204 G. E. Dobson — Indian and Burmese Chiroptera. [Nov. 



those of O. Hodgsoni. No skin has hitherto been obtained. It is proposed 

 to name this new sheep O. Blanfordi 



The paper will be published, with plate, .in Part II of the Journal. 



2. Notes on a collection of Chiroptera from India and BurmaTi, with de- 

 scri/ptions of new species. — By G. E. Dobson, M. A., M. B., 



E. L. S. &c. 

 (Abstract.) 

 The collection examined comprised specimens from Sind, collected by 

 Mr. H. E. Watson and Mr. W. T. Blanford, from Travancore, procured by 

 Colonel R. H. Beddome, and from the neighbourhood of Maulmain, obtain- 

 ed by Mr. Limborg. The following species were noticed in each case : 

 From Sind : — 



Cynopterus marginatus. 

 Scotophilus Temminchi. 

 S. pallidus. 

 Yesperugo alramus. 

 V. KuTilii. 



V. (Vesperus) nasutus, sp. nov. 

 From Travancore : — 



BJiyllorliina speoris. 

 P. fulva. 

 Megaderma lyra. 

 Scotophilus Temminchi. 

 From Burmah (neighbourhood of Maulmain.) 

 BliyllorMna larvata. 

 Yesperugo {Tlesperoptenus) Tichelli. 

 Y. (S.) Blanfordi, sp. nov. 

 The paper will be published in Part II of the Journal. 



3. Note on two species of Asiatic Bears, the Mamli of BalucTiistan andJJv- 



sus pruinosus, Blyth, of Tihet, and on an apparently undescrihed Fox 



from Baluchistan. — By W. T. Blanfoed, F. R. S. 



(Abstract.) 



The specimens described consisted of a bear's skin and two fox-skins 

 from Baluchistan, sent by Major Mockler from Gwadar, and a bear's skin 

 sent by Mr. Mandelli and believed to have come originally from Lhassa. 



The bear from Baluchistan is the " Mamh" concerning which there 

 has recently been a discussion in the newspapers. The skin is that of a 

 small brown bear, with small claws, and a pectoral band not extending up 

 the sides of the neck. It appears to be undescrihed, and is named Z7. 

 Gedrosianus from the country in which it is found. It is easily distin- 

 guished from V. laliatus. TJ. arctuSy TT. syriacus and U. isahellinus by its 



