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pheenicura — Sarkidiomis mclanonotiis — Anas poccilorhynclia — A. caryo- 

 phyllacea — Fuligula rufina — Pelicanus Pliilippiensis (small Indian 

 Pelican, common in South India). If Pelicans can be sent from 

 Australia, why not from India ? I have mentioned that we have 

 Australian Rallidce alive, and also (Edicnemus grcdlarius. By the 

 way, the middle-sized Indian Cormorant still remains an enigma. I 

 have seen no specimen in England, nor is any such species recognised 

 in Schlegel's elaborate notice of the genus. Specimens (skins) of 

 this bird would be most acceptable ! It appears to be common in 

 Kashmir. 



Tickell's supposed new G-adidous fish is precisely what I told you it 

 would be. There should be a plentiful supply in the museum, several 

 dozens, which I procured in the Akyab bazar. It was described and 

 figured by Richardson, and since by McClelland (who associated it 

 with the Gadidce). I cannot refer just now, but the synonyms in my 

 hand-writing should be on the label attached to the bottle ; and that 

 bottle I left near the specimens of Polynemus, which Jerdon agreed 

 with me in considering the nearest ally. It just holds that sort of 

 relationship to some of the Gadidce, which the Scopelidce do to the 

 Salmon idee ; only the latter are really more nearly allied, I think. 

 There is a most interesting Australian Seal on exhibition at Cremorne, 

 which I am anxious to see, and will do so soon. Vide a notice of it, 

 in a letter from Bartlett to Gray, in a late No. of the Annals. So 

 high a price is wanted for it that the Zoological Secretary has declined 

 to purchase hitherto ; but I fear that the exhibition of it brings in 

 some £11 or 12 per. week to its proprietor ! Of course I have been 

 to see the African Elephant, which differs very much from the Asiatic. 

 It is equally docile, but much more energetic and active, and Bartlett 

 considers it the more intelligent of the two ! Moreover it is very 

 salacious, which the Asiatic is not (unless when regularly must). It 

 was rather in bad case when it arrived, but is now in capital condition. A 

 small Africanye?na?e Elephant is expected immediately ; and with it one 

 of the long-legged African ground Hornbills, Bucorvus Abyssinicus, or 

 Abba Gumba of Bruce. The other Hornbills are doing admirably, viz. 

 3 Homrai, one B. rhinoceros, 1 albirostris, and one small African 

 Tockus. Two or three more of albirostris would be acceptable, and as 

 many more species as possible, especially the large kinds ; for they 



