e been found in Calcutta
and Ceylon.
DESCRIPTION.--Fur fine woolly, long, bicoloured; above light
shining brown, paler below; the free edge of the interfemoral
membrane margined with small papillae.
NO. 107. KERIVOULA HARDWICKII.
HABITAT.--India (Assam--Shillong, Khasia hills).
DESCRIPTION.--Same size as _K. picta_, but ears larger; fur
uniformly dark above and below, with shining greyish-brown
extremities.
_GENUS VESPERTILIO_.
Muzzle long; ears often larger than the head, oval, apart; tragus
long, acute; crown of head vaulted; feet moderate; wing membrane from
base of toes; tail, wholly included in interfemoral membrane, less
than length of head and body.
Dentition: Inc., 2--2/6; can., 1--1/1--1; premolars, 3--3/3--3;
molars, 3--3/3--3.
NO. 108. MYOTIS (VESPERTILIO) MURINUS.
(_Jerdon's No. 61._)
HABITAT.--N.W. Himalayas.
[Figure: _Vespertilio murinus_.]
DESCRIPTION.--Fur above light reddish or smoke brown beneath dusky
white, the base of the hairs dark.
SIZE.--Head and body, 2-1/2 inches; tail, 2 inches; expanse, 15
inches.
NOS. 109 & 110. MYOTIS THEOBALDI and MYOTIS PARVIPES.
(_Jerdon's Nos. 62 & 63._)
Both these appear to be closely allied to the _pipistrelle_ of Europe,
and are stated to have been found at Mussoorie and in Kashmir.
NO. 111. VESPERTILIO LONGIPES.
HABITAT.--Kashmir (caves of Bhima Devi, 6000 feet).
DESCRIPTION.--Wings from the ankles; _feet very large_, about
one-fourth the length of the head and body; fur black above,
underneath black with whitish tips.
SIZE.--Head and body, 1.75 inch; tail, 1.45 inch.
NO. 112. VESPERTILIO MYSTACINUS.
HABITAT.--Himalayas.
DESCRIPTION.--Muzzle narrow; skull vaulted; ears as long as head,
wings from base of toes; fur dark brown.
NO. 113. VESPERTILIO MURICOLA.
HABITAT.--Himalayas, Arracan.
DESCRIPTION.--Similar to the above, but may be distinguished by a
small lobe behind the heel, by the deep emargination of the upper
third of the outer margin of the ear; by the intensely black colour
of the fur and membranes, and by its small size.--_Dobson_.
SIZE.--Head and body, 1.6 inch; tail, 1.55 inch.
NO. 114. VESPERTILIO MONTIVAGUS.
HABITAT.--Burmah, Hotha, Yunan.
DESCRIPTION.--Head slightly elevated above the face line; muzzle
obtuse; ears narrow, tapering, _with_ rounded tips slightly turned
outwards; tragus long, narrow, and acutely pointed; feet very small;
toes two-thirds the length of th
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