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Generally low flyers, they have a habit (more noticeable than in other 

 bats) of frequenting the same place, as, for instance, the verandah of a 

 bungalow, where they seem to have a regular beat. They probably parti- 

 cularly haunt buildings on account of the wall geckos, which they prey 

 upon and the large insects attracted by the lights. 



The Megaderms have very much larger eyes than the Rhinolophs, and 

 the nose leaf seems to be a less sensitive organ." — G. C. S. 



Rhinolophus beddomei, K. And. 

 The Great Indian Horseshoe Bat. 



1905, Rhinolophus beddomei, K. Andersen, A. M. N. H., p. 253. 



1891. Rhinolophus luctua, Blanford. Mammalia No. 145 (partim). 

 c? 907. 2 906. Sirsi, W. Kanara. 



Dr. Andersen (1. c.) has limited luctus to Java and established beddomei 

 for the Western Indian form, xesevy'ing perniger for that from the Himalayas. 

 I have adopted the word ' Indian,' in place of Blanford's ' Eastern,' for the 

 English name of this Bat. 



" A single pair, obtained in a well at Sirsi. The female contained one 

 young." — G. C. S. 



Rhinolophus rouxi, Temm. 



The Rufous Horse-shoe Bat. 



( Synonymy in No. 5. ) 



S 518, 519, 520, 426, 540. $ 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 527, 528, 529, 

 541 not sexed, 542, 543, 544. 545, 546, 547, 548 in al., 530, 531, 532, 

 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, Potoli, Kanara. 

 S 556. 2 557, 558. Dandeli, N. Kanara. 

 S 563, 564. Barchi, N. Kanara. 



S 847, 848, 853, 889, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899, 900, 910. Sirsi, N. Kanara. 

 <S 956, 957, 960, 962, 964, 966, 967, 968, 988, 989, 990, 994, 995, 996, 

 1009, 1011, 1012. $ 958, 959, 961, 963, 965, 987, 1010 in al., 890, 

 901, 911, 991, 992. Hulekal, N. Kanara. 

 S 1120, 1158. Gersoppa, N. Kanara. 



( 8ee also Report No. 5.) 

 Vernacular name — Kankapata (Kanarese). 



" Very plentiful in the forest districts of Kanara, roosting by day, in 

 enormous colonies, in hollow trees, old temples, disused wells, &c., &c. 

 Usually rather low flyers. The Kanarese name, meaning ' eye-striker,' 

 refers to the belief that a blow in the eye from a flying bat causes 

 blindness. The name is used generally for all bats." — G. 0. S. 



Rhinolophus lepidus, Blyth. 

 The Little Indian Horseshoe Bat. 



1844. Rhinolophus lepidus, Blyth. J. A. S. B., XIII., p. 486. 



1891. Rhinolophus minor, Blanford. Mammalia No. 154. 

 $ 1131. Gersoppa, N. Kanara. 



Dr. K. Andersen has dealt with this and allied species ( P. Z. S. 1905, 

 p. 122). He has arrived at the conclusion that R. minor Horsfield is an 

 entirely distinct species from Java, which, as that name has already been 

 used, must be called pusillus Temm, of which again c/aroensis Dobs, is a 

 synonym. All these three names must therefore be omitted from the 

 synonymy of our bat. R. subbadius, Blyth, was based on a Nepal specimen 

 and is a distinct species. Possibly it may prove to be the Himalayan 

 form of lepidus. There is only one specimen of this bat in the British 



