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all over with the exception of a few pale straw coloured lines radiating from 

 the angles of the mouth on each side. The hoofs were also white. It 

 appeared not to be merely a white deer but a true albino as the eyes were 

 pink. I have seen other animals, such as buffaloes claimed as albinos, but 

 the character of the eyes was absent. This, I believe, is an unusual occur- 

 rence in hog deer. The head shikari, who has had forty-five years' experience, 

 has never seen a similar case before. Perhaps some of your sporting 

 readers have. The specimen is being sent to Rowland Ward for preserva- 

 tion." 



G. Pekceval Adamsot;, 



Civil Surgeon. 

 CoocH Behab State, Feb. 26. 



[So far as we know there does not appear to be any previous record of albinism 

 in the Hoij- Deer.— Editors.] 



March 1916. 



No. IV.— NOTES ON A YOUNG INDIAN PANGOLIN OR SCALY 

 ANTEATER {MANIS CRA8SICAUDATA). 



On 31st August last, some members of a criminal tribe (usually the best 

 field naturalists) brought me a young Pangolin, 14 inches long, colour dirty 

 pink on the scales and white on the claws and belly. For a week it fed by 

 dipping its tongue in milk, but got weaker and weaker until forcible feeding 

 with a sponge was tried, when it showed a desire to suck the sponge. The 

 step to a small rubber nipple and a baby's bottle was easy and for three 

 months it was fed 3 times a day and drank about one-third of a pint of two- 

 thirds cow's milk to one-third water daily. It fed, for preference, standing 

 up, was very healthy, but died on my transfer to a colder district early in 

 December, by which time it had nearly doubled its weight. 



Its prehensile activity was very marked and when on the ground it would 

 at once make for a human or a chair leg and climb it like a bear. The 

 prehensile force of the broad tail was like a clamp. A favourite game was 

 to crawl round the edge of a basket, gripping the inner edge with the tail. 

 It was highly sensitive to cold, would doze in the sun and always wrapped 

 its body up in a cloth before sleeping at night. Often it assumed an erect 

 posture sniffing the air. Efforts to make it eat white ants failed, though it 

 would dig violently in their nests. Its habits were certainly diurnal and 

 on waking every morning it would thrust out 4 inches of pink tongue by way 

 of a yawn and at once fuss around until fed. Small bristles grew sparsely 

 between the scales. It walked on the knuckles of its fore-paws and followed 

 my chaprassis like a sheep at a shambling trot. I doubt whether it could 

 see at aU during the time I kept it, but it could certainly smell and was 

 extremely sensitive to all sounds, a sudden shout causing it to curl up at 

 once. I have no idea of its age. 



C. G. CHEVENIX TRENCH, i.c.s. 



Betul, C. p., March 28tk, 1916. 



No. v.— NOTES FROM THE GHARWAL HIMALAYAS. 



The following Notes were put together on a trip into " Gharwal " under- 

 taken in October and November of the year 1915 : — 



The writer had proposed to try for Burhel on the '■' massive " of 

 " Trisul " 23*406 feet, as they are to be found at this time of the year on an 



