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from Dec. 1857 to April 1859. It may be assumed," continues Col. 

 Phayre, " that so many of these powerful animals were never before, 

 whether in ancient or modern times, conveyed across sea, or other- 

 wise from one country to another, in the short period of seventeen 

 months, whether for military or other objects." And of this great 

 number, it may be added, that not a single one will probably have 

 propagated its race after its capture ! A young Elephant was born, 

 I learned, on its voyage from Moulmein to Madras, survived the 

 voyage, and was alive a year or more afterwards, if not at the present 

 time, as is most probably the case. 



On application to the Military Commissariat Office, I am obliging- 

 ly informed that — " The following is an account of the Elephants 

 received in Calcutta from Moulmein and Rangoon. 



" Moulmein. Rangoon. 

 "1857 20 50 



1858 422 31 



84 



1859 300 



712 742 



"In all 826 



" I do not know," continues my informant, " how many more were 

 landed in the Madras Presidency. 



"No Elephants were received at Calcutta from Ceylon." 



The accuracy of the foregoing statement may be fully relied on. 



P. S. No. 4. The genera Elephas and Rhinocehos were placed by 

 Linnaeus (Gmelin's edit., A. D. 1788,) in his order Bruia ; while he as- 

 sociated the Horse with the Hog and the Hippopotamus in his order 

 JBellua. It is remarkable, too, that he refers to Rhinoceroses bearing a 

 third horn.* Baber, it has been remarked, hunted some species of Rhi- 

 noceros on the banks of the Indus ; and in Dr. Parsons's description of a 

 Rhinoceros procured when young by " Humphrey Cole, Esq. ; being 

 Chief of the Factory of Patna in Bengal," in the Phil. Trans., Vol. 



* To Ids description of Eh. licomis, it is added — " Rarior est Rhinoceros 

 tricorniSf tertio turn eornu ex alterutro priorum excrescente.'" 



