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NATURAL HISTORY. 



Dillon, Mr. T. W. Pearson, Mr. R. H. Macaulay, Mr. Andrew Hay, Dr 

 Bhiccajee Eduljee Gaswalla, Mr. C. E. Fox, Mr. Montagu C. Turner, and Mr. 

 A.E. Hoare. 



Mr. H. M. Phipson then acknowledged the following contributions to the 

 Society's collections during the past month : — 



Contribution. 



Description. 



Contributor. 



A Golden Pheasant alive 

 from China 



A number of Snakes and 

 Lizards from Saugor ... 



Snout of Saw-fish 



2 skins of Flying Squirrels- 

 A number of Snakes ana 



Reptiles from Deolali... 

 Head of large Saw fish. . 



1 Porcupine alive 



Head of Sind Ibex 



Head of Bison 



3 Snakes 



Pristis anteguorum 

 Pteromys oral 



Hystrix leucura 



Capra cegagrus 



Gavceus gaurus 



E c hi s Carinata, Dipsas 

 Gokool 



Mr. E. D. Barton. 



Lieut. Barnes. 



Miss R Rich. 



Mr. E. C. K. Ollivant. 



Mr. F. C. Webb. 

 Mr. D. E. Aitken. 

 Mr. A. S. Ritchie. 

 Mr. B. T. Ffinch. 

 Mr. Robt. Clark. 



Mr. F. D. Campbell. C.E. 



Minor contributions from Mr. H. F. Hatch, Dr. Kirtikar, Mr. E. H. Aitken. 

 Mr. J. W. Evans, and Mr. Nanabhoy Rachanath. 



Contributions to the Library. — A series of photographs of animal- shot, 

 by Mr. J. D. Inverarity. A paper on a new Gerbillue (by Mr. James Murray) 

 from the author. A paper on a new species of Mus (Mr. James Murray) 

 from the author. 



Mr. Phipson also announced that he bad received a telegram from H. B. 

 the Maharaja Sahib of Indore, offering the Society two panthers, which had, 

 however, not yet arrived. 



A vote of thanks was then passed to the ladies and gentlemen who had sent 

 the following exhibits to the meeting : — 



Exhibit. 



Description. 



Exhibitor. 



1 Orchid 



1 Do 



1 Do. 



3 Do 



2 Do 



1 Do 



1 Fern 



1 Do 



1 Do 



A quantity of new rare 



plants 



Phaleonopsis grandiflora.. .Mr. M. C. Turner. 



Saccolobium yuttatum (Mrs. Cbas. Douglas 



Dendrobium pierardi ! Mr. M. H. Starling 



JErides crispum 

 Dendrobium nobile ... 

 Adiantvm peruvianum 

 Adiantum concinnium, 

 Adiantum fergusonii , 



Mr. E. H. Aitken." 

 Victoria Gardens. 

 Captiin Passy. 

 Mr. M. H. Starling. 



Do. 



Do. 



Mr. T. Bromley. 



Mrs. Charles Douglas, Mr. G. W. Terry, and Mr. R. A. Sterndale 

 showed some beautiful drawings of plants. Mr. E. L. Barton exhibited a 

 carpet made from a tiger's skin and twenty-two black buck skins, and also a 

 large specimen of Rock Snakes (Fylhon molurus) stuffed and mounted by 

 himself. 



