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head and neck of the other snake down its throat intended making a meal of him. 

 This was confirmed the next morning, for on passing the same way I found the 

 snake (Dryophis mycterizans) coiled up asleep and gorged on the same bush. 



A, M. PRIMROSE. 

 Teeeemia Tea Estate, 



KULLAKUMBAY P.O., NlLGIBIS. 



May, 1903. 

 [Note. — The above is another instance of cannibalism in snakes. Quite 

 recently in our Museum we had a live Coluber helena, which twice attempted to 

 swallow a very attractive looking golden tree-snake [Chrysopela ornata). The 

 latter was fortunately rescued. The same day a young Dhiiman (Zamenis 

 mucosus) measuring about 24 inches in length attempted to swallow a beautiful 

 specimen of Oligodon mbgriseus, and to-day a young Gongyloplds conicus attempt- 

 ed to devour a young Tropidonotus piscator. In each case the intended victim 

 was a new arrival to the cage, and possibly was looked on as an unwelcome 

 intruder. But from the number of instances that have happened it appears to 

 be a fairly common occurrence for snakes to feed on each other. 



W. S. Millaed, 

 Hony. Secy., Bombay Natl. Hist. Society.'] 

 8th June. 1903. 



No. VI— NOTE ON CLANG ULA GLA UCION (THE GOLDEN-EYE). 



On the 25th of April I had the skin of a duck sent me by Mr. Morton Eden 

 to identify, which proved to be that of a female Golden-eye. With the skin 



Mr. Morton Eden sent the following note : " I think it is a Golden-eye 



it is not a rare bird above Sampura." In answer to a letter from me 

 Mr. Eden then sent me the following interesting notes on what he had observed. 

 He writes : " I shot this bird on the 3rd of February last a few miles above 

 Sampura. I was coming down stream at the time when the bird, which was 

 by itself, got up a long way down and flew up stream, passing my boat at a 

 distance of some 50 yards, and I fired at and dropped it. 



" Above Sampura up to and beyond Sidaroo, Golden-eyes are not at all uncom- 

 mon and I must have seen a hundred or more last January and February. 

 They occur either singly or in small flocks of eight or ten birds ; they are wild and 

 will not let a boat anywhere near them, but rise 100 to 150 yards off, and 

 generally make a fairly long flight before again settling. 



" They always flew off when disturbed, and I never saw them try to escape by 

 diving. 



" In the early mornings I saw them, on several occasions, flighting in company 

 with Mergansers. Their flight is rapid, much like that of a Tufted Pochard, 

 but not quite, I think, so rapid as that of a White-eyed Pochard. 



"I may mention that I shot a Golden-eye about 10 miles from here in the 

 cold weather of 1885-6. I sent the skin down to Calcutta, and I think they have 

 it in the Indian Museum." 



The rivers mentioned by Mr. Morton Eden in the first part of his notes are in 

 Sadiya, and are practically hill rivers of rapid running clear water. They are of 



