GENERAL INDEX 



A List of the Birds found in and about Madras, xvi, 484 ; A note on the 

 Migration of the Common Indian Bee-eater (M. viridis), xvii, 52 ; The 

 Plumage of the Cock Purple Honeysucker (.4, asiatica), a query, xvii, 

 540 ; An enquiry into the Parasitic Habits of the Indian Koel, xvii, 765. 



DHAMAN — A large — , {Z. mucosus), xvii, 245 ; The — , or Common Rat-nake 

 {Z. mucosus), xvii, 259 ; Hatching of — {Z. mucosus) eggs and observations 

 on the egg-tooth, xvii, 1033, 



DIBRUGARH— (See Assam). 



DIMORPHISM — Sexual colour — in Birds, xvi, 27 ; Note on Sexual—, xvi, 

 37, 39. 



DIPTERA— The Camel Bot Fly, xiv, 609 ; Food of Predaceous Flies, xvi, 

 747 ; xvii, 239, 807 ; The importance of Blood-sucking Flies as trans- 

 mitters of disease to man and animals, xvii, 871. 



DOG(S)— Indian Sheep — and another Indian — , xiv, 165 ; Sambar killed by 

 Wild — , xv, 355 ; Wild — hunting, xvi, 751 ; Locusts, Bears and — ,xvii, 815. 



DOLPHIN(S)— On two— from Madras, xv, 408 ; On— from Travancore, 

 xvi, 730. 



DONALD, C. H. — Birds of Prey, xiv, 174 ; Pteromys inornatus, xiv, 400 ; 

 Identification of Acciptrine Birds, xiv, 588, 805 ; A Congregation of 

 Harriers, xvi, 504 ; The Himalayan Nutcracker (A 7 , hemhpila), xvi, 516 » 

 Eagles as Barometers, xvi, 517 ; Hodgson's Hawk Eagle (S. nepahnsis), 

 xvii, 824 ; A clumsy killer, xvii, 833 ; A Bear's kill up a tree, xvii, 834 ; 

 Nesting of the Hobby (F. severus) in India, xvii, 841 ; The large Red 

 Flying Squirrel (P. ornatus) and Walnuts, xvii, 848. 



DOVE(S) — Probable Hybrid between the Indian Ring — (T. risorius) and the 

 Spotted — , (T. suratensis), xiv, 156 ; of Jullundur, xv, 719 ; Albinism in 

 the Malay Spotted — , (T. iigrinus) near Kindat, U. Chindwin, xvii, 249. 



DRAGONFLY— (See Nedroptera.) 



DRAKE- BROCKMAN, H.E.— Curious behaviour of a Panther in connection 

 with a kill, xvii, 1022. 



DRESSER, H.E. — Description of three new Species of Birds obtained during 

 the recent Expedition to Lhassa, xvi, 728. 



DRONGO— Nesting of the White-bellied—, (Z>. ccerulescens), xvii, 248. 



DUCK(S)— The Gadwall— , (Plate), xiv, 1. Occurrence of the Bronze- 

 capped Teal (E.falcata) in Sind, xiv, 149 ; The Pintail— , (Plate), xiv, 197 ; 

 Occurrence of the White-faced Stiff Tail — at Mardan, xiv, 375 ; Occurrence 

 of the Sheldrake and Goosander in the Dharbanga District, Tirhut, xiv, 393 ; 

 Occurrence of the Red-breasted Merganser near Quetta, xiv, 400 ; The 

 Garganey or Blue-winged Teal (Plate), xiv, 409 ; Occurrence of the 

 Mandarin — in India, xiv, 626 ; The Pochard or Dun-bird (Plate), xiv, 

 639 ; Indian — and their allies (The Mandarin — ), xiv, 660 ; The Common 

 Wild — , or Mallard, (Plate), xv, 1 ; Rare — , xv, 141 ; Occurrence of the 

 Cotton Teal in Sind, xv, 143 ; The Spot— Bill or Grey—, (Plate), xv, 163 ; 

 Note on the Golden-eye, (C. glaucion), xv, 348 ; Late stay of the Shel- 



