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vived confinement long. The late Colonel Tickell published an 

 account of this animal as observed by him in Singhbhum.* 



My remarks on the class of reptiles must necessarily be 

 brief as beyond collecting and identifying a few species, priii* 

 cipally of snakes, I have not paid much attention to the subject. 



Among Chelonians I have collected Geoemyda tricarinata, 

 Mmgda Iricarinata, and one or two species of Emys. 



Of Saurians there are at least two belonging to the family 

 of the Agamidce, viz. Charasia dorsalis and Calotes versicolor, 

 and possibly several other species. Among Lacertidce there are 

 three species of Euprepes. 



One species of Cameleon is occasionally met with, and of 

 Crocodiles there are certainly two — one being the Garial. The 

 other inhabits rivers and seldom grows to a large size, I do not 

 think I have ever seen one exceeding 8 feet in length. 



Of Ophidians about twenty species could be enumerated. 

 Some of these, which I did not obtain myself, were sent from 

 Govindpur by Mr. H. V. "Westmacott to the Indian Museum. 



Several Frogs and Toads represent the class of Balrachia, one 

 Tree Frog {Polypedates) at least occurring. > 



Of Fish I am unable to give any account whatever. As 

 those which I have from time to time collected have not, so far 

 as I know, been identified yet. 



Of Insects too I have no material from which I might 

 give a general sketch. The dryness of the jungles, while I 

 have been in them, is unfavorable to the development of insect 

 life, and 1 have often remarked the extreme apparent scarcity. 

 No doubt, however, an entomologist, who devoted himself to the 

 task, would discover much of interest in the less prominent 

 families. Diurnal Lepidoptera are certainly limited to a few 

 species, and I had never any reason for supposing the nocturnal 

 Lepidoptera to be abundant. 



Orthopterous insects occur in considerable abundance. They 

 furnish, as has often been remarked, the staple food of a great 

 number of birds in India. 



The class Arachnid a is represented by numerous species of 

 Spiders, one or two Scorpions and a Telyplwnus. Several species 

 of Julus and Scolopendra represent the Myriapoda. 



The most prominent genera of the class, Mollusca, which are 

 found in the Division are Unio, Helix, Paludina, Paludomus, 

 Achatina, Planorbis, Lymncea? and Cyclophorus. 



One or more species of Telphusce or Land Crabs represent 

 the class of the Crustacea. 



* J. A. S. B., 1842, XI, p. 221. 



