186 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XIII* 
; No. X.—THE GREAT CRESTED GREBE IN BURMA. 
It is, I think, worth recording that I shot a specimen of the Great Crested 
Grebe (Podicipes cristatus) in a jheel, about 6 miles from Myingyan, on the 
17th of last month, This is about 50 miles south of Mandalay, and is below 
Latitude 22° N, 
According to the Fauna of British India, Birds, Vol. IV., Mr. Oates obtained 
a specimen of this bird at Myitkyina in the extreme north of Burma, but 
hitherto it has never been recorded so far south in this country. 
B. 8, CAREY. 
Myineyan, Burma, January, 1900, « | 
No, XI.—OCCURRENCE OF THE BRONZE-CAPPED 
TEAL IN TIRHUT. 
Two days ago a fowler brought me a male of this rare species ( Munetta 
falcata ), It was snared on a large chur lying to the W. of this Sub- 
division, This chur, I believe, extends for several miles, and during the cold 
weather teems with wild fowl, I have never been able to visit it myself, 
and think were it worked thoroughly many rare species would be obtained. 
I now think a female was also among the duck brought me, but I sent it 
away taking it to be a female gadwail, I had not Mr, Baker’s able article on 
this species by me, else I would not have made a mistake, I can only hope 
that I may secure another. The fowler telis me there are others at the 
same place, but the one he brought me was the only one snared, If I do 
secure fresh specimens, I will record them in the Journal. My bird is 
evidently a young bird, the sickle-shaped tertiaries only just sprouting and 
the mane as yet imperfect, There are some brown feathers on the upper 
back and scapulars and there is no black band formed by the tips of 
some of the outer scapulars ; the speculum too is more a dead black than 
at all glossed with green. 
Unfortunately some of the primaries of one wing were pulled out by the 
malla who snared it, the tips of those on the other wing have got broken ; 
it having been brought to me in a basket with some other ducks, The 
tail also has got a bit damaged, I give the measurements and colours of 
the soft parts taken in the flesh, Total length 19”; tail 2°”; it would 
probably have measured 3” had it not been frayed : tarsus 1°5” ; bill at front 
3°62” ; bill from gape 2°1”. The wing measurements were rot taken as 
both were damaged. Bill black ; iris brown ; legs and feet dusky 
olive-grey. 
CHAS. M. INGLIS, 
Mapuurani, Tinwut, 20th January, 1900. 
No. XIL—MWEGADERMA SPASMA, L. 
The Society has received four specimens of a vampire taken by Col. 
Kirtikar, I.M.S.,at Ratnagiri (N. Lat. 17°, E. Long. 73°), which prove to be 
Megaderma spasma, L. The length of the forearm in these specimens 
