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PEOGKESS OP THE MAMMAL SURVEY. 



It was reported in the last number that all of our original four 

 Collectors had gone home to the War and that Mr. S. H. Prater, Head 

 Museum Collector, was collecting in Sind for the Survey. On account 

 of the climatic conditions, and as it was impossible to get any assis- 

 tance from the natives at that time of the year, Mr. Prater returned 

 in May, bringing with him a collection of 1,000 specimens which we 

 have no doubt will prove very interesting when worked out. He 

 first collected at Jacobabad, then Kashmer, Sukkur, Khairpur and 

 South to Larkana and while waiting for his steamer at Karachi he 

 picked up a few specimens there. The collection, though rather 

 weak in some of the smaller rodents and bats, is a most xiseful one 

 and Mr. Prater's success in obtaining it is largely due to the help 

 which was given him by Mr. D. Healy, D. S. P., Jacobab§,d ; Mr. 

 G. A. Shillidy, D. S. P., Larkana; Mr. W. T. Kirkpatrick, D. S. P., 

 Sukkur; Mr. C. S. Campbell, I.C.S., Collector, Sukkur; Mr. J. E. 

 Martin, I.C.S., Dy. Commissioner, Jacobabad, andH. H. The Mir of 

 Khairpur. 



When Mr. Crump finished Sikkim he left behind him a skinner, 

 N. A. Baptista, with Mr. H. Stevens and a nice collection of 200 

 specimens, several of which Mr. Crump had not obtained, was sent 

 in sometime ago. In the beginning of July, Baptista moved on to 

 Pashok where Mr. E. S. Lister has promised to look after him and 

 help in obtaining specimens. To both of these two gentlemen, Mr. 

 H. Stevens and Mr. E. S. Lister, the Society is much indebted and 

 without their help it woTild have been impossible to have kept a 

 man in Sikkim. 



As was mentioned in our last report on the progess of the 

 Survey, the Society has obtained the services of Mr. E. Shunker 

 Narayan Pillay to work in Travancore and S. India. One small col- 

 lection has so far been received from Mr. Pillay and another is 

 expected shortly which will, we hope, contain some of the rarer 

 species confined to S. India. 



It is with great regret that we have to report the death of Capt. 

 S. A. Macmillan in France on May 9th from wounds received while 

 leading his men into action. Capt. Macmillan served in the Boei- 

 War in the Gordon Highlanders Militia and after being wounded 

 received a commission in the regular army. On the Gordon High- 

 landers being sent to India, Macmillan went with them and later 

 served with the Malay States Guides for four j^ears. On retiring 

 from the army a few years ago Capt. Macmillan started rubber 

 planting and it was while thus engaged that Mr. G. C. Shortridge 

 met him. He accompanied Mr. Shortridge during his Chindwin 



