MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 231 



[The above measurements are very good, but Burke in his " Indian Field 

 Shikar Book " (published in 1904, but now withdrawn from publication) men- 

 tions eleven with longer horns. The best head which we have in our Museum 

 measures : length of right-horn 54§", length of left-horn , F 4", outside sweep of 

 horns across forehead 125", circumference of base 19", between tips 46", widest 

 inside 5(3". This head was presented to us by Mr. T. J. Campbell, I F.S., of 

 Assam . 



W. S. Millard, 



Hon. Sec. 

 Bombay Natural History Society.'] 



No. VI— THE PROTECTION OF WILD BIRDS IN THE 

 BOMBAY PRESIDENCY. 



List of the Municipalities in the Bombay Presidency to which rules under 

 the Wild Birds Protection Act. XX of 1887, have been applied :— 



BOMBAY CITY. 

 Bombay Municipality. 

 Northern Division. 

 Ahmedabad District. — Ahmedabad, Viramgam, Dholka, Mandal, Dhandhuka, 

 Dholera, Rampur, Sanand, Gogha. 



Kaira District. — Kaira, Umreth, Mahuda, Dakor. 



Broach District. —Broach, Anklesvar, Amod, Jambusar, Hansot. 



Snrat District. — Mandvi, Bulsar. 



Thami District. — Thana, Bassein, Bandra, Bhiwndi, Kelva-Mahim, Kurla. 



Central Division. 

 Ahmednagar District. — Ahmednagar, Bhingar. 

 Poona District. — Poona City, Poona Suburban. 

 Satara District. — Malcolmpeth. 



Southern Division. 

 Belgaum District. — Gokak, Saundatti-Yellama. 



Dharwar District. — Dharwar, Hubli, Ranebennur, Byadgi, Gadag-Bettigeri. 

 Ratnagiri District. — Dapoli. 



Sind. 

 Karachi District. — Karachi, Tatta, Keti-Bandar, Kotri, Manjhand. 

 Hyderabad District. — Hyderabad, Matiari, Tando-Allahyar, Tando-Adam, 

 Nasarpur, Hala, Tando Muhammadkhan. 



Sukkur District. — Sukkur, Shikarpur, G'hotki, Garhi-Yasin, Rohri. 

 Larkhana District. — Larkhana, Kambar, Ratodero, Sehwan, Bubuk. 

 Thar and Parkar District. — Umarkot. 

 Upper Sind Frontier District. — Jacobabad. 



No. VII— THE NEST OF THE BROWN-BACKED TNDIAN ROBIN 

 {THAMNOBIA CAMBAIENSIS). 



With reference to the note in the Society's last Journal (No. 3, Vol. XVI., 

 page 513), by Major Arundel Begbie on the nest of the Brown-backed Indian 

 Robin (Thamnobia cambaien$is~), the following may prove interesting :■ — 



I found several nests of this species in Bareilly, N. W. P., during the months 

 of June and July 1902. On each occasion the nest contained portions of cast- 



