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post-mortem lesions ; other animals may have succumbed, but we did not 

 hear of any. There is no question that once vultures become aware of the 

 presence of carrion, it does not take long for them to dispose of it. Wo 

 saw them dispose of the carcase of a fine donkey, in, so to speak, the 

 twinkling of an eye. The number of vultures which fed on the carcase of 

 this donkey would have consumed a buck in about seven minutes. 



G. H. EVANS, 



Lieut.-Oolonel. 

 Lahore, 2lst April 1911. 



No. XIII.— LARGE HEADS OF MALAY SAMBAR AND BROW 

 ANTLERED DEER. 



I measured the horns of a Malay Sambar (Cervus unicolor equinus), the 

 property of Mr. Stile of the Burma Oil Co. at Magvve, and they far 

 exceed the record mersurements I sent you some time ago (B. N. H. S. 

 Jour., Vol. XIX, p. 254). They are: left horn 38", right horn 37^"; girth 

 30"; tip to tip 19", brow tine 22". 



I recently shot some tliamin (Cervus eldi) in the Prome district and the 

 largest head measures: lefb horn 40"; brow antler 17", circumference 6". 

 Right horn 41^', brow antler 17", girth 6', Points 6x7. Tip to tip 19", 

 spread 35f '. Height at shoulder 44". 



Will you please tell me what constitutes the record for thamin ? 



H. J. DAVIS, F. G. s. 



Geologist, 

 Burma Oil Company, Limited. 



Yeuangyaung. 



[The Sambar head is three inches longer than the previous record and with 

 much longer brew tines. 



According- to the Records of Big Game, 1907 Edition, the record Thamin head is- 

 length 42', circumference 5", tip to tip 29", width inside 24", points 3 >( 2. — Eds. 'J 



No. XIV.— CROW AND ITS FOOD. 

 In order to study the habits of some carrion-feeding birds, I happened, 

 in December 1910, to pay a visit to Dhappa, a suburb of Calcutta, where 

 all the refuse of the town is thrown. While there, my attention was 

 attracted by the movements of a Crow (C. splendens), and on close examin- 

 ation, I noticed that it was feeding on aquatic insects, which it captured 

 in a very peculiar manner from a large pool of dirty water. It hovered 

 over the surface, at a height of about 15 feet, with its head down, and 

 when an insect attracted it, it would plunge into the water, only to rise and 

 repeat the performance again. The insects were caught with the beak, 

 and during the downward swoops half the bird's body used occasionally 



