NOTES ON RHINOCEROSES IN BURMA. 561 



wound a bamboo is there ready to receive it. Any blood that is on 

 the ground and lost, occasions some grief. 



The blood is carried in lengths of bowel and thoroughly dried over a 

 fire so as to resemble those queer articles of diet popularly known as 

 ' black puddings '. It is sold at the rate of a rupee for every rupee 

 in weight. 



The flesh of these animals is said by Burmans, etc., to be very good. 

 A friend of mine declares it is so and that the liver is perhaps better 

 than that of some other animals. I have not tried any myself being 

 contented with ordinary fare. 



Measurements of R. sumatrensis — Male. 



Height at shoulder (between uprights) 52-|" 



Length nose to dock 98" 



Girth behind shoulder 85", 86" 



Tail (docked) 13|" 



Girth fore-arm 28£" 



Length of head 32" 



Length of ears 7^" 



Length of anterior horn 7^" 



Length of posterior horn '6\" 



Measurements of skull, not taken. 



Measurements o/R. sumatrensis — Female, 

 I have recorded in Volume XVI., No. 1, page 160, of this Journal. 



