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This is a very even series and differs somewhat in colour from the 

 Khandesh specimens, which latter quite resemble some specimens, in the 

 National Collection, from Bombay, (Kennery Caves.) 

 Vernacular name — Chamda. {H, H. the Rao.) 

 [ " These were taken from a small Tomb. They cling to the wall and 

 crawl about with great ease, their flight is rapid." — C. A. C] 

 Taphozous kachhensis, Dobs. 

 The Cutch sheath-tailed Bat. 

 (For synonymy, see Report No. 1.) 

 d 541, 546, *=;51 ; ? 532, 533, 534, 540, 547, 548, 549, 550, 552, 

 553 (in al.), 554 (in al.), 588. Bhuj; Cutch. 



{Vide also Heport No. 1.) 



These specimens are topotypes of Dobson's kachhensis, they do not 

 appear to differ in any way from those obtained at Ajanta. 



[ " These bats were found in a tomb, both sexes together, no other 

 species with them ; all were full grown but some were undoubtedly of this 

 season. They cling rather than hang and can crawl backwards up a wall 

 with fair speed, using thumbs as well as feet. They are very noisy, espec- 

 ially in the evening just before emerging into the open." 



" I several times observed this species searching round bushes for food, it 

 hovers over the bush and actually settles for a fraction of a second, while 

 picking an insect from among the foliage, immediately afterwards, as it flies 

 over-head a distinct clicking sound can be heard as if a beetle or some other 

 hard substance were being chewed," — C. A. C] 



Rhinopoma hak-dwiokii, Gray. 

 The lesser Indian mouse-tailed Bat. 



1831. Rhinoyoma hardAcickii, Gray. Zool. Misc., p. 37. 

 1891. Rhinopoma mierophyllwn, Blanford. Mammalia No. 223 [i^artim). 

 6 323, 525, 564 ; 9 455, 456, 465, 528, 529, 557, 



Rhinopoma kinjSteaki, Wrought. 

 The (jreater Indian mouse-tailed Bat. 

 1891. Rhinopoma micro^jhi/llum, Blanford. Mamm,?,lia No, 223. {partim.) 

 1912. Rhinopoma kinneari, Wroughton. Journ. B.N.H.S,, Vol, XXI p. 767. 

 d 457, 458, 459, 460 (in al,), 463 (in al,), 464 (in al.), 475 (in 

 al,), 476 (in al,), 478, 479, 579, Bhuj, Cutch, 

 [ ''These long-tailed bats are common near Bhuj, they are high but not 

 rapid fliers," — C. A, C] 



Nyctinomus xkagatus. Dobs. 

 Dobson's iciinMcd-lipped Bat. 

 1874. Xjjctinomus traijatus, Dobson, J. A, S. B. XLllI., 2,, p. 143. 



