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PEOGRESS OF THE MAMMAL SURVEY. 



Since the 31st March M^heii the last report appeared, 

 Mr. Crump has arrived in Behar and Orissa and the thanks of the 

 Society are due to H. H. Sir Chas. S. Bayley, the Lieutenant-Gover- 

 nor of the Province, for having issued orders which have helped 

 our Collector. Mr. Crump arrived in Daltongunj from Philibit in 

 March and at once started work. He did not find much suitable 

 ground there so soon left for Hazaribagh District where he still is. 

 Unfortunately he had a severe sunstroke early in May, but he writes 

 now that he is better and gradually resuming work. It is hoped 

 to send him to Orissa shortly. 



The reason that Mr. Crump was sent to Palamau and Hazari- 

 bagh districts was because the original types of certain animals were 

 obtained there towards the latter part of the eighteenth century. 

 The country of course has changed very considerably in many ways 

 since then and the jungle and forests have in many places disap- 

 peared. 



Mr. Shortridge after working the extreme South of Burma 

 (Victoria Point) moved to Mergni and has been for the last 2 

 months on the Tenasserim River. As the rains are approaching 

 and it is impossible to do more on the coast this season, he leaves 

 shortly for Lower Chindwin and Mount Victoria and if possible he 

 will endeavour to collect on the Lower Sittang River (Shwegyin) 

 at the close of the rainy season. — Mr. Shortridge has also suffered 

 slightly from a recurrence of the sunstroke which he had in Australia 

 some years ago. 



The problem of working a Mammal Survey in Burma has 

 proved to be a m^Tch more difficult task than was anticipated owing 

 to the immense amount of country to be covered, the number of 

 places which must be visited, the density of the jungle, the difficulty 

 and expense of transit and the fact that the fair weather season 

 when any collecting can be done, is so short. In consequence of 

 this and at Mr. Shortridge's urgent request, we have agreed to 

 engage a fourth Collector, Oapt. S. A. Macmillan, to work with him. 

 Capt. Macmillan has been on a rubber estate in Tenasserim and 

 not only is a keen hunter after Mr. Shortridge's own heart, but 

 possesses local knowledge of languages, &c., which will be of great 

 value to Mr. Shortridge whilst in Burma. 



Major Mayor is still in Ceylon and has been for the last few 

 months collecting in the Anuradhapura District, but he expects to 

 finish up shortly and come to Bombay prior to commencing 

 collecting in Central India. 



