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No, XVII —THE CAMEL BOT FLY. 



I am sending you a small box to illustrate the larval, pupal, and imago 

 stages of the Camel Bot or Nostril Fly {Cephalomyia maculata), vide Lt.-Col. 

 Yerbury's note on page 684 of Vol. Xllt of the Society's Journal. I found 

 no ditficnlty in obtaining larv^ of this insect from the camelmen at Deesa. 

 When full fed, and ready to pupate, the larva is thrown out by the camel 

 sneezing, as stated by Col. Yerbury. This occurs usually in February, or 

 March, I think, as at this time of year I fo'Jind them easiest to obtain. The 

 imago appeared in about ten days or a fortnight from the time of pupation, 

 but in confinement a considerable proportion failed to appear in the imago 

 stage, as they appeared to dry up. The specimen of the imago now sent was 

 not bred, but was taken by me when sitting on a small shrub near Quetta, by 

 the side of a path frequented by camels. It was the only specimen of the 

 imago I have ever seen or taken except by breeding, though I have lived 

 for years where camels are abundant, and am constantly on the look out for 

 insects of all kinds. 



While on this subject I may mention that I obtained when at Deesa, 

 through the courtesy of Major A. L. (Jordon, 2nd Bombay Lancers, several 

 ova, about a dozen half-grown larvae, and two full-fed larvee of a horse bot 

 fly, presumably all of the same species as those previously obtained, as one 

 of the latter, on emerging, proved to be Gastrophilus pecorum. I was how- 

 ever away from Deesa at the time it emerged, and by the time I returned it 

 had damaged itself irretrievably as a specimen, and was dead in the box. 

 The half-grown larvae, which when alive, have a curious disagreeable smell, 

 were obtained from a horse which died, on its interior economy being 

 subjected to post-mortem examination. They however, in the absence of 

 their usual nutriment, died. 



C. G. NURSE, Major, 

 13th Bombay Infantry. 

 Quetta, June, 1902. 



No. XVIII.— NIDIFICATION OF OGLE'S LAUGHING-THRUSH 



{DRYONASTES NaCHALIS.) 

 This bird is fairly common here but until last week I have been unable 

 to get its nest. As might be expected both the latter, and eggs resemble 

 those of D. ruJicolUs. There were three eggs much incubated in the nest, 

 I measured them as follows :— l-12"x-8", 1-I3"x79", l-13"x-8". They are of a 

 rather brighter blue than those of D. ruficolUs but as far as I can see pre- 

 cisely similar in gloss and texture. This bird is said by the Nagas to also lay 

 pure white eggs thus resembling Garrulax gularis, but this I cannot confirm 

 as yet. 



H. N. COLTART. 

 Margheeita, 



Upper Assam, Hay 6th, 1902. 

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