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to be restricted to Nepal, and, from what has been said above, it would 

 seem that it is not common even in its only known habitat. A full de- 

 scription of the animal, with measurements of the type, is given in Dr. 

 Dobson's works above cited. 



16. Vespertilio formosus. 



Vespertilio formosa, Hodgson, Joum. As. Soc. Beng. vol. iv, p. 700 (1835). 

 Vespertilio formosus, Dobson, Mon. Asiat. Chir. p. 140 (1876) ; Cat. Chir. Brit. 

 Mus. p.311 (1878). 



In his original description of this species from Nepal, Mr. Hodgson 

 gives the following measurements of the type specimen : length of head 

 and body 2*5 inches, tail 2, expanse 12*5. He notes that the animal has 

 a sharp visage, and that the nasal bones are slightly con vexed and 

 unite easily with a low forehead, in this respect contrasting with his 

 Vespertilio fuliginosa (Miniopterus schreihersii) . 



Of the habits of V. formosus in the Nepal Valley, Mr. Hodgson 

 merely records that it remains there throughout the year and does not 

 hibernate ; and that it quests for food solitarily. 



In the Himalayas, this bat seems to be common at Darjiling, and in 

 Dehra Doon, and Lower Masuri ; but I think it does not occur plenti- 

 fully in the Nepal Valley, as only one example appears to have been 

 obtained by Mr. Hodgson (the type, now in the British Museum), and I 

 never secured a specimen there. 



17. Vespertilio mtstacinus. 



Vespertilio mystacinus, Leisler, Knlil, Dentsch. Flederm. Ann. Wetterau. Na- 

 turk. iv, p. 55 (1819) ; Dobson, Monogr. Asiat. Chir. p. 133 (1816) ; Cat. Chir. Brit. 

 Mus. p. 314 (1878). 



This is one of the commonest bats in the Nepal Valley. It may be 

 seen every evening throughout the year, flying rather high in the air ; 

 and it frequently enters houses at night for a short hunt near lamps or 

 other lights. On such occasions, two individuals are often found asso- 

 ciated. Ten examples were secured from June to November. Of these 

 eight are adult (5 d*, 3 ? ), and, though they were captured in the months 

 of June, July, August, September, and October, they do not show any 

 sign of breeding. In none of the males are the testes descended, and in 

 the females the mammae are not enlarged. An immature female was 

 obtained on the 30th June, and a very young male, just able to fly, on 

 the 3rd July. The following table shows the dimensions of the adult 

 specimens : — 



