CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



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New Species of Indian Hymenoptera. By Major C. G. Nurse, 13th 



Bombay Iufantry 1 



The Moths of India. Supplementary Paper to the Volumes in 

 " The Fauna of British India." Series II., Part IX. By Sir 

 G. F. Hampson, Bart., f.z.s., f.e.s 19 



On Two Cetaceans from Travancore. By H. S. Ferguson. With 

 a Note on the same. By R. Lydekker, b.a., f.r.s., f.g.s., &c. 

 (With Plates A & B) 38 



A List of the Butterflies of the Konkan. By E. H. Aitken 



and E. Comber 42 



The Poisonous Plants of Bombay. By Lieut.-Colonel K. R. Kirtikar, 

 i.m.s., f.l.s., Member, Association Internationale des Botanistes, 

 Holland, Civil Surgeon, Ratnagiri. Part XX. [With Plate V.) ... 56 



The Birds of the Madhubani Sub-Division of the Darbhanga 

 District, Tirhut, with Notes on Species noticed elsewhere 

 in the District. By C. M. Inglis. Part VI 70 



The Ferns of North-Western India. By C. W. Hope. Part III — 



The General List 78 



Snake-Bites and Poisonous Fishes. By P. W. Bassett-Smith, 



M.R.C.S., R.N. o 112 



Miscellaneous Notes — 



1. Size of remarkable Trees. By G. Marshall Woodrow 131 



2. Nesting notes from Kashmir. By Kenneth Buchanan, Major, 4th Sikhs. 131 



3. Notes on a few Caterpillars of Indian Sphingidfe. By A. H. Mosse, 



Lieut., i.s.c 13P, 



4. Number of eggs of the Daboia (,Vij)era russelli^). By A. H. Mossej 



Lieut., i.s.c ., 134 



5. The incubation of a Cuckoo's egg. By A. H. Mosse, Lieut., I.S.C, 



Assist, Political Agent, Mahi Kantha 134 



6. A Centipede eating a Snake. (With^ a PTwtagrapti.') By W. P. Okeden, 135 



7. A Man-eating Panther. By L. S. Osmaston, Deputy Conservator of 



Forests 135 



8. Note on the breeding of certain Herons, etc., in Southern India. By H. 



N. Packard, Capt., R.A .'. 138 



9. Queer find of a Painted Snipe's egg. By H. N. Packard, Capt., R.A, ... 139 



10. Bird's nesting in Southern Shan States of Burma. By H. H. 



Harrington, Capt 140 



11. Rare Ducks. By E. C. Stuart Baker 141 



12. Gazelle taking to Water. By G. S. Rodon, Major 142 



13. The Crested Grebe. By E. C. Stuart Baker 142 



14. Food of the Hamadryad or King Cobra. By W. H. Craddock 143 



15. Occurrence of the Cotton Teal (Fettapus eoromandeliantts) in Sind. 



By J. W. Parrington, Lieut., 47th Battery, R.F.A 143 



16. Food of Mfilursus ursinus (The Sloth-Bear or Indian Bear). By H. R. 



G. Hasted c 144. 



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