II CONTENTS OF VOL. IV. 



Book Notices— 



The Geographical Distribution of the Family Chardridae, or the 

 Plovers, Sandpipers, Snipes and their Allies ... ... ... 150 



Recent Information about the Great Auk or Garefowl ... ... 160 



Proceedings ... ... ... ... ... ... 161 



On New and Little-known Butterflies from the Indian Region, 

 with a Revision of tbe Genus PLESIONEURA, Felder, of 

 Authors. By Lionel de Niceville, F.E.S., C.M.Z.S., &c. 

 {With Plates A, B.) 163 l 



Notes on Man-Eating Tigers. By Reginald Gilbert, Bombay ... 195 



The Camel. By J. H. Steel, A.V.D. 207 



How to Facilitate the Study of Botany. By G. Carstensen, 



Grad. Hort. R. D. C. Agr., Copenhagen, ... ... ... ... 213 



An Indian Naturalist's Trip to Australia. By Surgeon-Major 



K. R. Kirtikar 219 



Miscellaneous — 



Two Curious Instances of Mimicry ... ... ... 228 



Zoological Note ... ... ... ... . , ... ... 230 



Correspondence — 



Wild Buffalo... .. ... ... ... ... ... 231 



Proceedings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 232 



Nesting in Western India. By Lieut. H. E. Barnes {With a plate) 237 



The Man-Eating Tigress of Munda'li ... ... 255 



Elementary Botany of the Bombay Presidency. By A. K. 



Nairne ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 264 



Notes on a Caterpillar Farm. By Mrs. W. E. Hart ... ... 277 



'Down the Coast." By W. F. Sinclair, C.S 289 



The Indian Bison, with some Notes on Stalking him. By J. D. 



Inverarity (With two plates) ... ... ... ... ... 294 



Miscellaneous Notes — 



1. — Belief in the Bi*-Cobra .. ... ... ... ... 310 



2. — -The Water Rail {Rullus aquatic u*)... ... ... ... 311 



3. — How a Snake climbs ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 11 



4. — Battle between Bees and Wasps ... ... ... ... 312 



5. — Man-Eating Tigers ... ... ... ... ... ... 312 



6. — A Whistling Bulbul ... ... ... ... ... 313 



7.— Tiie Dyal Bird as Imitator 313 



8. — A Pet Drongo .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 313 



9. — Mimicry for Protection and from Example... ... .. 314 



10.— Uses of the Screw Palm (Pandanus od<>i atissimus) 



Kivada ... ... ... ... ... .., ... 314 



11. — Mimicry in Birds .. ... ... ... ... ... 315 



12. — Papilio polymnester, P. dissimilis and P. panope ... ... 315 



13. — Bears being eaten by Tigers ... ... ... ... 316 



14. —Measurement of Indian Elephants ... ... ... ... 316 



15. — A Branching Areca Nut Palm ... ... ... ... 3]? 



16.— Mimicry in Caterpihars ... ... ... ... ... 317 



Proceedings ... ^18 



