NOTES ON MAMMALS IN DARJEELING DISTRICT. lib 



Chimarrogale himalayica, Gray. The Himalayan Water-Shrew. 



This shrew I did not find common, and had a few specimens brought 

 to me cauoht in mountain streams at 5,000 feet. 



Pteropus medius, Temm. The Indian Fruit- Bat or Flying-Fox. 



The " Flying Fox " is common in the warmer valleys at low 

 •elevations. 



Cynopterus marginatus, Geoff. The short-nosed Fruit-Bat. 

 I had a few specimens taken for me at low elevations. 



Khinolophus ajjinis, Horsf. The allied Horse-shoe Bat. 

 I caught one specimen of this in a house in Kurseong. 



Megaderma lyra, Geoff. The Indian Vampire Bat. 

 A native brought me one of these from the Terai. 



Pteromys maynificus, Hodgs. Hodgson's Flying-Squirrel. 

 A native one day brought me a skin of this beautiful squirrel, 

 taken in the forest at 5,000 feet, and I was told by some charcoal 

 burners that when at work they frequently came across it ; but I never 

 got another, though I looked specially for it. 



Sciuropterus pearsoni, Gray. The hairy-footed Flying-Squirrel. 

 The natives brought me a living specimen of this pretty little animal. 

 It was found in the hole of a tree at 0,000 feet. I kept it for a few- 

 days, but it did not thrive, so I killed it. During the day it remained 

 asleep, curled up in a ball, but became restless towards evening. An 

 old native servant in my employ assured me that these squirrels often 

 used to come after his peas when they were ripe. 1 think this species 

 must be rare, as I never got a second one, though my men made a 

 special search for it. 



Sciurus bicolor, Sparrman. The large Malay Squirrel. 

 I shot several specimens of this handsome squirrel which I found 

 common at 5,000 feet. A friend of mine once invited me to cone and 

 see a " Polecat" he had shot, and I was much disappointed to find it 

 was one of these squirrels. 



Sciurus locria, Hodgs. The orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel. 

 Very common in the forests at 5,000 feet, and I shot a number of 

 specimens. 



Sciurus marelellandi, Horsf. The striped Himalayan Squirrel. 

 This species was common from quite low elevations to 5,000 i'eet. 



