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way and then tried to climb an " Unjun " tree {Terminalia urjuna). This 

 could be plainly seen from the tracks. The bear had almost climbed out of the 

 reach of the tiger when the latter must have seized the bear and pulled him 

 down. This could be perceived by the huge vertical scratches on the bark of 

 the tree. Once down, however, the bear must have stood up to the tiger, and 

 the state of the ground testified that they had fought for some time. The 

 tiger managed in the end to kill the bear and then ate a part of him. It was 

 thus that my successor found the " gara," and thinking that the tiger would 

 very likely come back soon (it being the rainy season), he sent the " Gonds " 

 with him to a little distance to cut wood for a " machan." While they did 

 this, he waited near, but, finding the smell from the " gara " too strong, he 

 retired a short distance. When the men returned and were approaching the 

 " gara," they found the tiger already there. The latter slunk away and did not 

 return that day. It was shot, however, some few days afterwards by Mr. 

 Thompson, and it was then found that the whole of his chest and belly had 

 been ripped up by the bear's claws. 



I do not know whether it is a common occurrence for tigers to kill bears, and 

 these are the only instances I have ever heard of.* Probably a tiger would 

 only attack a bear when being hard pressed for food. 



P. H. OLUTTERBUCK. 



Assistant Conservator of Forests. 

 Nagpdb, August, 1894. 



[* A similar instance was recorded by Mr. T. J. Campbell on page 101 of 

 this Volume. — Ed.] 



No. XIV.— THE BARKING DEER. 



(Cervulus muntjac^) 



When down in the southern part of the Chanda district in March, 1892, I 

 shot three muntjacs and (although two of them were full grown) none of them 

 had any horns above the hair. The pedicles were from 3" to 4" long and 

 covered with hair, the tips being rounded off and also so covered. They 

 apparently had never supported horns, for, if so, either scars would have 

 existed on the spots whence the horns were shed, or horns in some stage of 

 growth would have been seen. 



This year Mr. R. Thompson (junior), the officer who relieved me, also shot 

 several in the same district and found the same peculiarity. He has promised 

 me a skull, and, when I get it, I will send it to the Bombay Natural History 

 Society's museum. 



P. H. CLUTTERBUCK, 

 Assistant Conservator of Forests. 



Nagpuk, C. P., August, 1894. 



