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Barchi. — " Forest village, surrounded by deciduous and bamboo 

 jungle and large patches of evergreens." 



Sirsi. — " Undulating country. Large native town, surrounded 

 by patches of cultivation, chiefly enclosed by deciduous forest, 

 with patches of evergreens." 



Hulelcal. — " Forest village, surrounded by deciduous and bamboo 

 jungle and large patches of evergreen." 



Joq^ — " Mountainous, thick evergreen forest, a few patches of 

 bamboo jungle." 



Oerso^pa. — '• Sea level, at the foot of the Ghats, surrounded by 

 hills, covered chiefly with evergreens, frequent patches of deci- 

 duous scrub and bamboo jungle." 



Honawar. — " On the coast, flat, surrounding country, largely 

 under cultivation, Oocoanut plantations, etc." 



Later Mr. Shortridge crossed the boundary into Mysore Ter- 

 ritory and made a small collection which it has been found most 

 convenient to incorporate in this Report. The general conditions 

 do not diff'er materiall}^ from those on the Bombay side of the 

 Eiver. The following are Mr. Shortridge 's notes on the collecting 

 places there : — 



Saqar. — •' Forest Town about the sizeof Sirsi, extensive patches 

 of cultivation and of scrub, surrounded by deciduous forest and 

 bamboo jungle." 



Kardibetta Forest. — "About 4-0 miles N.-W. of Shimoga; a 

 heavj^ jungle consisting of deciduous trees and bamboos, with very 

 little cultivation in the neighbourhood." 



8himoqa. — " A large native town in mulnad country, surround- 

 ed b}^ extensive cultivation, and at a distance of 10 miles b}^ 

 forests." 



The collection consists of 609 specimens, spread over 45 

 species, in 34 genera. It is especially strong in bats, 21 species, 

 of which no less than 7 are new to the Mammal Survey List, viz : — 

 Gy7wpterus sphinx, EMnoloplius hecldomei and lepidiis, Hipposideros 

 lanJcadiva and hrachyotus, Taplio^:ous longimanus and saccolaimus, 

 besides two species, Myotis peytoni and Kerivoula crypta which 1 

 have had to describe (antea p. 13-14) for the purposes of this Report. 



Amono' the Ungulates, Bihos cjaurus, Axis axis, and Tragulus 

 meminna are mentioned for the first time in these reports. 



Horsfield's Shrew has hitherto only been recorded from Ceylon, 

 \vhile the onl}^ other member of the Genus (in India) is Hima- 

 layan. 



It has surprised me greatly that no Tree Shrew has been 

 obtained, but Mr. Shortridge, who knew the Genus Tupaia well in 

 Java, assures me that he has seen no sign of such in either Dharwar 

 or Kanara. It seems, too, that we must go further south before 

 we obtain a representative of the Hedgehogs. 



