1068 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL RLST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXI. 



No. v.— SOME NOTES FROM THE ABOR EXPEDITION. 



I send a Kakur {Cervulus aureus) head 

 showing three distinct horns, or, if a small 

 stud is counted, which is quite separate, it 

 has four horns. 



I found it in this village and thought it 

 would be a nice addition to our museum. 



I have discovered that the Takin (Budor- 

 cas taxicolor) extends into the Dihong Val- 

 ley, for an Abor has a head here, which was 

 taken off an animal which was washed 

 down the river two rains ago. It must 

 have come from some distance farther up, 

 as no one here had ever seen one before. 



The red serow is quite common. I have 

 got an 11^ inch head. 



I have not found the true Mahseer 

 {Barhus tor) as high as this though 20 miles 

 lower down they are common. 



Here I have only caught the '■'boka" 

 or "kalabano" and got one of 20 lbs. 

 amongst a dozen or so over 15 lbs. 



ALBAN WILSON, Major, 



8th Gurkhas. 

 Geku, Abor Field Force, 

 Assam, \2th February 1912. 



No. VI.— DO CHINKARA {GAZELLA BENNETTI) 

 DRINK WATER? 



Your correspondent, Mr. Pitman, refers to this question in the Journal 

 of 31st March last. He will find that I fully discussed the matter in an 

 article on " The drinking habits of wild animals " in 1908, in the Journal 

 Vol. XVIII, p. 250? 



The error as to these animals being " said never to drink" appears to have 

 originated with the late Dr. Blanford, who has been followed by other 

 writers. I have recently had my previous observations confirmed by seeing 

 large numbers of this gazelle trooping down to drink in the middle of the 

 day during a particularly dry season. 



if. G. BURTON, Lieut. -Colonel, 



94th Russell's Infantry. 

 Camp, April 2^rd, 1912. 



