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yellow or darker in colour. One or two irregular rows of white 
round glandular swellings exist on both the caudal crests. 
Spiracle.—Sinistral, large, very slightly tubular; opens just 
below the parotoid; nearer to it than to the eye. The opening is 
directed slightly upwards, not visible from above or below, quite 
as large as the eye. 
Vent.—Tubular, median or slightly dextral, quite as large as 
the spiracular opening. 
Tail.—Gradually pointed or only slightly rounded at the tip. 
The muscular portion is very strongly developed, the mem- 
braneous crests are thin and transparent. The total length of 
the tail is nearly 13 times the length of the body and head, and 
the muscular part is only 4 the total width. Both crests are 
strongly convex and of equal depth. 
Colouration.—The young tadpoles are nearly transparent and 
the parotoids are bright yellow with a dark central spot. A few 
dots occur on the tail. In older specimens, the body is dull grey 
(slightly bluish in spirit specimens) with more numerous blotches 
on the back and the muscular part of the tail. Generally there is 
a ring of small dots with a bigger one in the centre on the paro- 
toids. The central surface is dirty white, in most specimens 
immaculate. 
Dimensions.—The measurements of (A) an individual in which 
the hind limbs have not sprouted, and of (B) an individual in 
which they have fully grown are as follows :— 
A. B. 
Votal length .. Aen mss ioe g2 mm. 
Length of head and body .. 24 mm. 36 mm. 
Hength of tail :. fey 26 sa 56 mm. 
Maximum breadth of body’: 13 mm. 25 mm. 
Maximum depth of body .. II mm. 20 mm. 
Maximum depth of tail .. 10 mm. 16 mm. 
Biological.—These tadpoles occur in abundance in tanks in the 
vicinity of houses where fish are reared. The bottom of the tanks 
being more are less clayey, the tadpoles can hardly be made out 
in the water. Water snakes destroy them in large numbers. 
C. R. NARAYAN Rao. 
BIRDS. 
An Albino Bulbul. 
A very fine specimen of an Albino Bulbul, Wolpastes burma- 
nicus, has recently been sent to the Museum from Mr. A. H. 
Ricketts. 
The bird was captured when only just commencing to learn to 
fly, and was at that time wholly white, with the typical white 
bill, feet and claws and bright red eyes of a true albino. 
