752 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXIV. 



" The commonest bat in the districts I collected in. They find an ideal 

 refuge between the layers of mats which cover the ceilings of most Sindi 

 houses,"— S. H. P. 



(7) SCOTEINUS PALLIDUS, Dobs. 



The Desert Yelloiv Bat. 



1876. Seotophilus pallidus,'Dohsou,M.on, As. Ohir., p. 186. 



1891. Nycticejus pallidus, Blanford, Mammalia, No. 196. 



J 3, 5 2, in al. 1, Kashmor ; S 1, Mirpur ; $ 2, Naundero. 



I understand that with the exception of 4 specimens of this bat (includ- 

 ing the type) in the Indian Museum, it is not represented in any Collection. 

 It is a small bat with a head and body length of slightly over 2 inches and 

 tail 1^ inches. As in Scotophilus there is only one upper incisor on each 

 side. It has the true 'desert ' coloration, i.e., pale brown above and almost 

 white below. 



''These bats were taken in crevices of buildings." — S. H. P. 



(8) Taphozous kachhensis, Dobs. 



The Cutch Sheath-tailed Bat. 



(Synonymy in No. 1.) 



S 17, in al. 3, Kashmor ; cj" 1, 2 3, in al. 12, Kot Diji; 

 {See also Reports Nos. 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 19 and 23.) 

 " I took a large number of these bats in crevices in the wall of a brick 

 building in Kashmor, where I also found N. tragatus." — S. H. P. 



(9) Rhinopoma kinneaki, Wr. 



The Greater Indian Mouse-tailed Bat. 



(Synonymy in No. 3.) 



Si, 2 4, Sukkur ; $ 6, Gambat. 



{See also Reports Nos. 4, 10 and 19.) 

 When I established the species kinneari (Vol. XXI, p. 767), I had only males 

 to deal with, while in this series with one exception all are females. The 

 forearm of the type was recorded as 70 mm. and the present male gives 

 about the same measurement but the females range from 63 to 66 mm. 

 There is therefore a marked difference in size between the sexes. They 

 appear to roost separately. 



(10) Rhinopoma hardwickei, Gray. 



The Lesser Indian Mouse-tailed Bat. 



(Synonymy in No. 3.) 



J 2, 2 1, Lhandi. 

 {See also Reports Nos. 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 19 and 21.) 

 This is the Indian representative of the other group of the Genus 

 Rhinopoma, including eystops (Egypt) and muscatellum (Arabia), of which it 

 is also the largest species. Its very long tail and the globular swellings, 

 above the nostrils, on the skull, make it easily recognisable from other Indian 

 species. 



(11) Tadabida tragata, Dobs. 



Dobson^s Wrinkle-lipped Bat. 



(Synonymy in No. 3.) 



(5' 2, 2 1> Kashmor; in al. 1, Sukkur. 



{See also Reports Nos. o, 9, 10 and 12.) 



