832 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HLST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXL 



1891. Nycttnomus tragatus, Blanford. Mammalia No. 224. 



S 536, 538 ; $ 453, 537, 539, 542, 543, 544. Bhuj, Ciitch. 



The type, a spirit specimen in the Indian Museum, is said to have 

 been taken at Calcutta. The National Collection has only 3 specimens, 

 from known localities so far apart as the Punjaub and the Malabar 

 Coast. 



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



[_" These bats were found singly, or two or three together, in cracks in 

 walls or in narrow spaces, formed by slabs of stone leaning against walls. 

 They do not hang suspended from a roof but cling, in inverted position 

 often quite wedged in the crevice ; they make a low clicking noise when 

 disturbed and have a quick flight." — C. A. C] 



Ebinaceus collaris, Gray and Hardw. 

 Hardwiclce's Hedgehog. 



1830. Erinaceus collaris, Gray and Hardwicke. 111. Ind. Zool. I, pi. 8. 



1832. Erinaceus spatangus, Bennett. P. Z. S., p. 123. 



1832. Erinaceus grayi, Bennett. P., Z. S., p. 124. 



1839, Erinaceus indicus, Royle. 111. Ind. Zool. [nomen nudum). 



1888. Erinaceus collaris, Blanford. Mammalia No. 104. 



c? 240, 303, 305, 306, 346, 484 ; $ 304, 345, 347, 483, 486, 487,. 



565. Bhuj, Cutch. 

 c? 266. Nokania, Cutch. 



I dealt recently with the synonymy of this species, in this Journal (VoL 

 XX., p. 80), and there is nothing more to be done until a series of topotypes- 

 from the Doab is available for comparison. 



Vernacular name — Sbvko, Sewra. {H. H. the Rao.) 



["Hedgehogs seem to be very local in their distribution. They are 

 quite common near Bhuj, rarer in the north of the State, less so in the east,. 

 and very common again in the extreme east. The Hedgehog is entirely 

 nocturnal. It hunts singly, keeping up a steady trot in its search for food 

 and no doubt covering a considerable distance during a night. 



When handled, they sometimes inflate and deflate themselves, making 

 a noise like the rush of air from a pair of bellows. When face downwards 

 and not tightly curled up they can jerk up the back : this method of defence 

 is practised most frequently by the young. Some Hedgehogs I had in 

 captivity fought occasionally, attacking each other's faces, and making a 

 noise like angry kittens ; two large males on one occasion fought until 

 one was severely bitten under the ear and killed. 



The local tradition says that the Jackal feeds on the Hedgehog ; he 

 turns the rolled up Hedgehog on his back and drops urine on him to make 

 him open out. The Hedgehog is incapable of jumping even the shortest 

 distance either up or down." — C. A, C] 



