HAST AFHICAN MAMMALS. G95 



under a hand-lens. Four mites (Fteropius) were found upon 

 wing-membranes, but apart fioin these tliey appeared Tree from 

 parasites. 



Glauconycteris vaeibgata Tomes. 



A single male was found hanging to the ceiling boards of the 

 verandah roof one morning at Kilosa, 18. i. 22, c? . 47. 53. 7. 12, 

 150-330 mm. 



M O L O S S I D iE. 



Cii-EBEPiiON LTMBATus Peters. 



Fifteen Free-tailed Bats of this species were obtained from the 

 roof of my house at Kilosa, where they were a great nuisance on 

 account of the strong smell caused by the accumulation of their 

 defalcations above the lining boards. They do not leave the roof 

 till it is very nearly dark. Between 4,30 and 5,30 a.m. they 

 return, malcing a great swishing noise with their wings — like a 

 ruler struck tlirough the air. This is preparatory to going to 

 roost for the da}', which is done to the nccompaniinent of much 

 squeaking and twittering as they take their places and sculHe 

 .along the ridge pole. It is by no means uncommon for them to 

 Ily against the gauze meshing of the verandah and fjill to the 

 grout\(l. Though //. caffor is as cotumon about the house it <loes 

 not do so, but sidlfuUy avoids all obstacles. 



The largest male inensured 56. 38. 7. 14. 125-282 mm., and 

 female 60. 40. 10. 18. 128 ram. 



Ciij^.KKPiioN EMiNi de Winton. 



My native collector secured ten specimens from beneath a large 

 slab balanced on a boulder at a height of five feet from the 

 ground at Sagnyo. 



The largest of four males measured 73. 34. 8, 17. 146 mm., and 

 of six females 72. 3G. 7. 18, 155 mm. 



Mors osnoRxi Allen, 



Five specimens of Osborn's Bat were taken in a lint at Kisumu, 

 where, to judge by the smell, they are excessively abundant iu 

 many of the buildings. This very distinct species has only been 

 known from Leopoldville, Belgian fJongo, where it was collected 

 by the American Museum Expedition ; by the present record its 

 rn.nge is considerably extended to the east, 



AH the bats of this family are a nuisance when they take up 

 residence iu dwellings, and 1 h.ave found them very difficult to 

 dislodge. One of the best methods is to fill the space between 

 roofing-iron and ceiling boards with sprays of thorny mimosa, 

 which presumably tear their wings and cause them to seek shelter 

 in someone else's house not so fortified. 



The only male measured 84, 47. 1!3. 16. 180 mm., and lai-gest 

 female 80, 45. 12. 16. 175 mm, 



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