48 BINAR LONNBEEG, MAMMALS COLLECTED BY THE SWEDISH ZOOLOGICAL EXPEDITION ETC. 



probable that the small northern race extends southwards to Guaso Nyiri and in 

 that region meets the larger southern race, perhaps both blend together there. 



This bat is found hanging in the leafless bushes, quite exposed to the sun-rays 

 as it seems, and flies away when one approaches finding its way quite well in broad 

 daylight. The wings of the flying bat appear rather rich yellow and the body light 

 greyish blue. When shot and more closely examined the fluffy fur looks pale lead- 

 grey with a rather strong greenish tinge. The wings of the dead animal discolour 

 soon. 



Nycteris hispida (Schreber). 



Dobson; Cat', of Chiroptera B. M. p. 162. 



A specimen of this kind was caught at Njoro, north of Guaso Nyiri in the 

 thornbush country "/2 1911. It appeared to be common there and was seen flying 

 at sunrise and sundown among the palms fringing a dry river bed. 



On the acacia steppe on the southern side of Guaso Nyiri small Bats were seen 

 flying after dusk but as I could not secure any specimens I do not know which 

 species they represented but refer to G. M. Allen's paper quoted above in which 

 several Bats from the same district are mentioned. 



Insectivora. 

 Erinaceidae. 



Erinaceus hindei Thomas. 



Thomas: Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1910 Ser. 8, Vol. V. 



Remains of Hedgehogs in the shape of the dry skin of their bodies were a 

 very common thing in the thornbush north of Guaso Nyiri, but I did not see any 

 living specimens. They were probably sleeping over the dry season. The skins 

 found were undoubtedly remains of such specimens which had killed and eaten by 

 some foe, either Jackals, or perhaps more probably Bubo lacteus. 



As it was impossible to determine such remains without a rich material for 

 comparison I took the liberty of sending a specimen to British Museum, and had 

 the pleasure of receiving a reply from Mr. G. Dollman, in which he informed me 

 that it was quite similar to Erinaceus hindei Thomas. This species was originally 

 described from Kitui and Machakos but afterwards also collected at Guaso Nyiri. 

 It is according to Thomas » closely allied to E. albiventris^ of northern Africa. 



