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Osprey in Sussex.— I had brought to me on Sept. 5 th a fine Osprey 

 (Pandion haliaetus), an immature male, weight two pounds nine ounces, 

 length twenty-two inches. It was shot close to the military canal which 

 runs from Wiuchelsea through Pett Level to Cliff Road, about nine miles 

 from Hastings, Sussex. I note the last records from 'The Zoologist' in 

 October and November, 1889. It is in the hands of Mr. Bristow, of 

 St. Leonards, for preservation. — G. W. Bradshaw (Hastings). 



REPTILIA. 



Deaths from Snakes and Wild Animals in 1895. — The Government 

 of Madras has just issued the annual report on this subject for 1895. 

 Altogether 1923 persons were killed by wild animals and snakes, of whom 

 277 were killed by wild animals, and 1646 are attributed to snakes. These 

 returns of deaths from snake bite must be received with caution, for in many 

 cases they are due to poison. Elephants killed, 4 ; Tigers, 177 ; Panthers 

 or Leopards, 64; Bears, 12 ; Wolves, 10 ; Hyaenas, 2 ; and other animals, 

 8. The total number of deaths is rather greater than in 1894. Practically 

 the number of deaths from snake bite was the same as in 1894, which 

 would seem to indicate that the removal of prickly pear and noxious vege- 

 tation from village sites (which, however, was carried out in 3346 villages 

 only out of the 41,000 in the Presidency) has had no effect in reducing the 

 death rate. The largest number of deaths from snake bite occurred in the 

 districts of Chingleput, North Arcot, South Arcot, Tanjore, Tricbinopoly, 

 and Salem, 58 per cent, of the total being recorded as having happened in 

 those districts. The largest number of people killed by wild animals, 

 excluding snakes, was in Gaujam and Vizagapatam, of which 85 are 

 reported from the former, and 73 from the latter, against 47 and 110 

 reported in 1894. The increase in Ganjam was due to a man-eating 

 Tiger, which is believed to be still at large, although lis. 500 was offered 

 for his destruction. The decrease in Vizagapatam is stated to be due to 

 the fact that a man-eating Tiger there was killed by Mr. H. D. Taylor, C.S. 

 The greatest mortality amongst cattle caused by Tigers and Panthers was 

 in Malabar and Canara, and also in North Arcot aud Coimbatore, more than 

 half occurring in those districts. Wolves are on the increase in Cuddapah 

 and Kurnaol. The amount paid in rewards fell from Rs. 23,217 in 1894 to 

 Rs. 20,822 in the year under review. 



FISHES. 



Largest Trout caught in English Waters. — The late Greville 

 Feunell, in 'The Field' of May 23rd, 1868, page 400, says :— " I have 

 looked through my note-books and printed collections for the weights of 

 Trout, and I find that Stephen Oliver, the younger, mentions one taken 

 near Great Driffield, in September, 1832, which measured 32 in. in length, 

 21 in. in girth, and weighed 17 lbs. A notice was sent to the Linnean 



