No. 3.J 



JULY 1886. 



Vol. I. 



JOURNAL 



OF THE 



BOMBAY 



Edited by 

 E. H. AITEEN and R. A. STERNDALE. 



contents; 



Page. 



• 



A Sind Lake, By Capt. E. F. Beefier, R.A., F.z.s. ... ... „. ... 91 to 96 



Notes on the waters of Western India, By a member of the Society ... .„ 97 to 123 



Gn Abnormalities in the Horns of Ruminants, By R. A. Sterndale, F.z.s., &c. ... 12310126 

 A List of the Bombay Butterflies in the Society's Collection, with Notes by Mr. 



E. H. Aitken ... 12610135 



A new species of Algai, Conferva Thermalis Birdnvoodii (with Illustration) discover- 

 ed among the Hot-water Algae from Vajrabai exhibited before the Botanical 



Section on 15th March 1886, By Surgeon K. R. Kirtikar, I.M.D 13510138 



Note on frequency of parasites in Indian Army Horses, By V. S. J. H. Steel, 



J\.,V t±Jm ... ••• ... ... ... ••• ... ... ... • ••I301O14* 



List of Birds collected and presented to the Society by Mr. A. T. H. Newnham, 



b,v_y.j loth JN.l. ... ... ••• ••• ••• ••• ... ... ... I4*i 143 



Zoological Notes — 



On an Oligodon ( Subpunctatus ? ) found at Dahanu, North Konkan, March 



1886, By Mr. G. Vidal, C.S. ... ... ... ... I44 



Pteropus Edwardsii, By Mr. E. H. Aitken ,., ... ... I44 



White-ants, By Mr. E. H. Aitken „ r „ ... ... 144 



Poisonous Lizards, the Bis-cobra, By the Editor ... ... 145 



On Conjugal Infidelity among Birds, By Mr. W. E. Hart ... ... ... 145 



Botanical Notes — 



Note on the Feronia Elephantum (Elephant or Wood Apple) as a timber tree, 



By Mr. Frank Rose.. ... ... ... ... 146, 147 



Proceedings of the Society during the Quarter ... , M ... ... •••14710151 



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PRINTED AT THE TIMES OF INDIA STEAM PRESS. 



1886. 



