MAMMAL SURVEY OF INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON. 479' 



(14) SooTOPHiLus wROUGHXOKi, Thos. 

 Wvoughton's Bat. 

 (Synonymy in No. 1.) 

 J 2, Jalpaiguri. 

 {See also Reports Nos. 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19.) 



" Membranes, ears and limbs, almost black. Claws bright yellow." — 

 C.A.C. 



(15) SUOTOMANES OKNATUS, Blyth. 



The Harlequin Bat. 



1852. Nycticejus ornatus, Blyth, J. A. S. B,, XX, 159. 



1865. Nycticejus niiicolus, Horsfield, A. M. N. H., XVI, p. 104. 

 .1891. Nijcticejus ornatus, Blanford, Mammalia, No. 197. 



1 (not sexed, skull in), Smgla \ S -, 2 15, Sivok. 



The type locality of ornatus is Cherrapunji in Assam, while that of 

 nivicolus is " Sikkim, Himalaya, Northern portion, near the snows" (teste 

 Hodgson's drawings). Horsfield states of nivicolus that it is altogether 

 destitute of the white spots and bands in the description of the N. ornatus,'''' 

 but in Hodgson's drawings these are plainly shown, though he points out 

 that they are less conspicuous in the female. Under the circumstances I 

 place nivicolus as a synonym of ornatus with full confidence. 



" Flies high and fairly fast, emerging just before dark. The high pitched 

 twittering note is altered constantly during the flight. Limbs, digits, whole 

 of interfemoral membrane and the nearly naked muzzle tawny red. Wing 

 membranes sheeny black. Feet dark brown." — C. A. C. 



(16) Myotis oaliginosus, Tomes. 

 Tomes'" Whiskered Bat. 



1859. Vespertilio caliginosus, Tomes, P. Z. S., p. 73. 



1871. Vespertilio hlanfordi, Dobson, P. A. S. B., p. 214. 



1871. Vespertilio nipalensis, Dobson, P. A. S. B., p. 214. 

 1891. Vespertilio mystacinus, Blanford, Mammalia, No. 211. 



S 2. Sedonchen ; S 1, Lachen. 

 Mr. Thomas dealt with this genus in ' Results ' (No. XXIII, p. 607) where 

 he pointed out that all the names quoted above belonged to the mystacinus 

 and not to the muricola group. He has kindly exanained the present series 

 and given me the following note : — " The canines of these specimens agree 

 precisely in size with those of the type of caliginosus, are larger than those 

 of siligorensis and smaller than those of blanfordi. As already shown {I.e.), 

 these species form a closely allied group, and I am still doubtful how far 

 the development of the canines is a valid specific character, in view of the 

 mutual resemblance of these bats in all other respects." 



(17'> MXJRINA AUKATA, M. Edw. 



The Tibetan Tube-nosed Bat. 



1872. Murina aurata, A. Milne-Edwards, Mamm., Tib., p. 250. 



S 2, Sedonchen. 

 Blanford refers to this species at page 328, but when he wrote it had 

 never been taken within Indian limits. The type locality is Eastern Thibet. 



