^^Q JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXII. 



Megaderma spasma xrifolium, Geoff. 

 The Malay Vampire Bat. 

 (Synonymy in No. 5.) 

 1 $ . Haleri, N. Coorg. 



{See also Reports Nos. 5 and 6.) 



An ashy grey bat with large ears and no tail ; a lighter shade of grey on 

 the under side ; fur fairly long ; a nose leaf nearly twice as high as it is 

 broad. Head and body about 3 inches long. 



"A small colony was found in a mud temple on Haleri estate. "^ — G.C.S. 



Rhinolophus bbddomei, K. And. 

 The Great Indian Horseshoe Bat. 

 (Synonymy in No. 6.) 

 1 (5' , 1 2 in al. Haleri, N. Coorg. 



{See also Report No. 6.) 



A brown bat speckled with grey ; long fur ; fairly large ears ; a large 

 complicated nose leaf and a tail only just extending beyond the membrane. 

 Head and body about 3 inches long ; f oz. in weight. 



" Found in a hollow tree ; as noted in the North Kanara Report, this 

 species does not roost by day in colonies, but in pairs. I have noted at 

 different times that a number of other species are not gregarious. — Kerivou- 

 la, Harpyiocephalus and Coelops always roost singly or in pairs." — G.O.S. 



HiPPOSiDEROS FUivus, Gray. 



The bicoloured leaf-nosed Bat. 



(Synonymy in No. 3.) 



1 in al. Haleri, N. Coorg. 



{See also Reports Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.) 



A. small bat of a pale grey brown colour, fur white at the base and grey 

 brown at the tips ; large ears ; small nose leaf ; tail extending to end of 

 membrane. Head and body not quite 2 inches long. 



HipposiDEROS DUKHUNBNsis, Sykes. 



Sykes' leaf -nosed Bat. 



(Synonymy in No. 5.; 



1 (5", 1 in al. Wotekolli, S. Coorg. 



( See also Reports Nos. 5, 6, 8 and 9.) 



A small bat which varies considerably in colour, ranging from yellow, red 

 brown to grey brown ; a complicated nose leaf ; tail just extending 

 beyond the membrane. Head and body a little over 2 inches long. 



", Insectivorous bats were less plentiful in Coorg than in most places 

 visited in Southern India. This may be on account of the altitude, as in 

 the East Indies, I found that bats began to get scarce above an altitude 

 of 3,000 feet."— G.C.S. 



PlPISTRELLXJS CEYLONICUS, Kel. 



KelaarVs Ripistrelle. 

 (Synonymy in No. 1.) 



1 J Mercara, N. Coorg. 



2 c? d, 8 $ 2 . Haleri, N. Coorg. 

 2 $ . Wotekolli, S. Coorg. 



