160 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL, HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XVI. 



No. XI.— THE GREAT WHITE-BELLIED HERON 

 TARDEA INSIGNIS.) 

 On the 29th November 1903, 1 was at Hsenbo, a station above the first defile 

 on the Upper Irrawaddy. I saw a very large heron, unknown to me, sitting 



on a half stranded snag at the end of a bank, and I asked Col. S 



who was with me to try and shoot the bird with his -303. He missed the first 

 shot ; the second, however, dropped the heron which proved to be a splendid 

 bird. Measurements and description were taken at once. 



Length of bird from tip of beak to claw ... 5-4" 



Do. bill from eye to tip 8*2o" 



Do. tibia 9" 



Do. tarsus (including claw) ... 7 # 25" 



Spread of wing ... ... ... 40" 



From tip to tip ... ... 84" 



Length of wing bone ... .... 24' 



Head. — Naked around eyes especially in front of and under eye skin greenish 

 yellow colour. 



Distinct crest or heron plume. 

 Throat. — White for 2" under jaw. 



Neck. — Grey or slatey with some long feathers towards base. 

 In these feathers the midrib was altogether white, while the barbs for more 

 than half way were bluish ; remaining feathers white. 



Body, i.e., breast and abdomen — White, except for a few heron-like feathers 

 on upper breast which were tinged grey. The outside of thighs were slatey 

 blue. The under tail coverts, axillaries, etc., were quite white. 



The wings and upper tail coverts slatey blue in colour. Mantle darkish 

 slate. Colour of beak, legs, and feet blue black. 



G. H. EVANS, F.L.S., Majok. 

 Rangoon, Wth July 1904. 



No. XII— THE ASIATIC TWO-HORNED RHINOCEROS 



(RHINOCEROS SU3IATRENSIS.) 



The following measurements of an adult female of this species were kindly 

 taken for me by a friend who shot the animal : — 



Length from muzzle to root of tail ... ... ... ... 7'_«)" 



Girth behind shoulder 

 Girth of foreavm 

 Length of tail ... 

 Height at shoulder 

 Basal length of skull ■ 

 Zygomatic breadth 

 Horn anterior ... 

 Horn posterior ... 



6'-6" 

 2'-0" 

 l'-8" 



4'-li" 

 l'-10£" 

 O'-ll" 

 4f" 

 1" 



