THE ZOOLOGIST
No. 678.—December, 1897.
ON THE POSITION of the LESSER HORSE-SHOE
BAT, RHINOLPHUS HIPPOSIDEROS, Bechstein,
DURING HIBERNATION.
By R. Newstead, F.E.S.,
Curator of the Grosvenor Museum, Chester.
(Plate II.)
As I do not remember to have seen any figures illustrating the position of this strange little mammal when asleep or hibernating, the thought occurred to me that the readers of 'The Zoologist' would be interested in the accompanying photographs, taken from life, which admirably represent Rhinolphus hipposideros in its most characteristic form.
In the celebrated Cefn and Tremeirchion caves this bat is fairly common—more so in the former than the latter. But the little cave-dweller may very probably occur in any suitable habitat throughout the district. My first acquaintance with the species was through Mr. Brockton Tomlin, who brought a specimen to our Museum for identification.
On March 4th, 1896, Messrs. Coward and Oldham joined me in an expedition to the caves; and on April 12th of the present year I paid a second visit to Cefn. The examples met with were easily accessible, and one of them was photographed in situ; but the strong light from the magnesium ribbon put the little creature in a nervous state of apprehension, and the resulting picture was
