38 JO URNAL, B 0MB A Y NA T URAL HIST. SO CIETY, Vol. X XII. 



1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1061, 1065, 1066, 1087, 1088. Jog, 

 N. Kanara. 

 " Swarming among rocky crevices at the foot of the Jog Falls." — G. C. S. 



Kerivoula crypta. Wrought. 

 21ie Obscure Bat. 



1913. Kerivoula cry-pta, Wroughton. Journ. B. N. H. S., Vol. XXII.- 

 p. 14. 



S 1317. Kardibetta Forest, N. W. Mysore. 



I have adopted the name ' obscure ' Bat to mark the contrast with its 

 congener the ' painted ' Bat. 



"A late flyer, probably rare." — G. 0. S. 



Taphozous melajSTOPOgon, Temm. 



The black-bearded sheath-tailed Bat. 



(Synonymy in No. 1.) 



S 1068, ]069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075. 1076, 1077, 

 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, in al. 1086. 

 Jog, N. Kanara. 



{See also Reports Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4.) 



'' Two colonies found in rocky caves at the foot of Jog Falls, high up in 

 the middle of bed of the Riv'er, both of these colonies had deserted on 

 being visited a second time. There were no females." — G. 0. S. 



TAPHOzotJS LONGiMANUS, Hardw. 



The long-armed sheath-tailed Bat. 



1823. Taphozous longimanus. Hardwicke. Trans. Linn. Soc. XIV., 



p. 525. 

 1841. Taphozous fulvidus, Blyth. J. A. S. B X. p. 975. 



1841. Taphozous brevicaudus, Blyth. 1. c, p. 976. 



1842. Taphozous cantori, Blyth. J. A. S. B. XI p. 784. 

 1891. Taphozous lonc/imanus, Blanford. Mammalia No. 220. 



cS . 842, 844, 846, 854, 866, 868. $ . 816, 843, 845, 855, 856, 857, 

 858, 859, 860, 867, 869, 870, 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 

 in al. 861, 862, 863, 886, 887, 886. Sirsi, N. Kanara. 

 <S . 1251, 1253, 1255, 1370, 1272, 1287. 

 $ . 1252, 1264, 1256, 1257, 1258, 1271, 1273, in al. 1288, 1289, 

 1290, 1291, Sagar, N. W. Mysore. 

 The type locality of longimanus is Calcutta. The names fulvidus, brevi- 

 caudus and cantori were based by Blyth on specimens from Darjiling (?), 

 Malabar, and Calcutta, respectively. The exact type locality of fulvidus 

 is not known, it may well be identical with longimanus, but in both the 

 other species Blyth distinctly points out the very pale bases of the fur, 

 which character is absent in this specie. Until we obtain topotypes, how- 

 ever, I propose to leave both names in the synonymy of longimanus. 



" Plentiful at Sirsi and Siddapur, where they hang up in rows, under the 

 eaves of the larger houses, quite exposed to the light, merely shifting their 

 position if the sun shines directly on them, often creeping into cracks and 

 crevices on dull or windy days. Their eyes are much larger than those of 

 most bats. They can evidently see very well by day and display a certain 

 amount of cunning, as they take no notice of persons walking beneath 

 them, but if any one stands still and watches them they will either take 

 flight or creep away out of sight. Taphozous is quite unlike other bats in 

 the way it can run about on rough surfaces." — G. C. S, 



