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crevices and holes of the roofs of bungalows, old godowns, etc. It is 

 generally the first to issue forth in the evenings, and flies at various heights 

 with rapid and irregular twists and turns. It disappears entirely dur- 

 ing the cold months, and must therefore hibernate in these parts during 

 that period. A female captured towards the latter end of May had a 

 single young one sticking to her. 



29. Myotis blythi, Tomes. — Himalayan Mouse-Eared Bat, 



A single specimen of this rare bat was captured in August 1912, stick- 

 ing to the roof of a small cave, elevation 6,000 feet, in the neighbourhood 

 of Simla. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas, F. R. S., F. Z. S., very kindly identified the speci- 

 men, which is now in the British Museuni. He remarks in ejnst. : 



" The Bat you have sent is a good thing, and I at first thought it was 

 new. It is Myotis blythi, Tomes, wrongly put as a synonym of "Vespertilio 

 murinus" ( Myotis myotis ) by Blanford. Only two examples of this Bat 

 have been got before; one, the type, which is in the British Museum, and, 

 the other, procured by Abbott, the American, in Kashmir, and now in 

 '\'Vashington". 



30. Myotis mukicola, Hodgs. — The Mustachioed Bat. 



(Blanford No. 212.) 



I found a colony of these Bats inhabiting the porch of my bunga- 

 low at Simla, and procured several specimens, which are now in the 

 Bombay Natural History Society's Museum. These animals were always 

 very active during the summer months ; issuing forth about dusk, and 

 flying at varying heiglits with rapid twists and turns. They seemed to 

 hibernate for a good portion of the year, as they invariably disappeared 

 about the middle of August, and were not seen again till late in the follow- 

 ing spring. They breed during May and June. Several females were 

 captured with single young ones sticking to them. The young are born 

 naked and blind». 



31. Nyctalus montanus, Barrett-Hamilton. — The Eastern Leisler^s Bat. 



On the 2nd September last I captured a pair of these Bats in the roof 

 of my bungalow at Simla (7,000 feet). They always issued forth at dusk, 

 and after flying several times at low heights round the house, used to 

 disappear on the hillsides. 



Their measurements were : 



Se.v (5 (adult). — Head and body 64 mm; tail 38 mm. ; hindfoot 10mm. ; 

 ear 12mm. 



Sex 5 (adult). — Head and body 65 mm; tail 42 mm. ; hindfoot 10 mm. ; 

 ear 14 mm. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas, F.E.S., F.Z.S., was kind enough to identify these 

 specimens for me. He remarks : 



" This Bat is the Indian representative of the European Nyctalus leislii. 

 It has recently been named N. montatms by Barrett-Hamilton, and may be 

 called by that name for the time being." 



"You are evidently in a very interesting region for Bats, getting these 

 Indian representatives of Europeaia forms, and I hope you will go on 

 collecting." 



Ordbk— RODENTIA. 

 32. Petaurista fulvinus, Wroughton. — The Simla large Flying Squirrel. 



(Simla Hill States (outer ranges) = " Een " ; this term is applied to all 

 Flying Squirrels ; Kangra ^ " Banchiri, " " Gharini " ; Kulu = " Ju ".) 



