618 MR. R. SWINHOE ON CHINESE MAMMALS. [June 23, 
be found in P. Z. S. 1862, p. 356 (species allied to Kerivoula for- 
mos). 
At Takow, where Bats are very scarce, T was walking on the 5th 
July, 1865, under a grove of trees. One tree had large leaves and 
lilac-like flowers. Close to a bunch of flowers, between some big 
leaves, I observed a cluster of some roundish things which I took at 
first for fruit or some kind of gall-nuts. One of the clusters moved, 
and I saw that they were the heads of Bats. They were hanging 
head downwards from the stem of a leaf in a bunch one against 
the other, their heads only showing, their bodies being hidden by 
the leaves. There were about ten of both sexes,—one female with a 
young one at her breast, and her breasts much swollen. Their 
colour was light yellow, the wings being variegated with orange and 
brown. I procured several specimens, and sent them to England. 
Some of them came into Prof. Peters’s possession ; and he has iden- 
tified the species as that described by Mr. Tomes. But surely the 
habits of this species would show that it is not a typical Ves- 
pertilio! 
13. VESPERTILIO CHINENSIS, Tomes, P. Z. S. 1857, p. 53. 
Brought from South China by Mr. Fortune. 
‘‘ VESPERTILIO DAVIDII, Peters.” (David’s Bat.) 
Dr. Peters had this species for examination from the Museum at 
Paris. It was sent home by Pére David. It has not yet occurred 
in South China, and therefore I do not number it. 
14. “ VESPERUGO ABRAMUS (ef AKAKOMULI), Temminck.”’ (Chi- 
nese House-bat.) 
The female is a rich brown, with lighter and dusky underparts ; 
the male is black. I procured the former in Hainan, and the latter 
in Canton. They were common in the settlement at Canton of an 
evening in April. 
15. ‘ VesPERUGO PIPISTRELLUS, Daub.?’’? (Small House-bat.) 
Dr. Peters marks my specimen from Formosa with a query. This 
is a very common species at Taiwan (capital of Formosa), and thou- 
sands may be found clustered together in the old Dutch fort within 
the walls of the city. I have no specimen from South China ; but it 
doubtless must occur there also. 
16. “ VespeRUGO rMBRicatus, Temminck.”  (Imbricated 
House-bat. ) 
A common species at Amoy. 
17. ‘‘ VESPERUGO PULVERATUS, Peters, n. sp.” (Grizzled House- 
bat.) 
“In form of ear and tragus similar to V. maurus of Europe, but 
the tragus apparently not double-toothed. Wings extending to the 
