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LongstafE's note on p. 37 of Shelford's " Naturalist in Borneo 

 (London. L916) :— 



" Page 37. Termites.—' The flight of the Winged Termites 

 is a great event in the animal year.' 



1 can fully endorse this. I have had several flights of 

 Termites in my different bungalows at Barrackpore, but one 

 in particular at 33 Park Road is worthy of record. The 

 bungalow was raised on low arches. These were bricked up 

 and ventilations left, and various jungle animals — ' Janwar '- 

 used to scrape out the ventilators and use the arches as a 

 sleeping abode. 



" One night in the Rains a big flight of Termites took 

 place in the corner of my dining-room — they came out from 

 the brickwork in thousands, shedding their wings all over the 

 place as thick as leaves in a winter storm. I was soon driven 

 from my dinner table, as dishes, plates and glasses were soon 

 filled with them. Very soon — a few seconds it seemed — the 

 following collection of ' Janwar ' appeared on the scene, all 

 devouring white ants : — 



" 1. Bats— in numbers, several species hawking them about 

 the room. 



'" 2. Lizards — on the wall and floor, shikaring them. 



'" 3. The Indian Crow — picking them up right and left. 



" 4. The Indian Mynah— picking them up right and left, 

 I nit more gently. 



" 5. A Musk Rat. 



'" 6. The Indian Cockroach. 



" All the above within the dining-room. 



" In the verandah within the sphere of light : 



'"7. Pariah Dogs — several. 



" 8. Jackals — several. 



"' 9. Jungle Cats — several. 



" 10. Mongoose — two. 



" On the steps of the verandah : 



" 11. Bull-frogs several. 



" And outside in the Compound in the half-dark were 

 certain other ' Janwars ' of sorts that appeared to be Civet 

 Cats of some kind, and an uncouth figure looked like a 



PROC. ENT. SOC. LOND., Ill, IV. 1918. E 



