PROCEEDINGS FO THE SOCIETY DURING THE QUARTER. 89 



Contributions.— 450 birds' skins, by Mr. G. W. Vidal, C.S. ; skin of hamad- 

 rayad (OpMophagus Elaps), by Mr. G. W. VidaJ. C.S. ; one snake (Zamenis 

 Fasciatus), by Mr. G. W. Vidal, C.S. ; 102 birds' skins, from Bhooj, by Mr. 

 A. Newnham; large ant's-nest, by Mr. W. Shipp ; one stuffed fish (Barbus 

 Carnations), by Mr. H. M. Phipson, a quantity of small fresh-water fishes, by 

 Mr. W. Sinclair, C.S. ; three skins of Capra Sibirica, the Himalayan ibex, 

 showing the colouring at three different seasons, by Mons. H. Dauvergne ; 

 one pigmy shrew, by Mr. H. Littledale ; two hammer-headed sharks, by Dr. 

 Hatch. 



Minor contributions by Messrs. F. A. Little, John Chrystal, W. Shipp, W. 

 Thacker, J. M. Mitchell, W. T. Smith, W. LeGeyt, K. M. Shroff, and D. E. 

 Ait ken. 



Contributions to Library.— Birds of the Bombay Presidency (Barnes), by the 

 author ; Encyclopedic d' Histoire Naturelle (Vol. 1-6), J. Poutz. 



The monthly meeting of the Society was held on Monday, March 1, in tho 

 Eooms at 6, Apollo Street, and was largely attended. Dr. D. Macdonald took 

 the chair. 



The following new members were elected : — Captain G. WilsoD, Mr. 



D. Morris, Mr. J. H. C. Dunsterville, Mr. G. J. B. Rayment, Dr. Gaye, Mr. 



E. M. Walton, Major W. S. Bisset, R.E., Mr. G. H. R. Hart, Miss Hart, Mr. 

 G. Fletcher, Mr. J. Anderson, Cap 1 . T. R. M. Macpherson, Dr. Henderson, 

 Col. Weatmacott, Miss Maneekjee Cursetjee, Mr. D. B. Maistry, and Mr. 

 C. C. Mehta. 



The following additions made to the Society's collection?, since the last 

 meeting, were duly acknowledged : — 



126 species of ants and wasps, from Cileutta, by Mr. G. A. J. Rothney. 

 Several black bucks' heads and birds' skins, from Ahmeiabad, by Cjlonel 



J. Hills, R.E. 

 Skull of hippopotamus, from Zanzibar, by Mr. F. D. Parker. 

 One snake (Echis carinatu'), by Mr. D. E. Aitken. 



One Indian moaitor (\ T aranus draccena), by Dr. Kirtika. 



One sarus ciane (Grus antigone), by Mr. John Griffiths. 



A quantity of mussels and sponges, Bombay harbour, by Miss Walke. 



A quantity of polyps, Bombay harbour, by Mr. W. W. Squire. 



Fresh water sponges, by Mr. W. Gleadow. 



Four lizards, alive ( Urmastix hardwickii), by Mr. R. M. Dixon. 



Five snakes {Silybura brevis, Chersydrus granulatus, Gongylophis conicus, 



Zamenis fasciolatus, Lycodon aulicus), by Mr. H. M. Phipsoc 

 Minor contributions from Messrs. H. W. Barrow, H. B. Mactaggart, J. 



Bristed, W. A. Collins, Thos Lidbetter, J. D'Aguiar, Major Kirkwood, 



and Captain Miller. 

 Additions to the Library. — Cyclopcedia of India, 3 vols. (Balfoui), from 

 W. Sinclair, C.S. ; Asiatic Society Journal for 1885, from the Secretary, Calcutta. 

 Two panthers, two sambhurs, a cheetul, and a black buck, mounted by the 

 Society's taxidermist for up-country correspondents, were also exhibited. 



