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PRATER, C.M.Z.S., M.L.C.. J.P. & C. MCCANN, F.L.S. VOL. XXXIX Nos. 3 & 4 Containing 2 Coloured Plates, 27 Black and White Plates, 28 Text-figures, and 2 maps. Dates of Publication Part 3. (Pages 43] to 658) ... 25th September 1937. »o 4 Coy 659 to 831) ... 15th December 1937. LONDON AGENTS DAVID NUTT, Esq., (A. G. BERRY) 212, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.C. 2. PRINTED AT THE DIOCESAN PRESS, MADRAS 1938 CONTENTS OF VOLUME XXX1IX, Ne. 3 Tur GAME FISHES oF INDIA. PAarTII. By Dr. S. L. Hora, INSCMUHERG He, Hob Sin Ey7.Gcy HoRvA-saB., E.Nele (772 o77e coloured plate of the Bachhwa or Butchwa Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton) and eight text-figures.)......0....c.ccc00s THe VERNAY SCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF THE EASTERN GHATS. Part XVI. By H. Whistler, m.B.0.U., assisted by N. B. PGiimeate wMEIBY Ort a tee enntes oc oe raves cciins oes Iesctreualeaseanor ae: Tur SNAKES OF DEoLaAti. Part III. By A.G. L. Fraser, IM.D. (With four plates)... : Fisu oF DEOLALI. Part I. By Dr. 3 L. one D.SC., F.R.S.E., Hales e755, ERAS By EeNad... and. KK." 5: Niece: M.Sc. (With two plates)... s Be Ri tire Cer eeaeee’. THE BIRDS OF BOA AND Ronen TEE, Go II.’ By Salim Ali and Humayun Abdulali. (W<2th three plates).........+6 NOTES ON THE COMMON LAND CRAB. [Paratelphusa (Bary- telphusa) guerint| OF SALSETTEISLAND. By C. McCann, eI 71/0 LOO PUCLES aaa s tant tulesunencins Soke nissinesdsaevaece ees NoTES ON SOME INDIAN Birvs. By E. H. N. Lowther, M.B.O.U., F.Z.8. (With tive plates)... a eye NOTES ON SOME BIRDS RECORDED FROM eee By Pee Garthwaite, B.F.S., assisted by Dr. C. B. Ticehurst, M.a,, M.R.C.S., M.B.O.U.. ; THE MEDICINAL AND Pom onone Caipionsc OF piece ‘By i BoC ais, 7S.3.. Lneceeaees THE Oeenonoeuc OF Sei aa hea Ores AND 7 COOHTN. at Vile By Salim Ali, with notes by H. Whistler, m.B.0.U......... BIRD LIFE ON A SOUTHERN INDIAN TANK. By F. N. Betts CULL HO DIAICS) once ane REVIEWS :— Manual of the Mammals of Ceylon. By W.W.A. Phillips. A Guide to collecting Butterflies of India. By Lit. Col. HD: Peile.: , ee A Beast Book ‘ee fe Doves ee aad eee pers NOTE ON THE BURMA WILD LIFE PROTECTION ACT.......0. cee AN APPEAL. WANTED STAG BEETLES. By J. G. Arrow... 1938 e 2 HO PAGE 431 447 464 502 929 CONTENTS OF VOLUME XG MISCELLANEOUS NOTES :— lie re XVI. 2 OVADL XV 1, XIX. xx. Association between a Leopard and a Tigress. By Brigadier-General R. G. Burton............ Two wary Tigers and two others. By R. C Morris, F.R:G:S. B.ZiS oe ee Strange behaviour of a Tigress. By E. P. Gee.... Measurements of Tigers in the Naga Hills, Assam; iBy GH, Li aMarshalle ec ee Mange on Wild, Dogs. By. Res@eMloquis=. 2-2. Notes on Hardwicke’s Hedgehog (emzechinus coliavis (Gray and Hardw.). By C. McCann. Solitary Bull Bison (Bibos gaurus, Pe By R. C. Biddulph .. Whistling sound tage by seat CH. gaurus Sim). By C. eeebiddulpiw.. OR Nene. Colouration of the Bison’s Snout and Tongue. By RC. Morris.. ; sn Tue aE cee ae Replacement of aoe toh ean cae Nie ake: Chandrabhanvsinhgt... ca... BATE ee Pe er tes An Elephant 170 years old. By Guy Dollman. Whale-bone Whale stranded on the Travancore Coast’ By RY; Roduvale: Unclean Animals. By A. A. Dabber Close seasons for Big Game —Are they benencrale By 3h: C.-Morris:. 5 hak. c SANE ee Berra cee Occurrence of ihe. eae “Gieraee Bari (Calandrella brachydactyla dukhunensts Sykes) in Northern Burma. By J. K. Stanford, I.c.s... The Egg-laying of the Khasia Hills Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus bakeri ie By. 0: R. Livesey... ; ars ee Cuckoo ae “By [. R. Lives CA RRA A Note on the distribution and nidification of the Northern Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker [| Lezopicus mahrattensis a ae (Blyth)] in Sind. By K.R. Eates, F.z.S., M.B.O.U.. The distribution and nidigescen of ie eee Horned Owl [uo bubo bengalensis (Frankl.)] in.oind.. By K. Ri -Hatesyrzs., MeBoyus. Occurrence of the Chinese o Vesser “Kestrel (Cerchnets naumannt pekinensts Swinh.) Northern Burma. By JoK@istaniord.7.csee PAGE 610 610 614 615 615 616 617 - 617 618 618° 619 620 620 621 623 623 626 628 631 633- DuSC.eh- Roo E., E..S., E.Z65.5 Ps ReAGS: Bi, coloured plate CONTENT SSOP VOLOME XXXIX XXI. Notes on Birds of Prey in the Madras Presidency. By ©. HH. Biddulph... XXII. Unusual site for the nest oe ie White Scare enger Vulture [Meophron percnopterus gingintanus Gath By Cel. Biddulph... XXIII. Behaviour of Jerdon’s Little Reed PIGteE (Charadrius dubius jerdont Legge) with young. by, Re ates), 8.7.5.4. 6. B.O.Ue. XXIV. Intergradation of the races of ie Ger bil! ed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha Forster). By R. EE. Parsons.: : RXV. Occurrence ot Mallard (Anas Bi Dire cope at Hoshangabad. By J. Miles Stapylton....... XXVI. The Nukhta or Comb Duck (Sarkidzornis melanotos Pennant) in Assam. By W. M. LeMarchand .. eee OV die sOccurtence of OG Greate Crea Suave (Potinks cristaius Linn.) at Maymyo, Upper Burma. By P. F. Garthwaite, F.Z.S:. cnn XXVIII. Birds and Ants. By T. Baaacalen F fetchér. ca aee XXIX. A Bloodsucker (Calofes versicolor) attacking an adult bird, ~ by C,H. Biddulph... ee XXX. The Butterfly (Ahznopalpa polynice Hep DaN TE in the N.-E. Frontier, Assam. By R. E. Parsons.. een een me rae XXXII. Curious Beierioun cae a Wasp.. By Ce JH, Biddulph... Dae aC eee ee PROCEEDINGS OF THE ee Nenu OF THE BOMBAY NATUR AD HISTORY, OOCIBUY sie) 252c0hs saccsestetnadesss oes No. 4 THE GAME FISHES OF INDIA. Part. III. By Dr. S.L. Hora, F.N.I. (With one of the Garua Bachcha or Gaurchcha Clupisoma garua (Hamilton) and nine text-tigs.)... THE BirRDS OF BOMBAY AND SALSETTE. Ali and Humayun Abdulali. Rare li. hy cain CVG One PIALE ew ises FisH oF DEoxLati. Part II. By A. G. L. Fraser, 1.m.s. re one plate)... ; : ie THE Meee AND Peace (ee OF kook ae Oe Cans Sey Hel Seeders ceveosgnes ney hoaeed wan Vv PAGE 634 635 Gog 640 640 640 641 641 644 659 679 689 mle vi CONTENT S(OR VOLUME ZOEXL XS THE NAMES OF TWO INDIAN VIPERS. By Malcolm Smith, M.R.C.S.. ‘ : GAME eee IN THE Oana ice AND THE Soune CoIMBATORE District. By J. Williams (W7th one plate). A PRELIMINARY ACCOUNT OF THE Aphididae OF POONA. By V.-G. Deshpande, mm: Age Gsom.) Ph. b.4 (din: SOME ADDITIONS TO THE FAUNA oF [RAQ. By Waiter P. IKENNEDY.. es Gis ie MARRIAGE eee AND Sotone Book ore. OF THE COHN Brack ANT [Camponotus (Tanemyrmex) compressus Latr. By P: N.istishna AyyariCW 77h-3 fer t-12007eS) ke DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF AGAMID, LIZARD FROM Upprpr BurwA.. by, Malcolm Simiths eR cise es BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS FROM CHINESE TURKESTAN. By Lt.-Col. J. W. Thomson-Glover.. MoSssES COLLECTED IN ASSAM. By H. N. irae MeAS Hales: (With one plate)... SOME DATA ON THE renee Blain Mee. Progen and Orthoptera of North Afghanistan. By Leo. Mist- shenko. (With six text-figures)... sssaih Weyer ates THE KODAIKANAL BIRDS AND How TO NAME THEM. ae Edward G. Nichols.. ooh etd: eRe water, SOME BIRDS OF ie enee AND Wits Tobey. ne M. Afzal Husain, M.A. (Cantab.), 1.A.s. and Hem Raj Bhalla, B.sc. (Nota) : cee eee eee NOTES ON Cpe ey Data) Ens Cs Charles McCannwr hese GH20/tat7ce172) ies) ss ark eee ihe een eee REVIEW :— some Beautiful Indian Trees. (By the-late Rev. E. Blatter, S.J., Ph.D.,4F-1.S. and W.5. Millard...2 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES :— I. Smoking a Panther to death. By the Chief of Ichalkaranji .. : y Ale The Size%or the Tune Cat as Pak attinis By, *P2Geer Nae Ill. The Alleged Wild ibyee Be Mt. ee ‘Burma use R: ‘1: Pocock; mars IV. Curious behaviour of icon n (Biles LAUrUs : +H. ay By C..Gs7 Pocgoods 726 812 83] 843 849 os le PGI DONE XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. x: CONTENTS OF VOLUME XXXIX Abnormal Elephant Tusks (Alephas maximus). by GD Millar. ((W771h one plate)... .....- Abnormal Horn-growth in the Muntjac (Wuntiacus waciialisy: by §. HW. Peppe.. (W2k a photo)... cn oninte eet sSuitew baile Metaa daha Sete The use of hice or Reet Rene in oe protection of Crops. By R.C. Morris......... Some notes onthe Fauna of Malaya. By H. E. Burgess.. eee aa ditecetinnn tT asharehne as Some inter oe neeeeae of Birds in the os By H. W. Waite, M.B.O.U.. Migratory movements of three ilk eu ena in the Tanjore and South Arcot Districts. By C. H. Biddulph: sees Curious behaviour of ie age ca (ce uS MaC- rorhynchus) and the White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis). By C. McCann . The Distribution of the White- red. “Bulbul [ Molpastes leucogenys leucotis (Gould)] in the Swamps near the Vaitarna River. By C. McCann. seen The Southern ipa Rouen or Razin: ay (Gees benghalensts tndica (Linn.)| killing a small Snake. By C.H. Biddulph... Breeding of the Little Indian None (OipaE UL gus astaticus astatitcus) in the Chingleput District. (W7th a plate). By Alice D. Barnes. On the Breeding of the Oystercatcher (Haemato- pus ostralegus subsp.) and other birds in the Bengal Sunderbunds. By J. K. Stanford...... Early and Late Snipe. By Brigadier G. de La P. Beresford, M.Cc.. te The Breeding of the Little Con Biter! Ue ee striatus eee in Salsette Island. By C. McCann. , Occurrence of ‘iis. Bite Coe On eee is) i in South Mysore. By Major E. G. Phythian- Adams, I.A.. Sexual Divoronien in hiss ape: shelled inereice (Hestmdarciegais), “ey CaM eCaninn cs... 5.244) Occurrence of Psammophis condanarus ? in Berar ye dOl SHED DEANS ye ake sh sess ss ox-naeey loans vii PAGE 854 862 864 864 865 865 867 868 869 viii CONTENTS OF VOLUME XXXIX XXI. Sexual Dimorphism in the Seasnake (Lisézra cyano- cineca “Wad: eB yin, ay ie C amin a ee eee XXII. Breeding Season of the Jew’s Nosed Seasnake [Anhydrina valakadyen nae in Bombay Waters. . by .@ McCann BR ee a ater XXIII. Freak Seedling of the Crepe at i Mrs. Margaret Rath (W217 iphoto) scenes tee XXIV. Some observations on Botanical Nomenclature. By CEG. Pischers. da REE Oa ae eet XXV. The Plowerine of ua aie. By nl Pd i ape Le, Willa niS eater concent. ; [PROCEEDINGS OF A MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE BomMBpay NATURAL HIsTORY SOCIETY HELD ON THE 25TH Avucust 1937 bee teeret gon eee ere troe reer ee eee eee eee eee seer eeeF ease ter teeseseeaeeeertee 877 880 Pub pe PTC AL LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS VOLUME XXXIX ABDULALI, HUMAYUN;3 See ALI, SALIM. Atl, SALImM and ABDULALI, Humayun; The Birds of Bombay and Selsette. Part II (With three plates) Part III (With one plate) a re Atl, SALIM and WHISTLER, Hucu; The Ornithology of Travancore and Cochin Part VIII . we ARROW, GILBERT, J.; An Appeal: Wanted Stag Beetles. AYVAR;, PP.’ N. KRISHNA; Marriage Flight and Colony Founding of the Common Black Ant | Camponotus (Tanemyrmex) compressus | (With two tert-figures) BARNES, ALICE D.; Breeding of the Little Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus astaticus astaticus) in the Chingleput District (With a plate) BERESFORD, BRIGADIER, G. de La P., M:c.; Early and late Snipe Berrs,, LH, N, ;* Bird ‘Life on a Southern agrees Tank (With two plates) BHALLA, HEM R&J, B.Sc. ; Sse Husain, M. AFZAL. BIDDULPH, C. H.; Whistling sound made by Bison (&iéos gaurus) 5g oe ; Notes on Birds of Prey in the Madras Presidency Noy - — 0. Nos. 3 and 4 PAGE 920 679 569 609 865 868 594 617 634 BIDDULPH C. H.: Unusual site for the nest of the White Scavenger Vulture (eophron bercnopterus ginginianus) A Blood- sucker (Calotes versicolor) attacking an adult bird ; Curious be- haviour of a Wasp = ; Migratory movements of three well- known Birds in the ‘T'anjore and South Arcot Districts ; The Southern Indian Roller or Blue Jay (Coracias beng halensis indica) killing a small snake ; BuRGEsSS, H. E.; Some Notes on the Fauna of Malaya Burman Wild Life Pretection Act, Note on BURTON, BRIGADIER- enna R.G.; Association between a Leopard and a Tigress a ey ee eee —— ——_—__ CAIUSA J. Eo; Sale, BLS. 2 Phe Medicinal and Poisonous Campions of India oes —— -——__ —___—__—_-——- ; The Medicinal and Poisonous Crowfoots of India oe CHANDRABHANUSINHIJI } Re- placement of Horns in Nilgai DESHPANDE, V. G.; A Brel: minary account of the ApHIpDID A of Poona Dixon, H..=N:, “McA., F.0;S.; Mosses collected in Assam (With a plate) PAGE 635 640 641 610 961 618 740 769 DoLUMAN, Guy; An Elephant 170 years old DUNBAR-BRANDER, Unclean Animals Ne WATE “Ko Rr ZS 4 MBO... A note on the Distribution and Nidification of the Northern Yellow-Fronted Pied Woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis blanfordi) in Sind A. A: —— ; The Distribution and Nidification of the Rock- Horred Owl (4x60 bubo bengalensis) in Sind ; Behaviour of Jerdon’s Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius jerdont) with young ame sie Epitors; Measurements of Tigers in the Naga Hills, Assam of ; Replacement Horns in Nilgai ia oo ; Intergradation of the Races of the Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyn- cha) a ae eee FiscHEeR, C. E C.; Some Observations on Botanical Nomenclature ae a FLETCHER, T. BAINBRIDGE; Birds and Ants FRASER, A. G. L Snakes of Deolali. (With four plates) .. —_—.- eo AAT ies) Oe Bl aes Part lit ; Fish of eolali (With one pla/e) GARTHWAITE, P. F., B.F.S., and TICEHURSD, DRC. Be MA., M.R.C.S., M.BO.U.; Notes on some Birds recorded from Burma (With a VLE PN aes bas aa GARTHWAITE, P. F.;: Occur- rence of the Great Crested Grebe (FPodiceps cristatus cristatus) at Maymyo, Upper “Burme ae re GEE, E. P. ; Strange behavicur of a Tigress PAGE 619 620 628 631 636 615 | 618 638 874 640 464 689 902 640 614 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS GEE, 1../P2; The “size: ‘or the Jungle" “Cat. “(Helis “chaus afftinis) Be HORA, “SUNDER LAE eb sSes. RRS. ., EL iSe, BZ S35 F.R.A.SjB., F-Na. 3 CheiGame Fishes of India, Part II (With one plate and eight text- figures) Part HI (With one plate and nine text-figures)... and Misra, K. S., M.Sse.; Fish of Deolali. Part I (With two plates) sie Husain, M. AFZAL, M.A.,1.A.S. and BHALLA, HEM RAJ, B.Sc. Some Birds of Lyallpur and their Food eee ICHALKARANJI, CHIEF OF; Smoking a Panther to death. KENNEDY, WALTER P.; Some additions to the Fauna of Iraq oo en KINNEAR, N. 5.) ~M-B-0.U.; See WHISTLER, HUGH. LE MARCHAND, W. M.; The Nukhta or (Comb -Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) in Assam a ae LIVESEY, lenge he oo laying of the Khasia Hills eee Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus baker?) ate aa —- ee ACK .O,0 Incidents LOWTHER),E) Ho IN: M.B:0:0..; F.z.S. ; Notes on some Indian Birds,. Part sll sNiehtyans (With five plates) McCann, CHARLES, F.L.S.; Notes on the Common Land Crab (Paratelphusa barytel- phusa guerint (M.-Eds.) of Salsette (With two plates) : Notes on Hardwicke’s Hedgehog (Hemiechinus collaris) : Notes on Calotes versicolor (With three plates) PAGE 850 431 659 502 831 859 745 639 543 531 616 843 Lise On GON Iiel BO LOTES PAGE MCCANN, CHARLES, °H.L.S.(5 Curious behaviour of the Jungle Crow (Corzus macro- rhynchus)and the White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensts)... —_—-—-— ; The Distribution of the White- eared Bulbul (Molpastes leucogenys leucotis) in the Swamps near the Vaitarna river ——_— —— —__--—. ——_; The breeding of the Little Green Bittern (futorides — striatus javanicus) in Salsette Island. ——; Sexual Dimorphism in the Star- shelled Tortoise (7Zestudo elegans) ——— ee ; Sexual Dimorphism in the Seasnake (Distira cyanocincta) ————-— ; Breeding season of the Jew’s nosed Seasnake (Auhydrina vala- kadyen) in Bombay waters ... MARSHALL, G. H. L. ; Measure- ments of Tigers in the Naga Hills, Assam : ee \irvar, G. 1D. L.; Abnormal Elephant Tusks (lephas maximus) (With a plate) Misra, K. S8., M.Sc.; See Hora, SUNDER LAL. MISTSHENKO, LEO; Some Data on the Fauna. Blattodea, Mantodea, Phas- modea and Orthoptera of North Afghanistan (With six teat-figures) fs Morris, R. C.; Two wary Tigers and two others ---——— --—---; Mange on Wild Dogs ve as — : Solitary Bull Bison (4760s gaurus) ... — ; Colouration of the Bison’s Snout and tongue ; Close season for Big-Game—are they beneficial ? . 864 864 869 870 872. 872 854 — 796 610 615 617 618 MORRIS) OR, C..3 [ne ase of Firework or Rocket cartridges in the protection of crops NICHOLS, EDWARD G.; The Kodaikanal Birds and how to name them rr fen PARSONS, R. E.; Intergrada- tion of the Races of the Spot-billed = Duck (Anas pxctlorhyncha) ane ae ——-—-— ; The Butterfl (Rhinopalpa polynice burmana) in the N.-E. Frontier, Assam PEPPE, F. H. ; Abnormal Horn- Growth in the Muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis) (With a photo) so oe PHYTHIAN-ADAMS, Major EK. G.: Occurrence of the Bittern (Lotaurus s. stellaris) in South Mysore we Pococe,, KR. 1.5 &.8.S.>¢ “Phe Alleged Wild Dog of Mt. Popa, Burma ; ves PopDuUVAL, R. V.; Whale-bone Whale stranded on _ the Travancore Coast .. “ RatH, MRS. MARGARET ; Freak Seedling of the Grape Fruit (With a photo) REVIEWS :— Manual of the Mammals of Ceylon ae me A Guide to Collecting Butter- flies of India See A Beast Book for the Pocket. Some Beautiful Indian Trees. SHEBBEARE, E. O.; Occur rence of Psammophis conda- narus ? in Berar nee SMITH, MALCOLM, M.R.CS.; The names of two Indian Vipers oe re ——_— -———-—— ; Description of a new species of Agamid Lizard from Upper Burma ., STANFORD, | J. Ky. 1s Cc. S.; Occurrence of the Rufous Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla dukhunensis) in Northern Burma X1 PAGE 855 638 641 854 870 851 620 UEsys) 623 xii LIST (OF GCONTRIBOCTORS PAGE STANFORD, Jia a ST CS es Occurrence of the Chinese Lesser Kestrel (Cerchneis naumannt pekinensis) in Northern Burma ... cP 008 : . Ons -the breeding of the Oystercatcher (Hematopus ostralegus) and other birds in the Bengal Sunderbunds oe es oY STAPYLTON, J. MILES; Occur- rence of Mallard (Anas blatyrhyncha) at Hoshangabad be. ee ie, O60 THOMSON-GLOVER, LT.-COL. J. W.; Butterflies and moths from Chinese Turkestan ... 796 Toocoon, C. G. ; Curious beha- viour of Bison (4760s gaurus). 852 PAGE WAITE, (Es) Wu MBO. ue Some interesting records of Birds in the Punjab eo Ul WHISTLER, HuGH; See ALI, SALIM. WHISTLER, HUGH, ~M:B.0.U. and KINNEAR, IN? 7B; MB. AO. The + Vermay scientific “Survey of * “the Eastern Gi at's barn + XVI iss 22 447 WiILLiAmMs, J... Game Birdsaor the Anamalai Hills and the South Coimbatore District (With one plate)... stan OE WiIEETAMS,: "Jee. ae ithe Flowering of Strodbilan- thes a a. Ore, LIST OPP AT TS VOLUME XXxXIix Nos. 3 and 4 The Game Fishes of India Plate Eutropiichthys vacha The Snakes of Deolali Plate VI. Eryx conicus Plate VII. Nerodia piscator Plate VII. Vipera russelli Plate IX. Fchis carinata The Fish of Deolali Plate I. (1) View of secticn of North Nallah in which Bavi- lus bendelesis is found, Bhil name J/hor. (2) View of pool in course of North Nallah. (3) Pool between railway bridge in a section of the North Nallah stream. (4) Junction of the North Nallah with Darna River aes Plate II, (1) View of section of the Narsullah wadi running through Barnes High School. (2) Rocky section of lower stretch of Narsullah wadi near Village of Bagoor. (3) Darna River near Goti Railway station (G.I.P.). (4) Stretch of Darna River between villages of Swensuri and Beladgacn .. The Birds of Bombay and Salsette. Plate V. (1) Nest and chicks of the Indian Robin (Saxico- loides fulicata) in a derelict tin. (2) Nest of the Tailor-Bird (Orthotomus sutorius) in leat of monsoon plant : ae Plate VI. (1) The White-spotted Fantail Pieatehes (Leuco- circa pectoralis). (2) Nest of White-spotted Fantail Flycatcher with chicks about 10 days old ae a a is Plate VII. (1) The Ashy Wren Warbler (Prinia socialis) cn Coral flowers. (2) The Black Drongo (Dicrurus Le ee) attending on grazing cattle Plate IY (1) Asfemale of the common Tana Geb (ee phusa (B.) guerini. (2) Castles of the com- mon Land Crab alongside rocks Plate Il. (1) A castle cf the common Land Crab in an unused field at the end of the rains. (2) Several castles of the common Land Crab in a held at the close of the monsoon es PAGE 431 466 468 492 495 504 507 522 526 529 O31 536 xiv LIST OF PLATES Plate I. Common Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrourus) Plate Il. Jungle Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) Plate Ill. (1) Camouflage: Common Indian Nightjar précd- ing. (2) Young Common Indian Nightjar... Plate IV. (1) Franklin’s Nightjar (Caprimulgus Cates (2) Eggs of Franklin’s Nightjar Plate V. Indian Long-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus asia- 11CUS) es ben 4a Se Bird-Life on a Southern Indian Tank. Plate I. (1) White-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensts) . (2) Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) Plate II. (1) Nest of striated Weaver-Bird (Ploceus manyar). ‘helmet * stage (2) Nest and eggs of Dabchick (Podiceps ruficollis capensis) see a Game Fishes of India :— Plate Clupisoma garua Birds of Bombay and Salsette :— Plate VU. (A) Nest and eggs of the Streaked Fantail-Warbler (Cisticola 7. cursitans) at Church Gate Recla- mation (A) Nest of Cisticola 7. cursitans at Church Gate Reclamation ‘ine ARC Fish of Deolali— Plate III. Photos showing the transparency of the Fish Ambassis ranga khown to Bhil fishermen by the name of Bing. The Swim bladder and vertebral column being clearly defined te Game Birds in the Anaimalai Hills and the South Coimbatore District. Plate (A) The Grass Hills—Kornelar Valley. (B) A field of Tea running down to a Snipe Swamp Mosses collected in Assam. Plate Assam Mosses Notes on Calotes versicolor. Pilate I. A large male De ve Plate II. Dissections showing condition of the Aeon tive organs in June Plate Ill. Showing eggs: hatching ea eats natehed Elephas maximus. Plate Abnormnl Elephant Tusks Caprimulgus asiaticus. Plate Chicks of the Common Indian Nightjar PAGE 543 546 547 680 694 NDOT OTELUOST RATIONS VOLUME XXXIx Nos. 3 and 4 PAGE Acanthocladium baculiferum, Pl Pl. 3. Eggs—hatching and fir, 20 Part of stem and leaf. 769 newly hatched At thiopsar cristatellus, Distr:- Camponots Ccompressus bution Map. ... 557 Text-fig. 1. Winged male ... — fuscus. Texeno. 2, Queen in vireta Distribution Map. ... 557 state and on _ shedding _—— grandis, her wings after copu- Distribution Map. .. ooe lation Ambassis vanga, Photos, show- Caprimuleus eer i2l ing transparency of the al — chicks ., fish known to Bhil fisher- —— indicus, Pl. men as Bing sie 694.) ——— macrourus P|, Anaimalai Hills and the Soren = — Pl. Coimbatore District :— Cisticola 7, cursitans Pl. (@) The Grass Hills, Pl. (a) Nest and eggs (6) Kornelar Valley Nest oe ee (6) A field of Tea run- Clupisoma garua, Pl. ning down to a Text-fig 1. Upper denween Snipe swamp... 733 and air-bladder Abtychella borit, Pl. fig. 17 Text-fig. 2. Lateral view of Leaf ap 769 | head and anterior part of Bombay and Salsette, pice of body cf the three species of Ply (a) Saaecolordes fil7- Clupisona ann ee cata (Nest and Text-fig 3. Ventral surface chicks) of head and anterior part of (6) Orthotomus sutort- the body of the three species as (Nest of) B22 of Clupisoma Pl. vi. (a) Leucocirca pectora- Text-fig. 4. Dissection of fe Lise visceral organs (6) Leucocirca pectora- —-—— —— montana dis (Nest of) 526 Text-fig. 7. Lateral view ... Pl. vii. Prinia soctalts. 929 Text-fig 8. Upper dentition The Black Drongo (Dicrurus of two Specimens macrocercus) (attending on Text-fig. 9. Air-bladder ee grazing cattle) 229 associated skeletal elements Brothera capillifolia, Pl. fig. il — prateri deciduous leaf 769 Text-fig.6. Upper dentition Calotes versicolor and air-bladder Pist. a larcve male . 843 | Conophyma bey-bienkot Pl. 2. Dissections showmeg Text-fig, 4 ase condition cf the reproduc- —- kittaryt tive organs in June 846 Text-fig. 5 ee aa a Nove B jo nv. PAGE 689 659 665 666 670 674 675 676 672 805 808 Xvi INDEX TOALLOUSP RATIONS Conophyma predtetshenskyt Text-fig. 3 Daltonia gemmipara, Pl. fig. 14 Leaf and gemmae. ... Daltonia perlaxiretis, Pl. fig. 13. Leaf and upper margi- nal cells Deolali, Fish of :— Plias (1) View of section” of North “Nalah. in which Barilius was found (2) View of pcol in course of North Nallah (3) Pool between rail- way bridge in a section of the North Nallah stream (4) Junction of the North Nallah with Darna River Pl. ii. (1) View of section of the Nawsud lah wadi, running through Barnes High School. (2) Rocky section of lower stretch of Narsullah wadi, neat vilacecof Bagoor. (3) Darna River, near Goti Railway Station (G. 1, PB.) (4) Stretch of Darna River halfway between villages Swensuri and Beladgaon Echis carvinata, Pl. ix ... Elephas maximus Pl. Abnormal ‘Tusks Eryx conicus, Pl. vi Text fig. 1 Eutropiichthys goong waree, fig. A. Head Text fig. 4. fig. A. neaiont Text-fig, ob fig, C. Head PAGE 805 769 769 507 494 Text-fig. 4, fig. dentition Eutropiichthys vacha Pl, Next-hior Be head a. sae Text-icw2 eA. Badentition =. Text-fic. 3; Air bladder and associated skeletel parts ... Vext-fic. “aoe s 3b. sUpper dentition Pext dic 29 nessa, 2. Talent views . aes Text-fic. 6. HOS eee B. ential surface of head and anterior part of body .. Text-fig, 7. racer view one a young specimen Text-fic, 8. figs. mentary canal Text-fig. 5. Lateral view 6 head and anterior part of the body Felis chaus affinis Text-fig. : Gomphomastax morosus Text-fig. 6 Grape Fruit Freak Seedling in flower ... Hageniella assamica Pio. AG mieat tsopterygtoides Pl. fig. 18. Leaf and Alar Cells 2. Halcyon sinyrnensts Ven avers 3 : Handeliobryum assamicum Plots. 122 eat Jegerinopsis integrifolia Pl tie G28 lane Leivodontium complanatum Pl. fig. “16,.Plant,; Leaves, Alar cells and Capsule ... Lindigia astatica Plofic. 11 eeiane Macromtitrium rigbhbyanum Pl. fe.5. Capsule Muntiacus vaginalis Text-fig. Abnormal! Horn ... Nerodia pjscator, Pl. vii. C;) Uppes EY eB lt Ortholimnobtum borit Plo fg.15. Plane Weat and Capsule : nee PAGE 436 431 433 434 440 440 — 444 671 . > o/- INDE XE TOMLLUSTRATLIONS Paratelphusa (Barytelphusa) LUerinNt PI. I. (a) A Female of (6) Castles of Pl. II. (a) Castle of (6) Several castles of. Phalacrocorax niger Pyne. 2 Ploceus manyar Nest of. Pl. fig. 1 Podiceps ruficollis capensis Nest of. Phisfigz. 2 ine Pseudosymblepharis patlidens Pl. fig 3. leaf and peristome Pterobryopsis auriculata Piyhg. 10. Leat PAGE 531 Xvii PAGE Ptychomitrium rhacomttrioides Pl. fig. 4. basal areolation. 769 Symphysodontella borit Ph fig. 7 Lieat 769 ——-——. pilifolia Pine, 6. Weat 769 ——— -—— tortitolia Pl. fig. 9. Stem Leaf 769 Svrrhopodon pilultfer Pl. fig. 2. Leaf 769 Tropidauchen mirame Text-figs 801, 803 uUvarouvt Text-figs 801, 803 Vipera russelli, Pl. viii 492 Page Line 459 15 from top 553 ) 7 553 26 from bottom 553 23 oF 556 15 Be Dos 28 ~ 623 5 from top 633 2 from bottom 638 last line 648 ERRATA Vol. XXXIX, No#3 For Rainey ‘Tennasserjim Hsaipaw Shah hides remvoed Dates Sumpralum harringtont 13 and 14 from top Yunan Vol. XXXIX, No. 4 Read Stoney Tenasserim Hsipaw Shan skins removed Oates Sumprabum zonorhyncha Yunnan MOSSES COLLECTED IN ASSAM BY H. N.: DIXON; MA... F-L.S: (Published in Journal, Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc., Vol. XXXIX, No. 4 Line 29 8 from bottom 7 18 14 2) 12 from bottom np 27 23 13 from bottom 10 13 14 from bottom oh 13 es 20 from bottom 8 19 18 from bottom 10 ») 9) pp. 769-795.) CORRIGENDA For reinwardtii leana Exodictyoa blumii bowringii hampei rigbyanum Maromitrium turgidum wallichii walkeri thomsoni halleriana gammieana borii urvilleanum montagueanum Montagueanum Giammella ambylostega Brotherela (Griff.) Mitt. Read Reinwardtii Leana Exodictyon Blumii Bowringii Hampei Rigbyanum Macromitrium turgidum Wallichii Walkeri Thomsoni Halleriana Gammieana Borii Urvilleanum Montagneanum Do. Gammiella amblyostega Brotherella Card. & Dix. NOV =5 1938 INDEX OF PAGE Abies alba 875 — pi cea sete 875 Acanthocladium paeuneeei on 791 —-- penicillatum ... 791 —————_-——- tanytrichum ... 791 Acanthoedactylus fraseri 748 Acanthopneuste nitidus nitidus 835 Accipiter virgatus affinis 840 Acheta africana ... 798 Acidalia cumulata 765 Aconitum balfourii 7L6 - —_-——— chasmantum... FAS ae Aemorniz0m 716 ——-_—— elwesi... 718 —--— falconeri TAG. ———_-_— ferox 77 — -—— fe re puyliany 716 —-— laciniatum Fld —— -—— lethale 718 —-——— luridum 7s ——-—— palmatum 716 ——--—— spicatum Py) —-—-— violaceum tbe. Talo Acrida deserti 795, 798 grandis 798 Acridella nasuta ... wee 79S Acridotheres ginginianus 557, 687 tristis tristis 686, 836 Acrobryopsis denticulata 783 Acrocephalus agricolus ... 680 - dumetorum 679, 818 - stentoreus brunnescens. 679 Acronicta karghalika 762 Acrotylus insubricus 800 Acteea spicata — 718 Actinothuidium Hookene 787 Adonis zstivalis 719 4Erobryum speciosum 784 4Egypius monachus ae, 839 4ithiopsar cristatellus Srevigsanis wg. Sos -— ———_ cristatellus SRY) ———-——_ fuscus Park S yap) —-—_— mahrattensis 687 _—_—-— torquatus ... 595, 556 SPECIES PAGE AEthiopsar grandis ve ss es O59 -—— Serascatns as 000 ee — javanicus... ee 07, —- - griseus fuscus _... a Cos ———---—— — griseus... ee Oo —__ - ——— -—mahrattensis ... 821 —- javanicus ... ae me Os Agama agilis ... he ar ww. 748 — caucasica ie ots we = 748 ———-: persica ... ae ant .. = 748 Ailanthus ... foe a css Os 0 Aiolopus oxianus see veg so A00 thalassinus... 6s “me Loy Alauda arvensis japonica des ss) DUG - gulgula australis a sw o23 = — weigoldi ea ooo Alburnoides bipunctatus eee . 746 Alburnus mossulensis ... wes we = 746 Alcedo atthis taprobana sas w. 826 bengalensis oe e =. 096 Alcemerops athertoni ... die ee OOk Alectoris greeca pallescens _... eon) OAL Aleucantes aksuensis ... i63 .. 764 —catocalis... ae .. 764 ————-— caticasica ... ae soe 2 704 —_————~— hybleeoides ... ‘as .. 764 —— saisani sek ies .. 764 Alseonax latirostris ses ee ey Amandava amandava ... ee oe O22 Amaurornis chinensis ... es 2507 090 ——— fuscus bakeri 2s oa a7 4 Subsp. ... wa Ove phoenicurus phoenicurus. 575 Ambassis baculis oe a 505, 517 -- —nama ... ne 504, 505, 517 ——-——- ranga .... 504, 505, 508, 510, 512, 913, 514, 515, 517, 693, 703 Amphipyra tragopoginis nigrescens... 768 turcomana. 763 Anacridium egyptium ... ane .. 809 Anas acuta — ae ans .. 461 —-caryophyllacea ... ace .. 458 —-clypeata ... se ate ae 401 ——-coromandeliana ... sips we = 458 xx INDEX OF SPECIES PACE PAGE Anas crecca ie ek ie .. 461] Arachnothera longirostris ae Yee EOS ——- ferina eae i eee .. 462 | Arctia rueckbelii ... — en Bo WASY= —-—- ferruginea... es ee .. 460 | Ardea asha We oe Ae we 495 ——- indica wae a Sis ae 459 ciconia “.. nee a v2 ea ——- javanica ... aa ae sa, Oo cinerea cinerea ... ie Gann isleis) —- marila ae ee ne .. 462 | ———— —-——-- rectirostris ie ie 453 —- penelope... ae ey ... 460 cinnamomea _... ae we 456 ——- platyrhyncha aes se 639, 738 episcopus ... ze ne . 452 —- pcecilorhyncha ... Pe 460, 638 | - flavicollis ... ae s chen Om —_—- ——_-———_——_ peecilorhyncha... 738] - Canzettc mee i ie = 454 ——~- querquedula ae ws: wie 461 erayi ap Ss = sae 4095 —-- rufa... see on S33 nes OZ intermedia ae ne we = 454 ——- rufina ses ae ae sigh a2 javanica... ee a, isms “200 -—— Sttepera as. re sing ase, 200") melanolopha _... s Rp we 66 Anastomus oscitans ae sc 452, 587 || == smodesta =...
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