1897] Zoology. 77 
and for a number of days did not venture from that Stygian darkness 
that Vespertilio seemed to prefer. In flight they were quick and 
strong—more so than any other bat I have met with. I think they 
seemed to see well even in bright sunlight, and were by no means easy 
to secure after being driven from the mine. 
“In fresh specimens the tongue is very similar to that of Dryobates, 
being extensible for at least an inch and a half and also barbed, though 
of course the barbs are soft.” 
ANTROZOUS PALLIDUs (Le Conte).—Five specimens. 
“The large, pale bat I only took in the cabin. They frequently 
came in through the open door and were secured with a shingle.” 
VESPERTILIO NITIDUS H. Allen, Threespecimens. As Mr. Anthony 
did not distinguish between the species of Vespertilio and Vesperugo in 
his collection it is probable that his notes refer in greater part to the 
latter. 
“ Vespertilio is the only bat I saw during the evening. They usu- 
ally came out early, but owing to their habit of flying through the 
brush very low (3-6 ft. above the ground) they were hard to shoot. 
During June I found them catching insects about the tops of the cardones 
and shot several. One was found under a plank where it had crawled 
to spend the day. They were common in the mine, seeking the deeper 
levels where it was very dark, in marked contrast to the leaf-nose 
Ch ycteris| the only other species found under ground.” 
VESPERUGO HESPERUS H. Allen. Sevenspecimens which the collector 
did not distinguish from Vespertilio nitidus—Gerrit S. MILLER, JR. 
i 
Deaths from Wild Mammals and Snakes in India.—From 
the annual report for 1895 of the government of Madras’ one learns 
that 1923 persons were killed by wild mammals and snakes, and that 
of these, 277 cases are attributed to wild mammals and the rest, 1646, 
to snakes. It is possible that the deaths reported’ from snake bites 
may be due to poisoning from other sources. The deaths caused by 
wild mammals are shown to be: 
4 from elephants. 
177 from tigers. — 
64 from panthers or leopards. 
12 from bears. 
10 from wolves. 
“In his notes Mr. Anthony does not distingush between Vespertilio nitidus 
and Vesperugo hesperus. 
7 The Zoologist, September, 1896. 
