644 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol, XXVIII. 
No. VIII.—ABNORMAL IBEX HEAD, 
(With a block.) 
The enclosed photograph of an abnormal Ibex head would, I think, interest 
readers of the Journal. 
The animal was shot this year inthe Shigar Nala, Baltistan, by Lt. D. 
Gaussen, R.A.F. 
There was no abnormality observed in the animal which was in good condition. 
It will be noticed that the core of the abnormal horn is deflected to the right 
from where it joins the skull. The shikari, a man of 30 years’ experience, in- 
formed me that he had never before seen a head of this description. 
The two horns measure the same : each 30 inches. 
Lr.-Con. R. W. BURTON. 
BAREILLY, 
14th November 1921, 
No. [IX.—AN ADDITION TO THE LIST OF INDIAN BIRDS. 
An examination of the series of Bluethroats in my collection obtained in the 
Punjab has revealed the interesting fact that a new bird has to be added to the 
Indian list, The ordinary form of Bluethroat which is found in the Punjab 
plains as a passage migrant, and in a lesser degree winter visitor, is Luscinia 
suecica pallidogularis (Sar). A male obtained by me at Ferozepore on 5th Feb- 
ruary 1912, however proves to belong to the smaller, paler, form Luscinia 
suecica discessa (Mad.) which is the breeding bird of the Altai. This identi- 
fication has kindly been confirmed by Dr. E. Hartert and Dr, C. Ticehurst. 
A female bird obtained by me at Sirsa on 11th December 1914 also appears to 
belong to the same race, but the identification of female Bluethroats is 
