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SCOTOPHILJN^. 



40. Scotophilus faliginosns. 



Hodgson, J. A. S. IV. 700. 



The Smoky Bat. 



Descr. — " Feet yery small, included in the wing-membrane, nearly to 

 the ends of the toes ; ears acutely pointed, shorter than the head ; muzzle 

 grooTed, nudish ; face sharp ; rostrum somewhat recurved. Wholly sooty- 

 brown. A little smaller than Vesp. formosa.'" Such is Hodgson's de- 

 scription of this bat, which does not seem to have been recognized of late. 

 I see it stated to have six lower molars, and it is perhaps not a Scoto- 

 philus. Blyth at one time considered it to be his Nyctic^us atratus. 

 Hodgson procured it from the central region of Nepal. 



Blyth describes a Scotophilus fulvidus from Tenasserim, and Tomes has 

 S. pumiloides from China. Gray, in his Catalogue of British Museum, 

 has emmierated, but not described, S. Hodgsoni from Calcutta, S. falcatus, 

 from India, and S. fulvus from Madras and Java, the latter probably 

 Blyth's fulvidus. 



Gen. NocTULiNiA, Gray. 



Feet quite free from the membrane, which is attached to the ankle 



only ; otherwise as in Scotophilus. Incisors ^ ; molars ~ — g ; by age 



4 4 



- — -J, with a very small false molar. 



41. Xoctulinia noctula. 



Vespertilio apud Sohreber. — F. lasiopterus, Schrebee. — F. altivolans, 

 White. — F. lahiata, Hodgson. — Blyth, Cat. 89. 



The Nootttlb Bat. 



Descr. — Ears remote, oval-triangular, or rounded, wide, extending near- 

 ly to the angle of the mouth ; tragus short, broad, curved, ending in a 

 broad rounded head ; muzzle short, blunt, nude ; lips somewhat tumid ; 

 fur dark reddish-brown, both above and below. 



Length, 4J to 5 inches, of which, the tail is nearly 2 ; expanse 14 to 15 

 inches ; forearm li|. 



This iine bat has been sent from Nepal by Hodgson, who states that 

 it is found in the central hills of Nepal. It is not uncommon in England, 

 and its flight is lofty. 



