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No. VI— A BROWN CROW. 



An individual of Corvas splendens (The Indian house-crow) which resides 

 in and about the compound of Mr. Justice Woodroffe in Russell Street, 

 Calcutta, is light brown throughout, except for the ashy neck, which is light 

 ashy. The wings shine bronze in the sun. It is persecuted by the other crows. 



A. C. LOGAN, i.ci. 



Calcutta, 2ith March 1906. 



No. VII— A BROWN AND WHITE CROW. 



I send you a specimen of Corvus splendens shot at Versova by the Rev. 

 L. Kraig, S.J., in spite of her disguise in brown and white, which she possibly 

 put on in order to escape the general extermination of her race in Bombay. 

 No doubt the most recent case of sudden adaptation to highly unfavourable 

 surroundings ! 



The eyes of the bird were quite normal, not showing the slightest shade of 

 pink. Bill and legs are brown, nasal bristles, crown of head, sides of face 

 ophthalmic region, chin, and throat light brown ; ear coverts greyish brown ; 

 hind head, nape, interscapularies white ; breast brownish white, abdomen, 

 undertail coverts and vent greyish brown but the feathers changing to white 

 at their bases ; lower back dirty white, rump greyish brown, uppertail coverts 

 darker brown. Lesser coverts brown, tips brownish white ; median coverts 

 lighter brown than the lesser coverts, brownish white tipped ; greater coverts 

 brown, externally and towards the tips nearly white ; primaries, secondaries and 

 tertiaries show different shades of light brown, externally and towards the tips 

 whitish. Undersurface of wings more uniformly ashy brown. 



E. BLATTER, s.j. 

 St. Xavier's College, 



Bombay, 29th March 1906. 



No. VIII.— A MALFORMED BLACKBUCK HEAD. 



(With an Illustration.) 



I send a photograph of a black buck horn that is curiously malformed. It 

 may be of interest as from enquiries made, no reason can be given for the 

 malformation. The animal was shot by Captain Mackenzie of the 13th D, C. 0. 

 Lancers near Saugor and was well known there. Captain Mackenzie tells me 

 the buck was with a party of does and was very fat indeed. On examination 

 the testes shewed no signs of injury and were normal in size. The horn as 

 shewn in the photograph makes a complete turn, passing under the skin near 

 the eye, striking the bone of the horn at the base, and turned up splitting the 

 horn in its growth. 



R. H. RAITRAY, Lieut.-Col., 

 22nd Punjabis. 



Jhelum, 20th March 1906. 



