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Miscellaneous Notes — concld. 



16. — A Large Baobab Tree. By W. B. Bannerman, Lt.-Col., 



i.m.s 718 



17.— Doves at Jullundnr. By H. A. F. Magrath, Major 719 



18. — Tbe Occurrence of the Malay Fish-Owl (Ketupa javanen- 



sis) in Assam. By H. N. Ooltart 719 



19. — Fly-Fishing in the Bombay Presidency (Megalops cyprino- 

 ides) as a Fly- taker. With a plate copied from Thomas' 



" Rod in India." By W. A. Wallinger 719 



20. — The Large Brown Flying-Squirrel [Pteromys oral). By 



A. F. Piuhey, Major, Resident, Meywar 721 



21. — Indian Yams (Dioscorea doemona), Roxb. By G. M. 



Ryan, i.f.s 721 



22. — Shooting Notes in Oannanore. By F. Wall, Capt., I.M.S. 722 

 23. — The Lapwing or Peewit {Vanellus vulgaris). By H. H. 



Harrington, Capt. 723 



24. — Melanism amongst Panthers. By T. A. Hauxwell, 



Conservator of Forests ... 723 



25 — Papilo Machaon in Baluchistan. By C. G. Nurse, Major, 



113th Infantry 723 



26. — Occurrence of a Rare Sea Snake (Distira g tile spice) on 



the Malabar Coast. By F. Wall, c.m.z.s., Capt., i.m.s. 723 

 27. — The Eggs of the Small Sun-Bird (Arachnecihra minima). 



By J. Davidson 726 



28. — Occurrence of the Ceylon White-ej^e (Zosterops Ceylonen- 



sis) in the Nilgherries. By D. G. Hatchwell 726 



29. — Occurrence of the White-throated Rock-Thrush, Petro- 

 phila (Monticola) gularis, in Burma. By K. C. 



Macdonald. D. S. Police 727 



30. — The Indian Edible-nest Svviftlet (Collocalia fuciphaga) in 



the Pulney Hills. By R, Foulkes 727 



31.— The Boldness of Panthers. By M. Young, York and 



Lancashire Regiment 727 



32. — A Viperine Snake which is Oviparous. By G. A. Miller. 729 

 Proceedings of the Meetings held on the 21st January, 25th 



February, and 31st March 1904 731 



