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estingto learn if any readers of this Journal liave noticed the occurrence 

 of the sore, in any other locality andean give information as to its 

 cause. 



P. R. KEMP. 



January, 1914. 



[This curious sore upon the uedcs of Sauibar is not unknown. Major 

 Evans in his book, Bi</ Game Shooting in Upper Burma (1!)10) speaks of it, 

 and states positively that it occurs in all Sauibar and at all times (presuuiably 

 in Burma and India). He considers it to Ite of ])arasitie orisJ'in, It does not 

 appear to be found U{ion animals in captivity. — Eds.] 



No. 111.— A CASE OF TUIPF.ETS IN AN ELEPHANT. 



The case of an elephant giving birth to triplets, has. 1 believe, 

 never yet been known, so 1 think the fctUowing instance should be 

 recorded. 



There is no note of the date of impregnation. The elephajit 

 was first reported in calf in October 1912, when she would be evidently 

 well on in pregnancy, and on October 27th of the following j'^ear gave 

 birth to three male calves, of which one was still-born and the other 

 two only survived until November 8th and 9th. respectively. Every- 

 thing was done to bring tiieni up. but the mother would not look after 

 them and kicked them off whenever tliey came to suckle. If let loose 

 she would run away from them. 



Of the calves born alive, one was normal and one very small. 

 Me Heean, the mother, is 7tt 4 ins. in height and is a young ele- 

 jduint probably about 25 years old. She has never to my knowledge 

 calved before. 



Triplets are entirely unknown in the writer's experience and 

 Lt. Col. Evans, the Indian Government expert, quotes no instance 

 of even twins in his standard work Elephants a.nd their Diseases. 

 1 ))elieve, however, the Bombay Burma Trading Corporation had a case 

 of twins in Muang Prae district a year or two ago. 



D. F. MACFIE. 



Ciiikn(;mai, Deceml>er 18///, 1913. 



Ni^. IV. DISTRIIU'TION OF CERTAIN ANBIALS IN SIAM. 



I should like to ask through your colunnis for information on 

 the following points, some of which I feel sure must be known to 

 members of t lie Society up-country. 



1. What is the eastern range of the Gaur or Sladaug. (Bos 

 (jcdirus) the Gayal (B. frontalis) and the Banting (B. soiidaicns)? 



To which of the two last does the Siamese name /JQUT refer, as there 

 seems to be some doubt on the matter. 



2. Blanford, in the Eaawij of British India, states that the 

 young of Sfun1)ar are nevei' spotted at any time of their existence. 



