1G8 W. T. Blanford— 0« the Metdd Bat. [July, 



The following papers were read : — 

 1. On the Metdd Bat, with a note on Golunda Ellioti. — B^ W. T. 

 Blanfoed, F. R. S. 

 (Abstract.) 



The genus Golunda of Gray was originally proposed for two species ; 

 G. Bllioti, already described in the Journal last year and G. meltada, (the 

 sp>ecific name being evidently a misreading or misprint for mettada,) the 

 subject of the present notice. This rat is very rare in collections, but Mr. 

 Fairbank of Ahmednagar has, after a considerable amount of trouble, suc- 

 ceeded in obtaining several specimens, and an examination of these shew 

 that the animal has none of the cranial or dental peculiarities of Golunda 

 Ellioti, and that there is no reason for removing the metad from the genus 

 Mus. A description and figures of the head, skull, teeth, &c., are given. 

 Some measurements of fresh specimens of G. Bllioti are added, together 

 with the synonymy of both s^Decies. 



The paper will be printed in the Journal, Part II. 



2. Description of new Species of Asiatic Shreivs in the Indian Museum. — 



Bij De. J. Andekson. 

 This paper will be printed in the Journal, Part II. 



3. Notes on certain Mammals occurring in the Basin of the Mdhanadi. — 



By V. Ball, M. A., F. G. S. 



The following brief notes refer only to those species whose occurrence 

 in the above named area has not been previously recorded, or regarding 

 which any unpublished facts in reference to distribution have come under 

 my notice. 



It would not subserve any useful purpose at present to attempt to give 

 a general list of the Mammal fauna, as the larger animals of wide range are 

 well known to inhabit this part of the country and the Micro- Mammalia 

 have only been partially collected. 



TuPAiA Elliotti, Waterhouse. 



In the Proceedings for April 1874 I recorded having met with the 

 Madras Tree-Shrew in the Satpura hills and also that it had been received 

 from Monghyr. Since that time it has been recorded from Matheran by 

 Major Hayes Lloyd and it is mentioned by Dr. Gunther as having been ob- 

 tained by Capt. Beavan in Manbhum. 



In 1876 I met with it several times in Sambalpur, not unfrequently it 

 passed me during beats for large game, and on one occasion I picked up a 

 dead specimen which I found early one morning lying at the foot of a tree. 

 Save for a small (quantity of blood about the mouth, this specimen shewed 



