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Note on certain Animal Remains from Ava. [June, 
and the individuals to which they belonged might be hazarded with a tolerable de- 
gree of confidence ; but when the evidence fell short of certainty, it appeared bet- 
ter to present the bones without attempting to name them, than run the risk of 
giving misnomers, and misleading others. 
A correspondence has been discovered between a specimen from the Himalaya, 
and those of the trionyx or emys, from Ava ; there can be little doubt that when 
we have an opportunity of making a comparison of the fossil bones from both 
places, further coincidences will be brought to light. 
To the above description we take the opportunity of subjoining the following ex- 
tract from the Journal of a Mission, deputed by Major H. Burney, Resident at 
Ava, to Yenangyong, in hopes of procuring a larger collection of the fossil remains. 
The expedition was unsuccessful, but we cannot help surmising, that it was 
only so from a misconception of the object to be sought ; for Mr. Bedford says, in 
two places, that the ground was every where strewed with fragments of “petrified 
bones and trees — He seems to have looked for skeletons in a more perfect state, 
and to have imagined that such had been collected by Dr. Crawfurd, which is far 
from being the case. 
Extract from the Journal of Apothecary H. Bedford, deputed to Yenangyoung, in 
Ava, in search of Fossil Remains. 
Thursday, \Zth January, 1831. — Arrived at Yenangyoung at 3 p. m. I waited 
upon the Myo-ouk, and showed him the order which I had received from th elhwot- 
tan. He said that he did not know the place where the fossil remains were pro- 
curable, as he had only resided at Yenangyoung for a few weeks ; but that he 
would send for people to guide me to the spot early to-morrow morning, and that 
he himself would accompany me. 
He further added, that the inhabitants of the village were in a state of extreme 
insubordination, in consequence of having been compelled, by the Myo-thoogyee,[ who 
is at present in Ava,) to contribute 2,500 viss of silver towards the payment oi 
the 4th instalment; the greater part of which they assert has been peculated by 
the Myo-thoogyee himself. They have pulled down his house, and his family have 
fled to an adjacent village for protection. They have desisted from drawing oil 
from the wells, and are determined, if the Myo-thoogyee returns again, to aban- 
don the place altogether. On this account the Myo-ouk possesses little or no 
influence ov er the people, and I am afraid that it will not be in his power to render 
me much assistance. 
Friday, 14t h. Set out at day-break, accompanied by Mr. Abreu, the Myo-ouk, 
and 26 coolies. \\ e proceeded about 4 miles to the southward, when we arrived 
at the hill of Menn -leng, or as they pronounced it Main-lain. I could not perceive 
the slightest \ estige on that hill, or on the surrounding ones, of former excavations, 
but a few miles 1 beneath the surface, in every direction, we saw fragments of 
petrified bones and trees. We commenced digging in different places, to the depth 
o and 14 teet. 3 he soil was sand, unmixed with loam or clay, and very close 
aggregated sandstone. After 10 hours* unremitting labour, we left off/having 
met with nothing to reward our tiouble. The Myo-ouk said that this place did 
not belong to the .1, strict of Yonaugyoung, bnt was in the jaghire of M^a-gy", 
and was nnder the Myo-ouk of the village of Nyomg . la , And that he would 
1 Qucere feet ? 
