1857.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 241 



4. Babu Rajendra Mallika. Body of a Civet (Viverra zibetha) now 

 preparing as a skeleton. Ditto of a male Hog Deer in its seasonal spotted 

 coat, — sent as a hybrid between C. axis and C. porcinus. Ditto of a fine 

 adult male of an African Monkey, the Cercopithecus cynosurus; and 

 ditto of a Cassowary, which has been prepared as a skeleton. 



5. C. Darwin, Esq. F. R. S. &c. &c. Pair of Red Deer horns (C. ela- 

 phus), — frontlet with horns, and three odd horns, of C. dama, — and pair 

 of horns of C. virginianus ; with specimens of various British Crus- 

 tacea. 



6. Major Tickell, late of Moulmein. Also some specimens of Crabs 

 from that vicinity. 



7. Dr. J. R. Withecombe. A beautiful S. African Snake, the Elaps 

 hyg^i, forwarded from Cape town. 



May \st, 1857. E. Blyth. 



A year or two ago the Buhawulpur Nawab in a month's shooting only got seven. 

 Their flesh is eaten as venison." 



Since the foregoing observations were transcribed, the following notice has 

 appeared in a contemporary Journal, the ' India Sporting Review,' n. s. No. VIII. 

 no doubt elicited by some articles contributed to that periodical with the express 

 design of educing such information from competent authorities. 



It appears that Qhor-Jchurs are still tolerably numerous in the Pat or desert 

 between Asni and the hills, west of the Indus, above Mithur-kote. " They are 

 to be found wandering about this desert pretty well throughout the year ; but in 

 the early summer, when the grass and the water in the pools have dried up from 

 the hot winds (which are here terrific), the greater number, if not all, of the 

 Ghor-khurs migrate to the hills for grass and water. Some are probably to be 

 found in the lulls throughout the year, for among them are sandy plains of greater 

 or less extent. The foaling season is in June, July, and August ; when the Belu- 

 chis ride down and catch numbers of foals, finding a ready sale in the canton- 

 ments for them, as they are taken down on speculation to Hindustan. They also 

 shoot great numbers of full grown ones for food, the ground in places in the 

 desert being very favorable for a ' drive,' or stalking." The author performed the 

 difficult feat, on an Arab horse, of riding down and spearing one of these animals, 

 a female ; and he remarks that — " They stand about 12 hands high, are of a fawn 

 (Isabelle) colour, with white on the belly, chest, and neck. They have a dark 

 chesnut mane, [and black] dorsal stripe, tuft to the tail, and tips to the ears. 

 Some are very beautifully striped on the legs; many arc mottled. I have seen 

 one or two of a very dark colour. They have not generally the stripe on the 

 shoulder, though I think I have seen some with it slightly marked. Their head 

 very large; ears very long : the eye handsome ; and coat very fine." This vari- 

 ation in colouring and especially the atripes on the logs do -not appear to have 

 been observed m the Kyangs of Tibet. 



