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many of the descriptions, of birds especially, are most minute and 

 correct. It was published between 1800 and 1819, and the 11 

 volumes which 1 possess contain no less than 1,050 plates. Many 

 of these, especially those of Indian animals, birds, &c., are exceed- 

 ingly well executed as are most of the British birds. Some of the 

 others which have evidently been taken from drawings or ill-stuff- 

 ed specimens, are not so successful. I do not know whether a 12th 

 volume was published ; the natatores are, I think, almost the only 

 birds not described. 



The 1 1 volumes I have are divided thus : 



"Mammalia 2, Amphibia 1, Pisces 2, Insecta 1, Aves 5, 

 When the first part of these notes was printed I did not know 

 that bears were born blind. " Smooth-bore" has just sent me the 

 following very interesting account of one he caught. " We had good 

 " sport with bears up the Cauvery, shooting seven in the week. 

 " We took two sets of cubs. One I brought up by a pariah bitch, 

 " unfortunately it died last week. On the 1 7th day after taking it, 

 " it first opened its eyes. I believe it was only a day old when I 

 "got it, which would give 18 days as the time they continue 

 " blind. It is just possible that the time may extend to 21 days, 

 " but I think 18 more likely." 



Page 17, No. 14, Arctonyx collaris. 

 Hog Badger. 



Jerdon thus describes, at page 77, this curious and rare animal. 



Description. "Upper parts with the head, throat and breast, 

 yellowish-white, more or less grizzled ; nape of neck, a narrow band 

 across the breast, anterior portion of abdomen and the extremities, 

 deep blackish brown, there is likewise a brown band from the 

 middle of the upper lip, gradually widening posteriorly and including 

 the eyes and ears ; and another smaller and narrower band arising 

 from the lower lip, passing through the cheek and uniting with the 

 former on the neck. 



Length from snout to root of tail, 25 inches ; tail, 7; 1 foot high 

 at the rump. 



This very curious hog oadger has been found within our provinces 

 iu the Nepal and Sikim Terais, and also I believe in parts of eastern 



