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BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



and enlarge the existing collection of animals at the Victoria Gardens. Mr. E. C. K. 

 Ollivant, the Municipal Commissioner, was taking a keen interest in the subject, and 

 had asked the Bombay Natural History Society to assist him by appointing a sub- 

 committee to visit the Gardens once a week, and to consult with him as to the best 

 means of forming a zoological collection which would be a credit to the city. Mr. 

 Phipson hoped the gentlemen who had offered donations a year ago towards the cost 

 of cages, houses, &c, (to be named after them) would renew those offers, now that 

 the Society had determined to help the Commissioner to carry through his scheme. 



Tho following Papers were then read : — 



Note on a Talking Bulbul. 

 (By Mr. A. W. Morris, F.Z.S.) 



Which appeared in No. 2 (Vol. IV.) of this Society's Journal. 



" Our Hymenopteka." 

 (By Mr. Robert C. Wroughton.) 



The Honorary Secretary read extracts from this very interesting paper, which he 

 stated would appear in the course of a few days, in the Society's Journal, when it 

 could be studied and enjoyed by the members at leisure. A vote of thanks was 

 passed to Mr. Wroughton for his paper and for the collection of ants, bees, and 

 wasps he had made for the Society. 



Mr. J. H. Steel, A.V.D., then read a valuable paper on " The Camel," which 

 will be found on page 207 of this volume. 



Proceedings of the Society's Meeting on 10th August 1SS9. 



The usual monthly meeting of the Members of this Society took place on Wednes- 

 day, the 7th August 1889, Dr. D. MacDonald presiding. 



The following new members were elected : — Mr. T. E. Sansom (of Batavia), Mr. 

 E. H. Elsworthy, Mr. James Jardine, Rev. Goldwyer Lewis, Mr. H. Couldrey, Mr. S. 

 Carleton, Mr. A. Murray, Mr. Wm. Tudball, B. C. S., Mr. Chas. Tudball, C. E., and 

 Mr. G. R. Lynn. 



Mr. H. M. Phipson, the Honorary Secretary, then acknowledged the following 

 contributions to the Society's Museum : — 



contributions during JULY. 



Contribution. 



Description. 



Contributor. 



1 Toddy cat (alive) 



1 Snake (alive) 



2 Snakes 



Nest and Eggs of ... 



3 Floricans' Eggs ... 

 1 Purple Coot (alive) 

 1 Tailor Bird's nest 



1 Snake (alive) 



1 Lizard (alive) 



Paradoxurus musanga. 



Tropidonotus quincunctiatus 



Python molurus, dendrophis 



picta. 



Common Wren Warbler. 



Sypheotides aurita 



Porphyris poliocephalus ... 



Ortnotomus sutorius 



Dipsas gokool 



Gymnodactylus Sp 



Mr. E. J. Ebden, C. S. 



Mr. X. Casteli. 



Mr. H. E. M. James, C. S. 



Mr. E. P. Close. 



Do. 

 By exchange. 

 Mr. S. Luard. 



Do. 

 Mr. G. K. Wasey. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 



The Moths of India (Swinhoe and Cotes) ; from the authors. 

 Reports of the Geological Explorations in New Zealand ; in exchange. 

 Proceedings of the Linnrean Society of N. S. Wales ; in exchange. 

 Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute ; in exchango. 



