MAMMALS. 



Renton); Murthly, Mr. Robert Lawson (13th January 1904) ; Crieff 

 Road, Perth, Mr. Charles Masterton (4th June 1900). Also, Millais 

 adds several localities, such as : "C. about Perth and Dunkeld ; also 

 Montrose, Bowershall (Tay), a colony." Millais notes the partial 

 migration of this species (British Mammals, vol. i. p. 51, 1904). 



RHINOLOPHIDiE. 



inolophus ferrum-equinum (Schreh.). Greater Horse-shoe Bat. 



An account of the capture of a single specimen of this species at Remony by Mr. 

 Duncan Dewar, long time gamekeeper there, and a good bird- observer. I have 

 not, however, been able to substantiate, as the specimen was not preserved. I can 

 remember the occasion on Avhich Mr. Dewar told Mr. Horn and myself of this, 

 when my friend W. Horn and I walked over from Easter Shian, where we 

 were shooting wild grouse in October. It was on the 14th of October 1879. A 

 snowstorm was on, and we decided not to attempt to shoot that day, but 

 instead we walked over to Re^nony, some six miles from our quarters and back. 

 We inspected his fine collection of birds, and made a hst of them on comparing 

 notes when we got back to Easter Shian, and I find the list was preserved 

 in my journals. Besides other matter, I find the note : " Rhinoceros Bat. 

 This was found dead ; but that is all, and I have no recollection of seeing it, 

 and only of Mr. Dewar having spoken of it, adding, " it was not fit to preserve." 

 Of course such a record must needs stand alone in brackets. 



Dr. Buchanan White, referring to this statement by Mr. Dewar, only 

 speaks of the sjDCcimen as one of the Horse-shoe Bats, and as suspected on 

 good grounds "to have occurred near Loch Tay" ; but he continues, "as it is 

 not known otherwise as a native of Scotland, and as no specimens have been 

 preserved, I cannot admit it into this list at present." Millais makes no 

 mention of either of the two species of Horse-shoe Bats on the Tay {British 

 Mammals, vol. i. p. 33), and he quotes the late E. R. Alston's opinion of the 

 uncertainty of the occurrence of the Lesser Horse-shoe Bat at Crookston 

 Castle (Forth) — v. Fauna of Scotland, 1880, p. 7. Of course my business 

 is to draw attention to all records, whether accepted or refused, to save the 

 time of such as may come after me.] 



sperugo nociu\a (Schreh.). Noctule. 

 The only record for Scotland, so far as I am aware, is that sent to me 

 by Mr. John G. Millais for the Annals Scot. Nat. Hist., but which he also 

 sent for recording in the Field, where it appeared in November number. 

 (Fide Zool, Nov. 15, 1904.) The late Mr. E. R. Alston, however, did not 

 admit a record of this species upon the authority of the late Sir William 

 Jardine in the New Stat. Account of Dumfries (q. v., p. 175). The 

 present specimen was shot and sent in the flesh to Mr. J. G. Millais 

 on 15th October 1904. It was shot at or near Dalguise on Tay, and 

 was a large female, and measured 14 J inches across the wings. 



