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In December 1903 there were thunder showers from the 1st to the 

 4th instant. 



In January 1904 drizzling rain on the 2nd instant. 



In February no rain. 



In March heavy rain on the 18th, and a shower on the 20th. 



In April, showers on the 1st, 9th, 21st, 24th to 26th, and 29th to 

 30th. 



In May heavy rain ( the commencement of the " barra barsat ") on 

 the 11th continuing throughout the month with a rainfall of 12-65. 



June heavy rain throughout the month registering 55'38 inches. 



July heavy rain throughout the month, with a break between the 

 25th and 30th. Rainfall amounted to 39*36 inches. 



In all, 377 specimens were collected including 21 species. 



With the exception of a few rarities the sex was ascertained by 

 actual dissection, so that the pregnant specimens recorded were without 

 doubt the only ones in this state. I think tabulated notes such as 1 have 

 appended with most of the above species would, if carefully kept, throw 

 a good deal more light upon these creatures than might appear at first 

 sight. Many deductions of an entirely unexpected character may be 

 drawn from some such system, but a much larger number of statistics 

 are necessary to establish correct information, and I appeal to those 

 interested in the subject to contribute what they can in this manner. 

 As an illustration of the unexpected I will give another extract from 

 my note book, selecting Bungarus fasciatus for my purpose. 



It will bo seen from the following table that most of the specimens 

 were obtained in the month of July, and I must mention they all wore 

 caught about the Jail at Insein near Rangoon, except one in Rangoon 

 itself. If their measurements be carefully studied, it will be seen that 

 they fall into groups according to their lengths : thus 4 specimens 

 ranged between 1 foot 5f inches and 1 foot 9 inches ; 2 specimens 

 between 2 feet 4| inches and 2 feet 7 inches ; 3 specimens between 3 

 feet 7 inches and 3 feet 11 inches, and 1 specimen was 4 feet 5f inches. 

 It certainly appears to me that these must represent the offspring of 

 successive years, in which caso ono may deduce that the rate of growth 

 for this species is proximately one foot a year. Now the length of a 

 hatchling and the length of a pregnant specimen would allow one to 

 judge the age at which they acquire maturity. It is to be regretted 



