LIST OF MEMBERS. 3 



and others to communicate anything interesting or Worthy of note, 

 which comes under their observation, bearing on the nature and 

 habits of animals or plants. 



One other matter remains to be noticed. No public library in 

 Bombay affords much assistance to the naturalist, and the absolute 

 necessity of having a good library of their own early forced itself on 

 the attention of the members of this Society. Unfortunately it is 

 impossible to set aside any adequate sum out of the ordinary income of 

 the Society for the purpose, but on two occasions special subscriptions 

 have been collected and a number of valuable and necessary works 

 secured, while several members have at different times contributed 

 useful books. The Bombay Government has also been so good as to 

 present the Society with all the parts of Sir J. Hooker's Indian Flora, 

 already issued, and to promise the rest. With all this, however, it is 

 impossible to say more than that a beginning has been made ; but as 

 the usefulness of the Society continues to be day by day more widely 

 appreciated, the committee look confidently forward to the time when 

 an adequate Library Fund will be formed and maintained by 

 spontaneous donations. 



Catalogue of the Mammalia in the Collection of the 

 Bombay Natural History Society. 



ORDER I.— QUA DRUM AN A. —None. 

 ORDER II.— LEMURES.— -None. 

 ORDER III.— CAKNIVORA. 



Family — Felidje. 

 Genus — Felis. - 

 Felis tifftis (Linn.). — The Tiger. Hab.: Eastern Asia. 



a #• b.— Skulls, presented by Mr. J. Shillingford, Purneah. 

 c— A Skeleton, presented by Mr. W. Shipp, Lauowlie. 

 Felis pardus (Linn.). — The Panther. 

 Felis domesticus. — Hab. : India. 



a.— Skull. Donor, unknown. 



Family — Viverbidje. 



Genus — Viverricut. v. 



I Iverricula malaccensis (Gm.). — The Lesser Civet Cat, Hub. ; India, 



Burmah and Ceylon. 



