PROCEEDINGS. 



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The Meeting then ended with a vote of thanks to iho gentlemen who had con- 

 tributed papers. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING ON 31st MARCH, 1891. 



The usual Monthly Meeting of the Members of this Society took place on Tuesday, 

 the 31st March. 1891, Dr. MacDonald presiding. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the Society: — Colonel A. M. 

 Rawlins, R.A. (Poona), Lieutenant L. H. Parry, R.A. (Hingoli), Lieutenant H. L. 

 Goodenongh (Erinpura), Dr. D. St. J. Grant (Dharmsala), Mr. A. Mair (Bombay), 

 Mr. Pestonjee Jewunjee, CS. (Nakrakal), and Mr. J. Fairolough (Bombay). 



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

 contributions to the Society's Museum : — 



CONTRIBUTIONS DUBING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. 



Contributions. 



2 Pups of Wild Dog (alive). 

 2 Dusky-horned Owls 



(alive) 



Specimens of Deep-sea 



Soundings 



Nest and Eggs of African 



Weaver Bird 



1 pair of Horns 



1 Porcupine (alive) 



1 Owl (alive) 



Fossil Crabs 



1 Sambhur head 



1 Porcupiue (alive) 



1 pair of Sambhur Horns.... 

 1 Sea Gull (alive) 



1 Leopard Cat 



6 Black Buck Heads ... ( 



2 Chinkara head ^ 



Thumb and Forefinger of 



a Boy. 



Descriptions. 



Cyon dukhuuensis. 

 Bubo coromaudus. 



Red Sea 



From Berbera , 



Ovis amnion , 



Hystrix leucura 



Strix javanica 



From Burma 



Deformed 



Hystrix leucura 



From Deoli 



Larus brunneicephalus. 

 Felis bengalensis 



From Kattywar 



Found in the stomach of a 

 panther 



Contributors. 



1 Sea Turtle 

 4 Snakes 



1 Ratel (alive) 



A quantity of Snakes, 

 Lizards, &c 



1 Krait 



2 Lizards 



Head of the White-faced 



Stiff -tailed Duck 



2 Long-haired Guinea Pigs 



(alive). 

 2 Young Panthers (alive). 



4 Crocodiles' Eggs 



Head and Dorsal Fin of 



Sword-fish. 

 1 Krait 



Chelonia viridis 



Tropidonotus plumbicolor.. 



Silybura macrolepis 



Trimeresurus striatus 



Lycodon aulicus 



Mellivora indicus 



Mr. A. Elliott, C. S. 



Mr. H. Bulkley. 



Capt. Scott Smith. 



Lieut. C. D. Lester. 



Capt. H. Y. Benett. 



Mr. Chester Macnaghten. 



Mr. T. Le Messurier. 



Major F. W. Snell. 



Mr. F. T. Bird. 



Col. Gerard. 



Major Thornton. 



Dr. T. S. Weir. 



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



Major Fenton. 



Mr. C. A. W. Davies. 

 Dr. De Monte. 



> Mr. T. R, D. Bell. 



Mr. Fillis. 



From Kauara Mr. E. H. Aitke 



Bungarus arcuatus... 



Eublepharis hardwickii 



Shot at Sialkot 

 Cavia cobaya.... 



Felis pardus 



Crocodilus palustris 



Histiopharus brevirostris... 



Bungarus arcuatus 



cen. 



Col. A. Mayhew. 

 Do. 



Lieut. C. Kendall Bushe. 

 Mr. J. Collett. 



Mr. F. R. Desai. 

 Mr. Jas. Lindsay. 

 Mr. A. II. Unwin. 



Mr. C. E. Kane. 



