708 CAPT.T. HUTTON ON HIMALAYAN BATS. [Jline4, 



Muzzle pale brown, flat above, rather hollow ; from the forehead 

 back to the rump dark brown ; tragus nearly half the length of the 

 ear, rather pointed and narrow, subfalcate, and turning inwards ; 

 longest finger about 2| inches. 



18. Vesperugo micropus, Hutton, n. sp. 



This is the smallest of the genus I have yet found at Mussooree. 

 It is rather a common species, both at Mussooree and in the Dehra 

 Doon. It lives iu communities, in holes in walls, and caves, and under 

 the eaves of houses. 



A male from Dehra measured as follows : — Carpus 1 j\ in. ; tibia 

 y^in.; ear T ^ in.; from nose to tail rather less than 2 in. ; tail 1^ in.; 

 total rather less than 3-j^- in. Above brown ; beneath greyish- 

 brown ; foot in the wing to the toes, in the interfemoral to the ankle. 

 Expanse 8 inches. 



A younger male from Dehra measured : — carpus 1 in. ; tibia 

 T Vin. ; ear ^ in.; nose to tail 1-^ in. ; tail 1^-in. ; total length 

 2ft in. 



The measurements of three females were the same, except that 

 there was a slight difference in the length of the body, some being 

 If in., others nearly 2 in. long. 



cj . Carpus 1-^y in. ; tibia -j^g-in. ; ear -fa in. ; nose to tail If in. ; 

 tail l^in. ; total 3| in. 



d . Carpus 1 T ^ in. ; tibia -j 7 ^- in. ; ear T ^ iu. ; nose to tail If in. ; 

 tail 1| in. ; total 2\^ in. 



cT . Carpus 1-j^-in. ; tibia T 7 ^ in. ; ear T ^ in. ; nose to tail nearly 

 2 in. ; tail lyg-in. ; total 3-fy in., nearly. 



In all the muzzle is flat above ; tragus scarcely half the length of 

 the ear ; feet very small, hence the specific name ; thumb-claw short 

 and feeble ; outer margin of the ear coming round to the gape ; 

 brown above, greyish-brown beneath ; the longest finger about 

 2 T inches. 



When touched, or suddenly disturbed during the day, it opens wide 

 the mouth, without uttering any sound or making the least attempt 

 to bite, and will thus keep it open for several minutes, as if over- 

 powered by sleep, or too lazy to reshut it. It makes no attempt to 

 escape. 



From Delhi, where it is said to be very numerous in the Kootub 

 Minar, I have received two females, which for the present I must 

 refer to this species, with which they agree tolerably well in all the 

 measurements, except in having the length of the body much greater, 

 viz. : — carpus ly% in. ; tibia ^ in. ; ear y 5 ^in. ; nose to tail 2-fy in. ; 

 tail ly^in. ; total length 3^ in. ; tip of tail free. Another had the 

 carpus l T 2 y in. ; tibia T 7 g in. ; ear -^ in. ; nose to tail 2 T 2 g- in. ; tail 

 ly 2 ^ in. ; total length 3| in. The colour is the same, and feet in 

 the wing to the base of the outer toe, in the interfemoral to the 

 ankle ; outer margin of the ear extending round to the gape ; tragus 

 short, narrow, subfalcate, and pointed ; feet small. 



[Type in India Museum, London. — F. M.] 



