468 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXIIT. 



Taphozotjs longimanus, Hardw. 



The long-armed sJieatJi-tailed Bat. 



(Synonymy in No. 7.) 



cJ 1. Mandalay. 

 c? 8, $ 16. Pagan. 



{See also Reports Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12.) 



" Very plentiful in Pagodas at Pagan," — G.C.S, 



Taphozous MEiANOPOGON, Temm. 



The black-bearded sheath-tailed Bat. 



(Synonymy in No. 1.) 



5 "22. Mingun. 



6 14, ? 5.' Pagan. 



{See also Reports Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10.) 



"Very plentiful in Pagodas at Pagan and Mingun. Like other members 

 of the Genus, appears early on the wing and flies high. The Lmballonuridm 

 generally have a very offensive smell." — G.C.S. 



TUPAIA BELANGEKI SICCATUS, ThoS. 



The Burmese tree Shrew. 



1888. Twpaia ferruginea, Blanford, Mammalia, No. 102 {partim). 

 1914. Tupaia belangeri siccata, Thomas, A. M. N. H., 8. xiii, p. 243. 



c5' 5, $ 3. Mingun. 



5 2. Ngapyinin. 



S 1. Kyouk Nyoung. 



52. Pyawbwe, Yamethin Dist. (Collected by Capt. F. E. W. 

 Venning). 



S 8, 5 13. Mt. Popa. 



(S 1. Pagan. 

 Dr. Lyon recently published a Monograph of the Tree-Shrews (Proc. U.S. 

 Nat. Mus., Vol. 45, pp. 1—188, 1913). Still more recently Mr. Thomas took 

 up the question of the relationship of Tupaia belangeri and Tupaia chinensis. 

 Agreeing with Dr. Lyon, he came to the conclusion that belangeri and 

 chinensis cannot be maintained as separate species, and the latter represents 

 the Yunnan form of belangeri, which is itself a Tenasserim form. In the 

 course of his examination, Mr. Thomas found that, while apparently dis- 

 tinct, the form from the Dry Zone of Upper Burma had no name and he 

 accordingly named it " sicca fits." The present fine series supports entirely 

 the view taken by Mr. Thomas. The series in the Shan States 

 collection, provisionally rankei as "chinensis", by Miss Ryley, belong to 

 this species. 



"Plentiful and apparently evenly distributed throughout the dry belt. 

 Generally most numerous around villages where trees have been planted, 

 when it may easily be mistaken for Sciurus jjggergthncs. Although diuinal, 

 Tree Shrews also move about a good deal in the evening and are often 

 caught in traps set over night. In adults of both sexes there is a narrow 

 well defined gland on the throat around which the hairs radiate. During 

 life this gland has a slight smell of Civet, otherwise the arimal has no 

 perceptible odour." — G.C.S. 



Vernacular name — Shin-zwi (Burmese). 



