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Nesting in Western India. By Lieut. H. E. Barnes 237 



The Man-Eating Tigress op Mundali 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 2 94 



Miscellaneous Notes — 



1.— Belief in the Bis-Cobra 310 



2. — The Water Rail {Rallus aquaticus) 311 



3. — How a Snake climbs 311 



4. — Battle between Bees and Wasps 312 



5.— Man-Eating Tigers 312 



6.—A Whistling Bulbul 313 



7.— The Dyal Bird as Imitator 313 



8.— A Pet Drongo 313 



9. — Mimicry for Protection and from Example 313 



10 — Uses of the Screw Palm (Pandanus odoratissimus), Kevada. 314 



11. — Mimicry in Birds 315 



12 — Papilio polymnester, P. dissimilis and P. jmnope 815 



13. — Bears being eaten by Tigers 316 



14. — Measurements of Indian Elephants 316 



15. — A Branching Areca Nut Palm 317 



16. — Mimicry in Caterpillars 317 



Proceedings .» ... 318 



