CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. 



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Insect Life in India and How to Study it, being a Simple Account 

 of the more important Families of Insects, "with Examples of 

 the Damage they do to Crops, Tea, Coffee and Indigo Con- 

 cerns, Fruit and Forest Trees in India. Part II. By E. P. 

 Stebbing, f.l.s., f.e.s 375 



A List of the Batrachians known to inhabit the Malay Peninsula, 

 with some Remarks on their Habits, Distribution, &c. By A. 

 L. Butler, f.z.s., m.b.o.u., &c. (Director of Game Preservation, 

 Sondan Government) 387 



The Use of Calmette's Antivenene in Snake-Bite in India. By 

 Lt.-Col. W. B. Bannerinan, M.D., b.sc., f.r.s.e., Indian Medical 

 Service 403 



On Two Dolphins from Madras. {With Plates C and D). By B. 



Lydekker *,«..,..»..... 408 



The Ferns of North-Western India. By C. W. Hope , 415 



Descriptions of Three New Frogs from Southern India and 

 Ceylon. [With a Plate). By G. A. Boulenger, f.r.s., v.p.z.s 430 



The Present Position of Economic Entomology in India. By H. 

 Maxwell-Lefroy, M.A., f.e.s., e.z.s , Entomologist to the Government 

 of India 432 



A New Termite from India. Described by J. Desneux (Brussels) 445 



The Colouration of Birds' Eggs. By D. Dewar, i.c.s 447 



The Birds of Travancore. By H. S. Ferguson, f.l.s. : with Notes 

 on their Nidification. (With a Plate) Part II. By T. F. 

 Bourdillon, f.l.s 455 



The Collections in the Society's Museum. By E. Comber, f.z.s. ... 475 



Synonymic Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Papilionina in thk 

 Society's Collection. By L. C. H. Young, Hon. Secy., Insect Sec- 

 tion of the Bombay Natural History Society 483 



Further Notes on the Classification of Indian Butterflies. By 



L. C. H. Young , 498 



A List of Travancore Batrachians. (With Plates A, B,and C.) 



By H. S. Ferguson, f.l s , 499 



Miscellaneous Notes — 



1. Notes on the Breeding of Certain Birds near Darjeeling. By B. B. 



Osmaston, i.f.s , 510 



2. Occurrence of the Cotton Teal in Guzerat. By A. H. Mosse 515 



3(a). Some Panther Notes. By A. H. Mosse 5]g 



3 (&)• Some Panther Notes. By W. D. Gumming 517 



4. Notes on the Nidification of the Indian Rlack-breasted Rain-quail 



(jCorttirnix Cor ow and elica~). By R. II. Heath 518 



5. The Nesting of (474) Zanivs collurlndes (the Burmese Shrike) and 



0*12) Avtamus Fusciit (the Ashy Swallow Shrike) in Upper Burma. 



By H. H. Harington, Capt £i<) 



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