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find antelope horns running up almost parallel to each other instead of 

 the usual V shape, I have two such in my own collection, Here the core 

 again gives the direction, and in the numerous cases reported in the 

 Asian, and elsewhere, of antelope with distorted horns the core is evidently 

 the source of the eccentricity. Figure 5 gives a sketch of an antelope 

 head in the Society's collection ; the deflection starts from the base, and 

 the bony core is evidently so twisted that I have not been able to unscrew 

 the horn as can usually be done with dried antelope heads. The horns of 

 tame buffaloes frequently show deviations from the normal type, There is 

 in Bombay at the present moment a magnificent old buffalo with grand 

 horns of a most carious and perfectly symmetrical shape. They are very 

 massive, and come down low, close on to each cheek, and then sweeping 

 round with a curve form a perfect circle at the tips. 



A LIST OF THE BOMBAY BUTTERFLIES IN THE 

 SOCIETY'S COLLECTION, 



With Notes by Mr. E. H. Aitken. 



The butterflies in the Museum of the Bombay Natural History Society 

 are geographically divided into the following collections : — 



(1.) A fairly representative, though by no means complete, collection 

 from the Bombay Presidency, exclusive of Sind on the one hand, and 

 Canara on the other, which latter belongs rather to the Malabar 

 region. For these the Society is indebted largely to Mr. R. C. 

 Wroughton, also to Mr. Moscardi, C.S., and other members. This 

 collection is arranged and named. 

 (2.) A very incomplete collection s from Malabar and Canara, partly 

 purchased and partly contributed by Captain T. M. Macphcrson. 

 These arc arranged and partly named. 

 (3.) A small collection of British butterflies presented by Mr. R. C. 



Wroughton. 

 (4.) A small collection from different parts of the Himalayas, partly 



obtained by exchange and partly contributed by members. 

 (5.) A few, interesting, named specimens from the Punjab and from 



Aden. These were the gift of Major Yerbury. 

 I take more interest in butterflies on the wing than on the pin, but 

 that the following notes may serve a double purpose I have based them on 

 a list of the species in the first of the collections enumerated above. I 

 named the collection myself, so that no one else is responsible for the 

 accuracy of the list, and I must protect myself at the outset by disclaiming 

 any pretence to give a complete or discriminative catalogue of ihe collection. 



