MAMMAL SURVEY 01 INDIA. 399' 



[I spent one day in the Ajanta Caves looking for bats. There appear to 

 be only two species inhabiting these caves as per specimens obtained. 

 Many thousands find a resting place here, and when alarmed utter shrill 

 screams and a peculiar croaking noise. The sexes were not apart at this 

 time, but as a rule I did not find both species in the same cave. There 

 were no young. — C. A. C] 



SCOTOPHILUS WROUGHTONI, ThoS. 



Wi'ougJiton' s Bat. 



1897. iScotophilus loroughtoni, Thomas. B. N. H. S. Journ. XI. 2, p. 275, 

 S 83. Bhodwad, E. Khandesh. 



The type specimen was taken by me in the Surat Dist. Later I obtained 

 specimens on the Coast and Ghats as far south as the Satara Dist. and 

 Mr. Coplestone, I. F. S., took it in Kanara, but this is the first specimen 

 taken so far from the sea. 



Taphozous MELANOPOGOif, Temm. 

 The Black-bearded sheath-tailed Bat. 



1841. Taphozous melanopogon, Temminck. Mon. Mamm. II., p. 287. 



1841. Taphozous bicolor, Temminck. 1. c, p. 290. 



1891. Taphozous melanopogon, Blanford. Mammalia No. 218. 



S 62, 63, 71, $ 61, 64, in al. 65, m, 67. Ajanta Caves, Haidar- 

 abad Dekhan. 



There is not a good collection of specimens of this species in the British 

 Museum. Within our boundaries it is represented only by two or three 

 isolated specimens, and a fine series taken by Mr. E. Comber in the 

 Kennery Caves. 



The type locality of melanopogon is the Bantam District in Java. Tem- 

 minck, however, also described a species bicolor from Calcutta, but whether 

 identical or not with the present specimens we need a series from the type 

 locality to decide. 



Taphozous kachhensis. Dobs. 



The Cutch sheath-tailed Bat. 



1872. Taphozous kachhensis, Dobson. P. A. S. B., p. 152. 

 1891. Taphozous kachhensis, Blanford. Mammalia No. 221. 



6 60, 73. $ 59, 70, 72, in al. 69, 75, 76. Ajanta Caves, 

 Haidarabad Dekhan. 

 The British Museum possesses only one specimen of this bat, a spirit 

 specimen, bleached quite white. While there is no doubt of the correct- 

 ness of this specific identification of these specimens, it may well be that 

 they are a distinct local race ; this however cannot be decided until a topo- 

 type series of skin specimens is available for comparison. 

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