1878.] W. T. BlsirdoYd—MammaJsfrom Tenasserim. 93 



worm in the tissues, there is no difficulty in accounting for the immature 

 progeny in the blood, but whence comes the parent ? This remains to 

 be discovered. The subject is still very obscure. It is, for example, by no 

 means certain that hsematozoa exist or have existed in every case of 

 elephantiasis, or that there is a causal relation between the two phenomena, 

 at any rate as regards the most common form of elephantiasis. Dr. Lewis, 

 who has already done such good original work in this field, will no doubt 

 add much to our information on the subject. 



3. On some Mammals from Tenasserim. — J5y W. T. Blanford, F. R. S. 



(Abstract.) 



The animals noticed in the present paper are from two collections, one 

 made by Mr. W. Davison for Mr. Hume, to whom the writer is indebted 

 for a very valuable series of skins, the other made by Mr. Limborg. 



The localities, sexes, and, in many cases, the measurements taken on the 

 animal when freshly killed have been carefully recorded. The following 

 mammals, not previously known to occur in British territory, have been 

 added to the Tenasserim fauna, Gymnura ^ajffiesi^ the Malayan form of 

 Martes flavigula and Tragulus napu. It is shewn that the first named, 

 however, differs from the descriptions hitherto given in having non-retrac- 

 tile claws, and this may indicate that the Tenasserim animal is distinct, but 

 it agrees in all other respects so well with the Malayan form, that a differ- 

 ence of this importance is improbable. Some peculiar imbricate scales 

 below the tail are also noticed, and a few details of the animal's habits from 

 Mr. Davison's notes. 



Besides the species mentioned full descriptions are given of Prionodon 

 maculosus and Seiurus rufigenis, already described at the February meeting, 

 and notes are added upon Tupaia Peguana, Seiurus atridorsalis, S. Phag- 

 reif S. conieeps, S. Mouhoti, shewn to be possibly distinct from S. Berd- 

 morei, or if not distinct a very marked variety, not previously recorded 

 from Tenasserim, S. JBariei, Pteromys cineraceus. A variety of Phizomys 

 castaneus, and Mus rohustulus. 



The paper will be published in Part II of the Journal. 



4. On a Copper-plate Grant from Panda. — Py Dr. Rajendealala 



MiTRA, Rai Bahadur, C. I. E. 



(Abstract.) 



The deed of grant was originally inscribed on two copper-plates, one 



of which is lost. The one remaining comprises the whole of the deed 



except a few imprecatory verses. It is dated Samvat 1191 = A. D. 



1135, and records the grant of " ten ploughs" of land to a Brahmana by 



