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recently been recognised as distinct from the Malay and is easily distinguished 

 by its spotted flanks. In India, Mouse Deer are found in the jungles of the C.P., 

 the Ghats including Salsette Island and S. India. The birds sent in by Major 

 Stockley include a pair of Grant's Silver Pheasants, which are new to the collec- 

 tion. A Peacock Pheasant and two Wood Partridges were also received from 

 him. 



Lieut. -Colonel C. M. Ingoldby continues to send the Society his contributions 

 from S. Waziristan. Colonel Ingoldby has amassed an amount of material il- 

 lustrating the Reptilian Fauna of this region, an account of which will it is hoped 

 appear in a future issue of the journal. Since the last meeting a further con- 

 tribution of 8 mammal skins and skulls was received from Mr. J.P. Mills, I.C.S.; 

 among the skins are 2 Wild Dogs regarding which Mr. Mills writes that the As- 

 samese hill tribes recognise two distinct types of wild dogs — one a slimmer built 

 animal, which is said to hunt in smaller packs and more silently than the ordi- 

 nary wild dog. This particular race is said to be much rarer than the ordinary 

 Indian wild dog, which is fortmiate, as they say, it is more destructive. The 

 two recognised species of wild dogs are the Lidian and the Malayan, the latter 

 is found throughout the Malay Peninsula, Siam, Java and Sumatra, and a 

 specimen has been obtained at Moulmein in Burma. It has never yet been re- 

 corded from within Lidian limits though its occurrence in N. -E. Assam and Upper 

 Burma is possible. Mr. Mills' contributions have been sent to England to be 

 worked out and the results are awaited with interest. His collections from the 

 Naga Hills form a useful supplement to the material now being obtained in 

 Assam through the Mammal Survey, and we are pleased to announce that a 

 new species of Civet discovered amongst Mr. Mills' collections has been named 

 after him in recognition of his valuable services. 



Two photographs illustrating a malformation in the horns of the lesser Kudu 

 were presented to the Society by Colonel C. E. Luard. The photographs were 

 taken from an animal shot in E. Africa and present an extraordinary abnormal 

 development, the right horn deflected in its growth, curves downwards and 

 penetrates the skull of the animal below the eye and emerges from the forehead. 

 A large number of Mammal skins were presented to the Society by Colonel 

 Kennion, the British Resident in Nepal. It is vmfortmiate that their value was 

 much curtailed through want of proper labelling and making up. Colonel Ken- 

 nion has, however, obtained permission for a trained skinner to visit thecomitry 

 and collect mammals for him and our thanks are due to H. H. the Prime Minister 

 of Nepal for affording the Society the opportunity. Since, Brian Hodgson col- 

 lected in Nej)al in pre-mutiny days no scientific collections have been made there 

 and Ave look forward Avith interest to the results of the efforts of our collector 

 in a field which has for a long period been considered forbidden ground. 

 MAMMAL SURVEY. 



A collection of 400 mammals was recently received from Mr. Wells, the So- 

 ciety's collector in Assam. The specimens exhibited were obtained between 

 May and September in the IChasia and Jantia Hills, where our collector had to 

 struggle under adverse conditions. The absence of roads and a lack of means of 

 transport were not the least of his difficulties. Writing in this connection Mr. 

 Wells informed us that he had the greatest difficulty in obtaining coolies for 

 his kit as the men protested that they were afraid of being attacked by wild 

 elephants who Avay-laid people carrying loads, for the grain of foodstuffs they 

 might be carrying. 



The collection includes a very fine series of skins of the Lesser Flying Squir- 

 rel, which inhabits the Himalayas and the hill ranges of Assam. Among the 

 larger mammals is a skin of the Hog Badger so named from its having a resem- 

 blance to a pig, owing to the form of its snout. 



Two forms of Hog Badger have been recorded from N.-E. India, a large and a 

 small animal. The Hog Badger is said to frequent modulating stony gromid on 



