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as herself, but before either party could complete their plan of attack the 

 herd galloped off. I imagine it is only seldom one tiger tackles a big bull 

 smaller animals in a herd h&hwj so much easier to overcome, but two tigers 

 working together would be more than a match for a solitary bull. Cap- 

 tain Burton incidentally mentions that a pack of wild dogs was seen by his 

 shikaries in " full cry " after a panther. Now, as the act of giving tonj^ue 

 by wild dogs when hunting their j.ame has 1 een denied by eeverwl very com- 

 petent naturalists and sportsmen, it is much to be regretted that such a 

 capable observer as Captain Burton was not present when this occurrence 

 took place. 



G. S. RODON, Major. 

 Dharvs'ak, August, 1899. 



No. XVn.— THE WHISKERED TERN {IIYDROCHELIDON 

 HYBRID A). 

 This time last year 1 recorded in this Journal having found a breeding 

 haunt of this Tern. Most of the eggs at that time were highly incubated 

 and some had already been hatched off ; so this year I sent a man a month 

 earlier to see wheth. r the birds had commenced breeding yet. He returned, 

 having found five nests but without eggs. I sent him again ten days later, 

 but this time he reported no Tern to be seen. I could not understand this, 

 so about the end of the month, happening to be near the place, I visited it 

 myself, but besides a few River Terns {^Sterna seena) there were no others 

 to be seen. Since then I have had diligent searches made in all the likely 

 nesting resorts, but have failed to tind a single nest. What can account for 

 their deserting their breeding places this year ? Can the excessive rainfall 

 have anything to do with it ? 



CHAS. M. INGLIS. 

 Madhubani, August, 1899. 



No. XVIII.— AUTUMNAL ARRIVALS. 



The following species have already arrived here : — 



The Small Indian Pratincole {Glareola lactea). — This species is not a 

 resident here, at least not in the north of the district. The first small 

 flocii was noticed on the lOth instant. 



The Greenshank ( Totanus glottis).— A solitary bird was seen by me on 

 the 17th of last month, but by the end of the month numbers had arrived, 



TuE Green Sandpiper {Totanus ochropns).— A few stray birds were 

 noticed about the middle of last month, a few days earlier than T. glottis. 



The Pintail Snipe {GalUnago stenura).—! flushed my first snipe of the 

 season on the morning of 18th whilst riding through some damp land. 

 There were only two birds, and they probably belonged to this species. Last 

 year the first snipe was seen on the 13th, thus five days earlier than this 

 year's. 



