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had occasion to chastise the dog, I was violently attacked while doing so, by the 
infuriated hornbill, who had come to the dog’s defence. Cooked rice is the staple 
food of both birds, but when the mulberries were ripe the male bird would touch 
nothing else and gorged daily till he could eat no more. At any time he prefers 
fruit and will invade the bungalow in search of it. Cooked meat he will some- 
times eat greedily, but not if there is fruit to be had, and the same applies to the 
raw intestines of chickens. He is fond of hunting for insects in the thatch, He 
makes little noise, but will reply when addressed.” 
Indian Hornet (V. cincta). (Vol. XX VII, No. 4, Misc. Note No. XXVI.) 
Mr. Hutton also tells us : ‘With reference to note No. XX VI on Vespa cincta, 
I observed some of these wasps carrying off a species of caterpillar that was 
present in unusual number on the millet crop last month and doing a great deal 
of mischief. I have also watched them raiding the nest of a smaller species of 
wasp, but that, [I believe, is of common occurrence. A caterpillar which I took 
from a wasp was not dead, but was incapable of progression.” 
Wild Dogs in Burma. (Vol. XXVIII, No. 1, Misc. Note No. 5.) 
Mr. J. P. Mills presented the Scciety with two wild dog skins regarding which 
he wrote: ‘‘ The Assamese wild tribes recognise two distinct types of wild dogs, 
one a slimmer built animal which is said te hunt in smaller packs and more 
silently than the ordinary wild dog.” This particular race is said to be much 
rarer than the Common Indian Wild Dog and very much more destructive. 
There are two recognised species of wild dogs, the Indian C. dukhunensis and 
the Malay C. rutilans, the latter is found throughout the Malay Peninsula, 
Siam, Java and Sumatra,and a specimen has been obtained at Moulmein in 
Burma. It has never been recorded from Indian limits though its occurrence in 
N, E. Assam and Upper Burma is possible. 
Burmese Races of Serow. (Vol. XXVIII, No. 1, Misc. Note No. 6.) 
Unfortunately only two Serow skins were obtained by the Survey. Both of 
these were identified as Capricornis sumatrensis milne-edwardsi. C. 8. swetten- 
hami referred to by Mr. Milner is not a Burmese but a Malaccan race. 
In the summary of the results of the Mamma! Survey published in Vol. X XVII, 
No. 1 of the Journal. Mr. Wroughton gave a key to the Indian and Burmese 
races of the Serow based on Mr. Pocock’s paper referred to by Mr. Milner. 
Two races of Serow are described as occurring in Burma :— 
Capricornis sumatrensis milne-edwardsi and Capricornis sumatrensis rubidus. 
C. s. milne-edwardsi is an animal with a brownish black body, and the colour 
of the legs below the knees and hocks is described as ‘rusty.’ The type 
locality is Sze Chuen and other localities mentioned are Pegu, Moulmein, Mt. 
Muleyit, Tenasserim and N. Shan States. 
C. s. rubidus has the head, body and limbs all red. The type locality is 
Arrakan. 
The material from which the various races of Serow have been described is 
extremely limited, it is only by collecting more material in the localities from 
which the various types were described that more definite knowledge can be 
arrived at. What is wanted are complete skin and skulls of the animals accom- 
panied by full particulars as to date, locality, altitudes together with any notes 
or observations that have been made in regard to changes if any, due to sex, age 
or season in any given district. 
Thamin Horns. (Vol. XXVIII, No. 1, Misc. Note No. 7.) 
The following has been received from Major C. H. Stockley in reference to his 
note on Thamin Horns :— 
“« Since writing the “‘ Nctes on Thamin Horns ” published in the last number 
of the Journal, 1 have had the privilege of seeing two pairs of Thamin horns 
