J. A. S. B. xiii, p. 485 

 (1844J; id. Cat. p. 25; Jerdon^ Mum. p. 2G; Ilutton, F. Z. S. 

 1872, p. G99 ; Bobson, Mon. As. Chir. p. 45 ; id. Cat. Chir. B. M. 

 p. 110 ; Anderson, Cut. p. 109 ; Scully, J. A. S. B. hi, pt. 2, p. 241. 



Ears very large, their length exceeding that of the head, bluntly 

 pointed ; outer margin slightly concave. 



Anterior nose-leaf large, covering the upper lip ; sella broad, 

 rounded iu front, maintaining the same 

 ^^ ys^fli breadth throughout the erect trans^■erse 



r^W . /;M'':Ti\ _ portion, -which is rounded above, and sup- 

 \ ported behind by a longitudinal buttress-like 

 I conuecting process, hairy, equal or slightly 

 ; ^ superior to the transverse process in height, 



obtusely rounded above ; posterior leaf tri- 

 angular, obtusely pointed, subequilateral. 

 Lower lip with three grooves across it. 



Wing-membrane from the ankles ; inter- 



F' 83 — Head of E ftnnoral membrane generally pointed and 



^macrotis. (Dobson^ projecting in the middle, but sonietimes 



Mon. As. Chir.) straight ; the extreme tip of the tail free. 



Fur moderately long. 

 Colour sooty brown varying to light earthy browTi (and probably 

 to bright chestnut) above, paler and greyer below. 



Dimensions. Head and body 1'7 inches long, tail 0*8, ear from 

 crown of head 0'75 (from base 0'S5), forearm 1*0. In fresh speci- 

 mens the ear is an inch long according to Hutton and from nose 

 to tail 2-5. 



Distribution. Hitherto only recorded from two Himalayan 

 localities, Nepal and Mussoorie. At the last-named locality one 

 was captured at 5500 feet. 



Habits. Hutton says of these bats, " They come out of caves in 

 the earlier twilight hours, and may be seen flitting rapidly at some 

 height in the air, chasing the small flies and beetles whicli abound 

 during the rainy seasoii."' 



154. Rhinolophus minor. 21ie little Indian JIorseshoc-Bat. 



Eliinolopluis minor, Ilorsfeld, JRes. Java (1824) ; Blyth, J. A. S. B. 

 xxi, pp. 347 note, 30] ; Hutton, P. Z. S. 1872, p. G!)8 ; 

 Dolson, Mon. As. Chir. p. 50; id. Cat. Chir. B. M. p. 114 ; id. 

 Report Brit. Assoc. 1880, p. 176 ; Anderson, Cat. p. 110; Scully, 

 J. A. S. B. Ivi, pt. 2, p. 243 ; W. Blanf. J. A. S. B, Ivii, pt. 2, p. 2()1. 



