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BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



PROCEEDINGS. 



Proceedings of the September Meeting. 

 The usual monthly meeting of this Society took place on Wednesday, the 1st 

 September 1869. Mr. J. D. Inverarity presided, a large number of members being 



present. 



Mr. H. M. Phipson, the Honorary Secretary, acknowledged the following contribu- 

 tions to the Society's Museum :— 



Contributions during August. 



Contribution. 



Description. 



Contributor. 



1 Crow's nest 



1 Florican (alive)... 

 Fossils of Leaves 



1 Chameleon 



1 Lizard 



Aquantity of Sea Snakes 



Fish, and Shells. 

 A quantity of Turtle Eggs. 



3 Cobras (alive) 



1 Dugong 



1 Manura 



Several Guinea-Worms. 



1 Tailor Bird's nest 



1 Chameleon (alive) 



Made of telegraph wire 



Sypheolides aurita 



From the Nerbudda, near 

 Jubbulpore. 



Chameleo vulgaris 



Lygosoma punctatum ...... 



From Alibag 



Chelonia viridis ... 



Naga tripudians, from Deoli 

 Halicore dugong, from Aden 

 Paradoxurus musnnga ... 

 From Hingoli 



Chameleo vulgaris 



Mr. S. Brooks. 

 Dr. D. MaoDonald. 

 Mr. B. P. W. Strong. 



Mr. W. S. Thrclfall. 



Dr. Brown. 



Mr. W. F. Sinclair, C.S. 



Do. 

 Mr. Sutton Jones. 

 Dr. Monks. 

 Mr. H. R, Cooke, C.S. 

 Dr. Mallins. 

 Mr. J. O'Coimell. 

 Mr. M. B. Koiah. 



Contributions to the Library. 



Journal of Comparative Medicine and Surgery, Vol. X., No. L. 3, in exchange. 

 Fauna of British India — Fishes, Vol. I. (Day), presented by the author. 

 Notes on the Indian Chiroptera (Blandford), presented by the author. 

 Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, Vol. IV., Parts 2 to 5, in exchange. 

 Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society, Vol. III., Parts 3 to 6, in exchange. 



Exhibits. 



Captain Herbert, A. D. C, exhibited a curiously deformed tooth of a wild boar. 

 The following papers were then read : — 

 Notes on Man-Eating Tigers, by Mr. Reg. Gilbert. 



Two curious instances of mimicry, by Mr. W. E. Hart. Both papers appeared in 

 Part 3, Vol. IV., of the Society's Journal. 



Proceedings of the October Meeting. 



The usual monthly meeting of the members of this Society took place on Tuesday, 

 the 1st October, and was largely attended. The Hon. Mr. Justice Hart presided. 



The following new members were elected :— Mr. G. F. Horbury, Colonel F. H. 

 Jackson, Mr. D. Gostling, Mr. W. H. Wolff, C.E., Mr. T. F. W. Wood, Dr. C. Mallins, 

 Mrs. Blathwayt, Mr. T. A. Bland, Mr. J. F. Duthie, Mr. W. C. Hughes, Mr. W. 

 Harvey, C.S., Mr. A. M. Gubbay, Mr. J. R. Chico, Captain F. G. Alexander, and Mr. 

 C. J. Dalbv. 



