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(18) Ml^KINA CYCLOTIS, Dobs. 



The round-eared Tube-nosed Bat. 



1872. Murina cyclotis, Dobson, P. A. S. B., p. 210. 

 1891. Harpyiocejihalus cyclotis, Blanford, Mammalia, No. 201. 

 Not sexed 1, Singla. 



(19) Taphozous kachhensis, Dobs. 

 The Cutch Sheath-tailed Bat. 

 (Synonymy in No. 1.) 

 d 8, $ 2, Sivok. 



{See also Reports Nos. 3, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 19.) 

 The flight is much more rapid and direct than in S. ornatus.''^ — C.A.C. 



(20) TUPAIA BBLANGERI CHINENSI8, And. 



The Assa77i IVee Shrew. 



(Synonymy in No. 14.) 



J 1, Rongli ; S 1, Goom ; J 2, 2 2, Narbong ; 5 1, 1 (not sexed) 

 Sivok. 



The specimens in the N. Shan States Collection were recorded by Miss 

 Ryley as chinensis, but later when Mr. Thomas made the sub-species 

 dccata on a specimen from the Lower Chindwin (A. M. N. H., XIII, p. 244, 

 1914), it was clear that the Shan States specimens should rank rather as 

 siccata than as chinensis. This is therefore the first time that we have 

 received real chinensis. Blanford ranked both belangeri and chinensis as 

 synonyms of ferruginea, but this latter species has only two pairs of 

 mammse, and it does not I believe occur within our area. I had to supply 

 an English name for this species, so, although the type locality is Kakhyen 

 Hills, as it ranges westward as far as Sikkim, I have adopted Assam Tree 

 Shrew as suitable. 



" Vernacular name : Ting-Zing (Lepcha). 



At low elevation in Sikkim. May be more common than is supposed as 

 it is exceedingly shy and unobtrusive. When living in the neighbourhood 

 of houses it will sometimes become bold and enter verandahs and rooms 

 to pick up scraps." — C.A.C. 



(21) Talpa mickuka, Hodgs. 

 The Short-tailed Mole. 



1841. Talpa micrura, Hodgson, J. A. S. B., X, p. 910. 



1843. Talpa cryptura, Blyth, J. A. S. B., XII, p. 177. 



1888. Talpa micrura, Blanford, Mammalia, No. 112. 



1 (head only) Dikchu ; 1 (not sexed) Darjeeling ; 1 (not sexed) 

 Batasia ; 1, Sivok. 



This animal closely resembles the European mole, but is recognisable by 

 its extremely short, almost naked tail. 



" Vernacular names : Pariam (Lepcha) ; Pizi-Kangkiam (Bhotia) ; 

 Utani-Moosa (Pahari). 



In the Darjeeling Hills Moles are found from the plains up to at least 

 7,500 feet. They are not much in evidence during the cold weather, but I 

 am told they are frequently seen burrowing across pathways during the 

 monsoon. As a rule mole-hills are not thrown up and a bush or a root of a 

 tree often form the base from which a mole works. At Sivok in soft sandji- 

 soil the runs sometimes extended for forty or fifty yards. The hands of 

 the mole are dried and used as charms by the hill people," — C.A.C. 



