Nycticejus castaneus. — The Chestnut Bat (Jerdon’s No. 45)
This is also a variety of Scotophilus Temminckii.
NYCTICEJUS ATRATUS.
The Sombre Bat (Jerdon’s No. 46).
(See ante: Vesperugo atratus.)
NYCTICEJUS CANUS.
The Hoary Bat (Jerdon’s No. 47).
(See ante: Vesperugo lobatus.)
NYCTICEJUS ORNATUS.
The Harlequin Bat (Jerdon’s No. 48).
(See ante: Scotophilus ornatus.)
No. 98. NYCTICEJUS NIVICOLUS.
The Alpine Bat (Jerdon’s No. 49).
Habitat.—Sikim.
Description.—“Head and body above uniform light brown with a slight yellowish shade; underneath, from the throat to the vent, dark grey with a brownish tint, lighter on the sides of the throat. Ears long, attenuated to an obtuse point.”—Jerdon.
Size.—Head and body, 3 inches; tail, 2 inches; expanse, 19 inches.
This bat was described by Hodgson (‘Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.’ 1855), but there is some doubt about it, and it has been classed as a Lasiurus and also with Scot. ornatus and Vesp. formosa, but Jerdon thinks it a distinct species. I cannot find any mention of it in Dobson’s monograph.
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