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nasty, I can offer no esplanntion for this, as last year they were as usual one 

 of the best. I have not included the Cotton or Whistling-Teal in the list. 



While on the subject of shooting I would report the occurrence of the 

 lesser Florican or Likh and the Wood-Snipe. The former I saw shot at 

 Razan, and the latter I shot myself on the Palhonda Hills. I have not heard 

 of their occurrence here before, although I have known the former shot iu 

 the Godavari district, 



STEPHEN COX, 

 District Forest Officer. 



Waltair, 13^^ March, 1899. 



List of Ducks referred to. 



Pin-tail {T)afila acuta') 15 



Grey duck { Anas iKecilorhyncha) ... ... ... 57 



Red-crested pochard {Netta rufina) ... ,, ... 223 



Tufted pochard {Nyroca fulicjula) 35 



Common pochard (Nyroca ferlna') ... ... ... ... ... 26 



Gadwall (C/(OM^e/as/K2<s streperus) .. .,, ... 260 



YfigQon \^Mare.ca penelope) ... ,., ... ... ... ... 25 



Common Teal (NetHum crscca) 53 



Garganey (Querquedula cirsia) 54 



Others, including Comb-duck, Shovellers and Brahminy ducks... 27 



Total .. 775 



No. VI.— THE BREEDING OF MOTHS. 

 With reference to Major R. H. Rattray's note on page 219 of this Volume 

 I think it is very probable that the explanation of the hatching of the eggs 

 of an unimpregnated moth is that moths, like female (or queen) bees, are 

 capable of laying fertile male-produc/ng eggs only when they have been com- 

 pletely isolated. Even an ordinary worker or imperfect female bee will 

 sometimes lay eggs, but these eggs, like those of the virgin queen, produce 

 nothing but drones. 



If Major Rattray reared a few moths from the caterpillars, he will be able 

 to verify this. 



W. V. WALLACE, 

 Burma Commission. 

 TouNGoo, bih May, 1899. 



No. VII.— BIRDS TAPPING AT WINDOW-PANES. 

 With reference to Mr. Green's interesting note on this subject (on page 415 

 of this volume), we have had two very persistent " tappers " in our house at 

 Bankipore. Last year a female Honey-sucker {Arachnechdira asiatica) nsei 



