THE ZooLtocist—Avetst, 1872. 3173 
year. The number of deaths from wild beasts and snakes formally 
reported to the police amounted to ninety-three in 1869. Among 
pythons are the ajagar and akirej. [The Python molurus is the 
only true python known to inhabit India with Ceylon, while on the 
eastern side of the Bay of Bengal the P. reticulatus (unknown in 
India) is the prevalent species.] Among deadly snakes are the 
black cobra (Kenta) [Naja tripudiens, var.], the tampa [?], the 
gokhura [?], and the spotted slow-killing bora [?]. The nag is 
the general name for a variety of serpents. Among smaller wild 
beasts are jackals, foxes [Vulpes bengalensis], hares | Lepus rufi- 
caudatus|, monkeys of many sorts [surely only two species, Inuus 
erythreus and Presbytes Entellus (verws)!], porcupines, and 
squirrels in immense numbers [the little striped Sciurus tristriatus]. 
Among land birds are the pea-fowl, the jungle fowl [Gallus ferru- 
gineus}, partridge [Ortigornis ponticeriana], golden plover [Cha- 
radrius longipes], ortolan [i.e. short-toed lark, Calandrella 
brachydactyla, which is commonly recognized as the “ ortolan” 
by Anglo-Indians], dove [various], green pigeon [Tvreron chlori- 
gaster and T. bicinctus], owl [various], eagle [ditto], hawk, kite, 
crow and jay [meaning roller, Coracias indica], besides the 
ordinary kinds of smaller land-birds. On the Chilka lake are 
found the flamingo, wild goose [Bernicla indica chiefly], Brah- 
mani duck [Casarca rutila], wild duck of various sorts, teal 
(bali hansa), snipe, panikaa [?], crane [Leptoptilus javanicus being 
probably meant, although three species of true crane, Grus 
Antigone, G. cinerea and G. Virgo abound in the province as winter 
visitants], and gaganblee [Ciconia leucocephala?]. Of paddy- 
birds the five following sorts are the most common: the kantiyabag 
[Ibis melanocephalus ?], the dhala [surely not the dal-pipi, Parra, 
2sp.?], the ram [ram-salik, Xenorhynchus australis ?], the kuji 
[?] and the tér [?].” The interpretation of most of these local 
names for unquestionably well-known birds is vainly sought in 
Jerdon’s ‘ Birds of India.’ The appellations bestowed, however, 
on twenty-three species of fishes I mostly recognize, but the 
systematic names of these are hardly worth supplying here, as 
practical icthyologists will not find much difficulty in determining 
them, by reference to Russell’s ‘ Fishes of the Coromandel Coast’ 
and other works, supposing that different species are not called by 
the same name (as often happens) in different localities. 
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