250 J. Scully— Ori the Chiroptera of Nepal. [No. 3, 



12. Vesperugo noctula. 



Vespertilio noctula, Schreb., Saugeth. i, p. 166 (1775). 



Vespertilio Idbiata, Hodgson, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Beng. vol. iv, p. 700 (1835). 

 Vesperugo noctula, Dobson, Mon. Asiat. Chir. p. 88 (1876) ; Cat. Chir. Brit. 

 Mus. p. 212 (1878). 



Mr. Hodgson appears to have obtained only one specimen of this 

 bat in Nepal, the type of his Vespertilio lahiata, now in the collection 

 of the British Museum. In his description, he says that the colour of 

 the fur is saturate brown throughout and that of the skin, wherever 

 uncovered by hair, purpurascent. His measurements are, length of 

 head and body 3 inches, tail 2, and expanse 15. 



I only secured a single specimen of Vesperugo noctula in the Nepal 

 Valley, on the 2nd of July, in the following manner. About 8 o'clock 

 in the evening, I heard the very shrill scream of some small animal in 

 my bedroom, and, on going into the room, I found this bat attached to 

 the mosquito-net covering my bed. In its flight, it had apparently 

 alighted on the net, and there got its claws so firmly entangled that it 

 could not escape. 



The following are the measurements of this specimen: — length, 

 head and body S'l, tail 2-1, head 0-9, ear 0-75 x 0*6, tragus 0*3 x 0*13, 

 forearm 2-05, thumb 0-34, third finger 3*65, fifth finger 2*2, tibia 0*75, 

 calcaneum 0*7, foot and claws 0*45 ; expanse 15*0. 



The colour of the fur above is rich olive-brown, beueath paler 

 brown, and the fur on the membranes is buff. Ears and membranes 

 dusky. 



Vesperugo noctula is, I think, not common in the Nepal Valley. 

 Mr. Hodgson says that it is found there throughout the year, does not 

 hibernate, and quests for food solitarily. 



13. Vespeeugo abramus. 



Vespertilio abramus, Temminck, Monogr. Mammal, ii, p. 232 (1835). 

 Scotophilus fuliginosus, Gray, Cat. Hodgson's Collect. Brit. Mus. p. 4 (1845). 

 Vesperugo abramus, Dobson, Mon. Asiat. Chir. p. 97 (1876) ; Cat. Chir. Brit. 

 Mns. p. 226 (1878). 



This is a very common species in the Nepal Valley, where it is to 

 be found at all seasons. It is very active in hunting over gardens and 

 woods, and its flight is quick. It often enters houses at night, in pur- 

 suit of insects attracted by lights. The breeding season would appear 

 to be in the cold weather ; for none of the adult specimens captured 

 from May to August showed any sign of rutting, but a male secured 

 in November was evidently in rut. 



