018023   Upadhye S V;Dhoot V M (Maharajbag Zoo, College of Agriculture, Nagpur) : Mangement of heat stroke in a sloth bear Melursus ursinus. Zoos Print J 2002, 17(5), 790.

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018022   Upadhye S V;Dhoot V M (Maharajbag Zoo, College of Agriculture, Nagpur) : Paragonimiosis in a leopard Panthera pardus. Zoos Print J 2002, 17(5), 789.

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018021   Sharma S K;Vyas R (Phulwari Wildlife Santuary, , Kota District Udaipur -307025) : Use of Baya ploceus philippinus nests in pottery and crop protection in Rajasthan. Zoos Print J 2002, 17(5), 788.

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018020   Palot M J;Radhakrishnan C;Balakrishna V C; Kambrath B (Western Ghats Field Research Station, Zoological Survey of India, Annie Hall Road, Kozhikode-673002) : A report of the migration of butterflies in Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary Kerala. Zoos Print J 2002, 17(2), 722.

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018019   Mukherjee A;Borad C K;Parsharya (Gujarat Institute of Development Research Gota, , Ahmedabad-382481) : A study of the ecological requirements of waterfowl at man-made reservoirs in Kheda district Gujarat India with a view towards conservation management and planning. Zoos Print J 2002, 17(5), 775-85.

The population of waterfowl in the reservoirs of Kheda District Gujarat, India was studied from 1988-2000. Observatons were made in January each year at three study sites where the waterflow population was the highest. Factors contributing to the presence of the waterfowl in these three reservoirs included abundant food supply and safe roosting sites. Coots were the most abundant of the 112 species observed. Habitat size and complexities were important factors influencing the species diversity of the particular site. Sarus Crane was the nesting species in this area. The nesting success of the Sarus Crane was influenced by protection of the nesting sites by farmers. Both site-specific and broad-based strategies are suggested for future mangement.

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018018   Meena V (Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012) : Otter poaching in Palni Hills. Zoos Print J 2002, 17(2), 696-8.

Palni Hills are known for their diverse flora and fauna including ottars. The Common Otter Lutra lutra and the Small-clawed Otter Aronyx cinerea reported from Palni Hills are under severe threat not only from habitat destruction but face extirmination from illegal poaching in the area. Nomadic tribes from Haryana are found to trap otters and sell their oil in northern Indian markets.

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018017   Choudhury A (The Rhino Foundation for Nature in North East Inida, The Assam Co. Ltd. Bamunimaidam, Guwahati, Assam-781021) : Golden langur Trachypithecus geei threatened by habitat fragmentation. Zoos Print J 2002, 17(2), 699-703.

The Golden Langur Trachpithcus geei is a rare colobine monkey with a very restricted range being confined to western Assam in India, and Bhutan only. At the time of discovery in early 1950s, it was believed that it is confined to the forests along India-Bhutan border only but in fact it was found all over the Western Assam as is apparent from its present extent of occurrence. The Golden Langur is in real danger all over its range in India. Never before had it faced such dangers-from rapid loss of habitat, occasional poaching and unreported accidental deaths. Although the local tribes,mostly Bodos usually do not kill langurs but some new generation youths have taken up for its meat. Some langurs even started raiding crops due to loss of habitat. At leaset 19 fragmented areas now hold the species, which was originally a single habitat. Except for Manas, Ripu and to some extent Chirang, the remaining populations have no link with the larger and more secure Bhutanese populations. Many of these fragmented populations have title possibility of long term survival. There is an urgent need to put a halt to all encroachments and illegal felling. The remaining forest of Chrang, Ripu and parts of Manas Reserved Forests, and Bhairab Pahar-Nakkati should be brought under protected area network. Chakrashila Santuary should be extended to include the adjacent forest pockets such as Katrigacha, Nayekgaon, etc. Isolated langurs, e.g., in Sarpamari and Srigram Reserved Forests, which have no future, should be relocated in larger areas such as Chakrashila, Manas or Chirang. Since this is the only Golden Langur area in India, these steps should be taken on a priority basis.

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018016   Acharjyo L N (NO, , House No. M-71, Housing Board Colony, Baramunda, Bhubaneshwar-751 003) : Helminthiasis in captive wild carnivores and its control in India. Zoos Print J 2004, 19(7), 1540-3.

Helminthiasis in wild carnivores can cause high morbidity and mortality specially in young ones. Discusses in brief on the occurrence of helminthic infestation in wild carnivores as reported from India. They suffer from trematodes, cestodes, nematodes and acanthocephala infestation. Paragonimiasis, hydatidosis, dinofilariasis, hookworm infection and toxocariasis appear to be common among these animals. The various helminths recorded from Indian wild carnivores along with the host animal and location of the parasite have been listed. Infestation with trematodes, cestodes and nematodes have been frequently reported but there appears to be only one report of acanthocephala infestation from a Jungle Cat. Also discusses about the principles of control measures for helminthiasis in wild carnivores that can be adopted in Indian zoos.

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017048   Verma A (NO, , Sarafa Bazar, Rekha naanga Gali, Bharatpur-321 001) : Wintering site fidelity in western marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus (Linn.), in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 117-18.

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017047   Urfi A J (NO, , C/o Dr. Jalil A-270, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi-110 025) : Record of a nesting colony of painted stork Mycteria leucocephala at man-marodi island in the gulf of Kutch. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 109-10.

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017046   Tietali P;Tetali S;Lakshminarasimhan P; Prasanna P V;Kulkarni B G (Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research, , Gate No. 431, "Lawkim Ltd." Campus, Shindewadi, Shirwal Post 412-801) : Rediscovery of Ceropegia evansii Mccann, asclepiadaceae, from Maharashtra. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 162-6.

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017045   Sinha R K;Sharma G (Environmental Biology Laboratory, Zoology Dep, Patna University, Patna-800 005) : Current status of the ganges river dolphin, Platanista gangetica in the rivers Kosi and Son, Bihar, India. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 27-37.

Surveys were conducted in February and March, 2001 to assess the current status of the Ganges river dolphin in the Rivers Son and the Kosi. No dolphin was sighted in the entire stretch of about 300 km of the Son, in Bihar. The local fishemen reported total elimination of dolphin population in c. 100 km stretch of the Son from the Uttar Pradesh - Bihar border to the Son Barrage at Indrapuri. During monsoon, the dolphins migrate for about 200 km from the mainstem of the Ganges into the Son up to the barrage. Dolphins were sighted in the entire stretch of about 300 km of Kosi between the Kosi barrage at the Indo-Nepal border and its mouth at Kursela in Bihar. A total of 87 dolphins were sighted in the Kosi during the survey, however, many must have been missed due to the highly braided channel of the river. In both the rivers no apparent source of pollution was found. Siltation and construction of the barrage were observed to be the main cause of habitat degradation in both the rivers.

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017044   Singha H;Rahmani A R;Coulter M C;Javed S (Wildlie Science Dep, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202 002) : Breeding behaviour of the greater adjutant-stork Leptoptilos dubius in Assam, India. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 9-26.

Studied the breeding behaviour of the greater adjutant-stork Leptoptilos dubius (Gmelin), the rarest stork in the world at north Haibargaon - its traditional breeding colong in Nagaon (26°21' N, 92°45'E), Assam, India - during 1995-1997. Focal nests of early (September-October) and late (November) and late (November-December) breeding storks in both the seasons, from nest building to fledging of the last young, were observed from dawn to dusk. Development of young from hatchling to fledgling and the associated parental behaviour were recorded in detail. The incubation period was 35 days while the fledging period was 142 days. Parents left unguarded chicks at the age of 4 weeks; at 6 weeks the chicks could defend themselves, and at 9 weeks they attained juvenile stage. The overall breeding behaviour of the greater adjutant-stork was found to resemble its congeneric the Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus.

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017043   Singh A (NO, , C/o Col. R.S. Verma, 25-D, New Cantt. Rd., Hathi Barkala, Dehra Dun-248 001) : Birds of Tabo: a lesser known cold desert in the Western Himalaya. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 152-4.

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017042   Siliwal M;Dolly Kumar (Entomology Div, Zool Dep, Faculty of Science, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara-390 002) : Rare sighting of ogre-faced spider Dinopis goalparaensis, araneae : Dinopidae, in the banana agro-ecosystem of Vadodara, Gujarat. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 160-1.

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017041   Siliwal M;Dolly Kumar (Entomology Div, Zoo Dep, Faculty of Science, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara-390 002) : Occurrence of rare jumping spider Harmochirus brachiatus (Thorell) (Family : salticidae) in the banana agro-ecosystem of Vadodara, Gujarat. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 157.

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017040   Sharma S K (Phulwari Wildlife Sancturary, , Kotra 307 025) : Nocturnal feeding by white-bellied drongo Dicrurus caerulescens. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 144.

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017039   Sharma S (Phulwari Wildlife Sanctuary, , Kotra-307 025) : Total albinism in a large grey babbler Turdoides malcolmi. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 144-5.

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017038   Shanker (Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012) : Small mammals in Montane ecosystems of the Nilgiris, Southern India; their ecology and natural history. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 46-57.

Small mammals were studied in the montane ecosystems of the Nilgiris in the Western Ghats, Southern India, from February 1994 to September 1996. A total of 35,000 trap-nights were sampled in various habitats including montane forests, grasslands, and man-made habitats such as Eucalyptus, Pinus and Acacia plantations. A total of nine species were trapped in the montane forest patches and three to four species in each of the other habitats. Rattus rattus was dominant in the montane forests, while Millardia meltada was dominant in the grasslands. Both species were found inplantationsa. The occurrence of M. meltada in the high altitude grassland is remarkable, as it is not found in such habitats elsewhere, nor is it found in intermediate habitats in the Niliris. Species richness and abundance of small mammals was high compared to other natural habitats in southern India. While various aspects of the demography, habitat utilisation and community structure wer studied, many others, regarding small mammal population dynamics, which are pertinent to their conservation and that of their predators, still need to be addressed with extensive field studies. Though this particular field is in its infancy in India, it is hoped that this and other such studies will pave the way for more such work in the future.

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017037   Santharam V (NO, Institute of Bird Studies & Natural History, Rishi Valley Education Ce, Rishi Valley-517 352) : Breeding records of the asian brown flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica in Southern India. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 146-7.

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017036   Santharam V (NO, Institute of Bird Studies and Natural History, Rishi Valley School, Rishi Valley P.O.-517 352) : Grey-headed lapwing in Tamil Nadu - a rejoinder. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 123.

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017035   Santharam V (NO, Institute of Bird Studies & Natural history, Rishi Valley Education Ce, Rishi Valley-517 352) : Indian pond-herons Ardeola grayii feeding on dragonflies. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 108-09.

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017034   Sanghani T M (NO, , Tushar 1, Maruti Nagar, Aerodrome Road, Rajkot-360 001) : Variation recorded in the iris, bill, leg and foot colouration in cattle egret Bululcus ibis. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 109.

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017033   Ryall C (Centre for Environmental Management, Farnborough College, Boundary Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6NU, UK) : Mimicry of a crow chick by an asian koel Eudynamys scolopacea as a defence against attack by house crows Corvus splendens. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 136-8.

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017032   Rao R S P (Centre for Ecological Sciences, , Bangalore-560 012) : Termite removal from nest material and repair of damaged nest by white-rumped munia Lonchura striata. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 151.

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017031   Rana G;Vibhu Prakash (NO, , BNHS Field Station, F-23, HMT Colony, Pinjore-134 101) : Unusual feeding association between Siberian crane Grus leucogeranus and wild boar Sus scrofa in Keoladeo National park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 120-1.

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017030   Pittie A (NO, , 8-2-545 Road No. 7 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 034) : Note on the circumorbital skin colour of Indian grey Hornbill ocyceros birostris. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 141-2.

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017029   Pati B P (Wildlife Div, , Sasan Gir-362 135) : Sighting of the lesser florican Sypheotides Indica in Gir interpretation zone, Devaliya, Gir sanctuary. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 122.

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017028   Naik S N (781.782, Shukrawar Peth, `Laxmi Chhaya', Opp Jain Mandir, Pune-411 002, , ) : Group fishing of house cros (Corvus splendens) with river terns (Sterna aurantia). J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 126.

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017027   Mukherjee A;Borad C K;Parasharya B M (AINP on Agricultural Ornithology, Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand-388 110) : Range extension of Alexandrine parakeet Psittacula eupatria in Gujrat. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 135.

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017026   Lainer H (NO, , Praias de St. Antonio, Anjuna-403 509) : Terns of the Vengurla rocks, a review and update. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 126-34.

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017025   Kulshreshtha M;Sangha H S (B-33, Sethi Colony, Jaipur-302 004, , ) : The Spanish sparrow Passer hispaniolensis found nesting in Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 149-50.

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017024   Kulkarni S;Chandi M (NO, Wildlife Institute of India, PB # 18, Chandrabani, Dehra Dun 248 001, ) : Note on breeding of Andaman teal Anas gibberifrons in South Andaman Islands, India. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 112-13.

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017023   Kulkarni D;Pednekar B (NO, , 85, Ruikar Colony, Kolhapur-416 005) : Some observations on nesting of Bonelli's eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus (Vsieillot). J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 113.

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017022   Katdare V;Mone R (NO, , Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra, Near Laxminarayan Temple, Chiplun 415 605) : Status of white-bellied sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 113-16.

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017021   Katdare V;Lovalekar R;Modak A (NO, , Sahyadri Isarg Mitra Near Laxminarayan Temple, Chiplun 415 605) : Incubation period of crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 148-9.

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017020   Joseph G K;Ramachandran K K (Wildlife Biology Div, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi-680 653) : Demography of liontailed macaque (Macaca silenus) in an undisturbed rainforest of Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 65-71.

The demography of the liontailed macaque (Macaca silenus) was studied in the Silent Valley National Park and its adjacent areas from 1993 to 1996. Birth rate, survival rate and growth rate were estimated by methods described by earlier authors (Caughley 1977, NRC 1981). Fourteen troops with 275 individuals were observed. The adult male:female sex ratio was 1:5.6. A low birth rate (0.22/adult female/year) and a high survival rate (0.98/individual/year) were the noteworthy features of the population. Birth rate decreased as the troop size and number of adult females increased. A marginal increase in growth rate was observed. The study provides estimates of population parameters of the endangered liontailed macaque in an undisturbed and contiguous rainforest for the first time.

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017019   Jose K S;Davis S;Sudhikumar A V;Sebastian P A (Zool Dep, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi, Kerala=682 013) : Description of female Amyciaea forticeps (Cambridge), Araneae : Thomisidae, with a redescription of its male from Kerala, India. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 157-60.

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017018   Johnson J M (No. 11, 10th Avenue, Ashok Nagar, Chennai-600 083, , ) : Black ibis Pseudibis papillosa feeding on frogs from crab holes. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 111-12.

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017017   Jeyasingh P D;Davidar P (Salim Ali School of Ecology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry-605 014) : Crop depredation by wildlife along the eastern boundary of the kalakad-mundanthurai tiger reserve, Southern India. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 38-45.

Crop raiding patterns by wildlife at ten villages along the eastern boundary of the Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), southern India were studied. The Indian wild pig (Sus scrofa cristatus) was identified as the major crop pest in this area and the crop loss caused by it was identified. The effectiveness of an electric fence to prevent crop raids by wild pig was also assessed, comparing mean group size of pigs, extent of damage in sq. m, actual and potential loss, and frequency of wild pig raids. The actual loss was estimated at 257.19 kg ha^-1 accounting for approximately 7% of the actual produce. The electric fence was not effective in preventing crop raiding by the wild pig. The number of wild pigs was not correlated with the extent of damage. Extent of damage might be a factor of time spent in the paddy field, suggesting that wild pigs might raid paddy fields for habitat requirements rather than for nutritional requirements. It is vital to understand crop-raiding patterns prior to the implementation of control strategies.

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017016   Jayson E A;Sivaperuman C (Division of Wildlife Biology, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi-680 653) : Sighting of lesser frigatebird Fregata ariel gray in the Kole wetlands of Thrissur, Kerala. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 107-08.

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017015   Holt P I;Heil R (New Laund Farm, Greenhead Lane, Fence, Burnley, Lancashire, BB 12 9Du,, , ) : Sight record of buff-breasted sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis in Goa. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 123-6.

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017014   Holt P I (New Laund Farm, , Greenhead Lane, Fence, Burnley, Lancashire, BB 12 9DU, UK) : Yellow-rumped flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia in Kerala. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 145-6.

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017013   Gargi Rana;Vibhu Prakash (NO, , BNHS Field Station, F-23, HMT Colony, Pinjore-134 101) : Cannibalism in Indian white-backed vulture Gyps bengalensis in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 116-17.

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017012   Ganguli-Lachungpa U (Forests Dep, Environment & Wildlife, Government of Sikkim, , Deorali, Gangtok-737 102) : Common coot Fulica atra from Kyongnosla in east Sikkm. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 121.

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017011   Dharmarajan G;Raman M;John M C (Centre for Ecological Science, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012) : Effect of cattle grazing and habitat on helminth loads of chital (Akis axis) in the Mudumalai Wildlife sanctuary, Southern India. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 58-64.

Coprological estimation of helminth eggs per gram of faeces (epg) was used as an index to study how habitat and sympatric grazing by cattle affect helminth lads in chital (Axis axis) at the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary. Tamil Nadu. Two distinct groups of chital were sampled, fortnightly, in Dry Deciduous forest (DDF) and Scrub forest (SF), one in areas with symptric cattle grazing and the other in areas without cattle. The median helminth load (MHL) of chital in DDF without cattle (2 epg) and SF without cattle (1 epg) showed no significant difference (p<62>) 0.05). However, the MHL of chital in DDF with cattle grazing (2 epg) and SF with cattle grazing (4 epg) differed significantly (p<60>0.05). Chital in DDF with or without sympatric cattle had MHLs of 2 epg (p<62>0.05). However, the MHL of chital in SF with sympatric cattle grazing (4 epg) and without cattle grazing (1 epg) showed a significant difference (p<60>0.05). It is hypothesized that in nutrient-poor scrub areas where chital are furthr subjected to resource competition by cattle, nutrient levels may be lowered, making chital increasingly susceptible to either their own parasites or to those of cattle.

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017010   Denzau G N;Denzau H (NO, , Im Brook 8, 24321 Panker, Germany) : Buffy fish-owl (Ketupa ketupu) in Sundarbans, Bangladesh. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 138-41.

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017009   Conroy C (NO, , 13 Avenue Road, Southall, Middlesex, UB1 3BL, U.K) : Grey-headed lapwings Vanellus cinereus seen around Machilipatnam, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 122-3.

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017008   Bandyopadhyay S (Botanical Suvey of India, , P.O. Botanic Garden, Howrah-711 103) : Observations on Bauhinia malabarica Roxb, leguminosae: caesalpinioideae, shape of calyx is not correlated with sexual nature of flowers. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 161-2.

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017007   Andheria A;Jhunjhunwala S;Khanvilkar p (NO, , 2, Sagar Building, V.P. Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai-400 058) : Sighting of Malabar pied hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai. J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 2003, 100(1), 142-3.

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