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perpendicularly. The difficulty was to approach. It was arranged that C — should 

 go ahove and have the shot, while I \vent below. After a bit the lower panther 

 made a jump, pursued by the pack in my direction on the bank, but he broke up 

 » ravine. Just then C — shot the other panther dead, but he stuck in a lower fork 

 when he fell. Soirie of the pack immediately came back and could be seen 

 standing on their hind legs and licking the blood as it streamed from the beast 

 out of reach. 



My friend G— would have shot two dogs, but he had a miss-fire. I only got two 

 or three long shots at the dogs. The panther shot was a fine male about 7" in 

 length. The dogs made off, and we could not find the other panther. 



Our informers said they saw the panthers treed at sunrise, and it was about 8 

 o'clock when we got there. This being the first instance I have known such a 

 thing occur, 1 record it, as it will be interesting to sportsmen. 



Chickalda, Berars, April 1890- FRED. WRIGHT. 



PROCEEDINGS. 



PROCEEDINGS OP THE MEETING HELD ON 31ST MARCH 1890, 

 Tbe usual monthly meeting of the members of this Society took place on Monday, 

 the i 1st March 5 Dr. D. MacDonald presiding. 



The following new members were elected :— Colonel E. Carrington of Poona, 

 Raja Murli Mouohur Bahadur, Mr. Maneckjee Cursetjee, Mr. Manekshah Jehangirshah 

 Taleyarkhan* and Mr. Venakrao Luxumonjee. 



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

 tributions : — 



Contributions During February and March. 



Contributions. 



Description. 



Contributors. 



1 Snake 



1 Pallas' Shore Plover with 



9 eggs- 



1 Hodgson's partn d g r 



with 12 eggs 



Head of Thibetan Gazelle... 

 1 Cobra (alive) 



1 Phoorsa (alive) ,.. 



2 Snakes (alive) 



2 Dhamans(alive) 



1 Mocking Bird (alive) 



1 Peacock 



Eggs of painted partridge- 

 Nest of Palm Swift 



1 Snake (alive) 



1 Skimmer 



Mineralogical specimens ... 

 A number of Snakes, Liz- 

 ards, Rats, &o 



Dipsaz gokool 

 C. mongolicus 



Perdix hodgsoniae. 



Gazolla picticaudata .. 



Naga tripttdiana 



Echis carinata 



Passerita mycterizans 

 Ptyas mucosus 



Pavo crista tus 



Francolinua pictus 



Cypsellus batassiensis 



Lycodon aulicus 



Rhynchops albiuollis ., 

 From Worli 



From Raipore, C.P- 



Mr. G. Scaramanga. 



Major J. H. Yule, R.A. 



Do. 

 Do. 

 Rev. Fr. Dreckmann, S.J. 

 Mr. O. Meyer. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Mr. C. H. Byrne. 

 Mr. Ameerudin i'yabji. 

 Captain Shopland. 

 Mr. H. F. Hatch. 

 Mr. M. C. Turner. 

 Mr. E. L. Barton. 

 Mr. I- Benjamin. 



Mr. J. A. Bel ham. 



