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tapers suddenly, has no division, and has an aperture at each end,, that 

 at the smaller being quadrangular, features which readily distinguish 

 it from Kuphus. 



But I must not allow myself to he betrayed into- trespassing further 

 on your patience. If I were to attempt to describe all the shells to 

 be found on the Byculla. Flats I should never have done. Among 

 them I have no doubt are many besides Kuphus that have hitherto 

 enjoyed a reputation for scarcity, simply because by their inaccessibi- 

 lity they have been seldom seen and little studied. By convenient- 

 ly investigating these remains at our leisure on dry land, we may 

 learn so much of the history and habits of the animal as to be able 

 more readily to. secure living specimens in the neighbourhood. 



J. B. H, 



24th July. 



THE BIRDS OF SOUTH GUJERAT. 

 By H. Littledale, Baroda. 



In Major E. A. Butler's excellent list of the u Birds of Sind, Catch, 

 Kathiawar, North Gujerat, and Mount Abu" (in the Bombay Gazetteer) 

 several birds are omitted which have been found in South Gujerat 

 and the Panch Mahals, and which I think must certainly extend to 

 North Gujerat and the Rajputana Forests at least, if not to Eastern 

 Kathiawar also. The fauna of any district will obviously be inter- 

 mediate between the faunas surrounding it, and one oannot draw 

 a hard-and-fast line beyond which birds arc never fouud to travel. In 

 fact "never" is a word that the Ornithologist should specially beware 

 of; with birds " the world is all before them where to choose," and 

 they exert their privilege of choice to an extent that often upsets the 

 dogmatic Naturalist, whose li never" has to be modified into u hardly 

 ever" to suit the facts of the case. 



12. Falco babylonicus (Gurney).— The Red-cap Falcon is only 

 recorded by Major Butler from Sind; but Mr. Doig shot one at 

 Sanand, near Ahmedabad. 



27. Aquila mogilnik (S. S. Gm.). — Mr. Doig has shot at the same 

 place; Butler only records it from Sind. 



35. Lbiuaetus cirrliatus (Gm.). — The Crested Hawk-eagle Major 

 Butler records from u Mount Abu, rare." Mr. Davidson writes to me 

 that " it must breed with you ; it is the common Eagle in Werft 



