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PROCEEDINGS. 

 Proceedings of the Meeting op 7th May 1889. 



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

 tli-a 7th May 1889, and was largely attended. Dr. G. Maconachie presided. 



The following new members were then elected:— II. II. Aga Khan, Mr. E Y. 

 Watson (Madras), Mr. H. S. Ferguson (Travancore), Mr. R, Gonipertz (Madras), Mr. 

 S. J. Stone (Punjab), Lieutenant W. J. Bythell, R. E. (Bcluchistan), and Captain A. 

 11. Cole-Hamilton (Secunderabad) 



Mr. IT. M. Phipson, the Honorary Secretary, then acknowledged the following con- 

 tributions to the Society's collections •. — . 



CONTRIBUTIONS DURING MARCH AND APRIL. 



Contribution. 



Description. 



Contributor. 



295 Bird Skins 

 1 Snake 



] Snake 



1 Lizard (from Ceylon) 



1 Snake 



'd Gil paintings of Orchids. 



1 Tufted Pochard (alive).. 



2 Tortoise Eggs ... 

 16 Bird Skius 



Several Grey Jungle Fowls 

 Head of Four-horned An- 

 telope. 



1 Red Lynx's Skin 

 1 Jungle Cat's S^iu 

 1 Engraving of I'rof. Pas- 

 teur. 

 1 Sea Gull (alive) ... 



1 Wild 1 og 



2 Scaly Ant-Eaters 



1 Muntjae's Skull 



1 Monkey (alive) 



1 Scaly Ant-Eater (alive)... 

 A quantity of Shells and 



Curiosities. 

 1 Muntjae's Head ... 

 1 Large Tiger-Cat's Skin 



1 Monkey's Skull ... 



2 Scaly Ant-Eaters (alive). 

 1 Cat's Skeleton ... 



1 Fowl's Skeleton ... 



4 Ibex Fleads 



2 Markhor Heads ... 

 2 Barra Singha Heads 

 1 Glial Head 

 1 Thar Head 



1 F..arge piece of Flexible 

 Sandstone. 



5 Stuffed Birds 



2 Snakes 



A number of Snakea 



1 Brown Hawk Owl (mount- 

 ed). 



1 Indian Screech Owl 

 (alive). 



From Assam, .. 

 Echis earinata 

 Cylindrophis maculatua 

 Calotes nigrilabris ... 

 Troj ii( h mot us plum bicolor, 

 By Miss Hall, Poona 

 Fuiigula cristata 

 Testudo eleg.ms 

 From Quetta 

 Gallus sonnerati 

 Tetraceros quadricornis 



Felis caracal 

 Felis chaus ... 



Larus ridibundus ... 

 Oanis rutilans 

 Mauis pentad actylus 



Cervulus aureus 

 Macacus radiatus .. 

 Manis pentadactylus 

 From the I'ersia.i Gulf 



Cervulus aureus 

 Fells vivenina 

 Macacus silenus 

 Manis pentadactylus 

 Articulated ... 



Do 



Capra sibirica 

 Capra me<.accros ... 

 Cervus cashmirianus 

 Ovis cyioeeros 

 Capra jemlaicus 

 From Kewara 



■ From Shanghai ... 



From Godhra 

 Ninox scutellatus ... 



Strix javanica 



Mr. J. Monteath, C. S. 



('apt. Aves. 



Mr. G. W. Vidal, C. S. 



Do. 

 Mr. R. Wroughton. 

 Lieut. E Jervoise, R. N. 

 Mr. F. Otto. 

 Mr. W S. Trice. 

 Mr. A. Newnham. 

 Col. W. Scott. 

 Mr. J. C. Anderson. 



Mr. A. Spitteler. 



Do. 

 Mr. H. C. Parmenides. 



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

 Brig.-Genl. LaTuuche. 

 Born in the Society's 



Rooms. 

 I enl. Pottinger. 

 Mrs Charriiigton. 

 Mr. W. Holland. 

 Mr. E. Leggett. 



Mr. ATicerudin Tyabji. 

 Mr. II. S. Wise, 



Do. 

 Mr. S. K. Betham. 

 Mr. John Parmenides. 

 Do. 



1 

 I 

 ; Col. H. B. Ryves. 



J 

 Mr. J. W. Black well. 



Mr. A. J. M. Inverarity. 



Mr. C. F. G. Lester. 

 Rev. D. R I. Brandon. 



Mr. H. K. Cronan, 



