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41.030 Notes, Javanese-Balinese, on horse manship, with mantras (Pandawas): cod. 5171. 41.040 Katurarjgan, modern Javanese, in verse, Surakarta: cod. NBS 61. 41.050 Carcan Bantèt}, Javanese-Balinese notes on divination with reference to cattle: cod. 9470 (Krt 806). 41.100 Cocks. Of old, cockfights occupied an important place in social life. In modern times, in Java, they were discouraged and checked by Government, acting in accord ance with Muslim religious leaders, on ac count of the gambling and ensuing disorders which often accompanied public displays of cockfighting. In mythology and legendary history, also in religious ritual, cocks are frequently mentioned. Under the present head are listed those Javanese texts which deal with the physiognomy of cocks in con nection with their chances to win in fights, and their magic influence on their masters’ fortunes. In the same way as in hippology, in texts on cocks, marks on the feathers, the head and the legs, and colours, are considered important indications of the bird’s qualities and character. Under the head Magic (40.250) the interrelationship of the cock lore, div ination and magic has been mentioned. Some Javanese texts on cocks also contain notes on medicines, mostly in connection with the cockfights, which were a great tax on the strength of the birds. Besides being used for fighting, cocks were also kept for their crowing. Special kinds were bred to this end. As a rule all pet cocks, but especially the valuable crowing ones, were kept in cages. Fighting cocks were

regularly massaged. Whereas cockfights were a male sport, at Court in olden times the ladies sometimes amused themselves by having fights of quail hens (in Javanese called gemak). Of this kind of bird the hens seem to be more com bative than the cocks. Special texts on quails are not know. Another kind of animals which was kept for fighting is the cricket (in Javanese called jaw,krik). The insects were caught, kept in small boxes and fed lavishly. The fights took place in oblong boxes provided with movable partitions, in order to keep the opponents at a distance from each other till the signal to start was given. Cricket-fights are oc casionally mentioned in Javanese texts. So are other animal fights. Some Javanese-Balinese texts on cocks are listed under the present head. Modern Javanese texts on the subject are only found together with divination texts etc., in books of notes or compendiums. In the General Index, manuscripts containing information on the subject are registered under the catch words cocks, animal fights; rampog macan, and tiger. Some modern Javanese texts on cocks have been published by local printers in Java. 41.110 Tatëmpuran, Javanese-Balinese notes on fighting cocks, marks and divination: cod. 4555 (= 10.599 = BCB prtf 69), 5016, 5228, 9656 (Krt 1167), 9981 (Krt 1839). 41.120 Carcan Ayam, Javanese-Balinese notes on cocks (divination and medicines) and on crickets: cod. 9311 (Krt 456), 9825 (Krt 1515). 41.250 Doves. Many kinds of birds are