CONTENTS. ix 



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 The Moths of India. Series III, Part XL By Sir George 



Hampson, Bart., f.z.s., f.e.s 572 



The Orchids of the Bombay Presidency. Part VI. [With 



Plates V. & VI.) By G. A. Gammie, f.l.s 586 



Caterpillars as Ants' Pets. By E. Blatter, s.,i 591 



Biological Notes on Oriental Hemiptera, No. 1. (With 



a Plate). By J. 0. Kershaw and G. W. Kirkaldy 596 



The Ferns of the Bombay Presidency. By E. Blatter, s.j. 599 

 Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. Part VII. By 



E. Meyrick, b.a., f.r.s., f.z.s 613 



Ceylon Ferns in the Bombay Natural History Society's 



Herbarium. By E. Blatter, s.j 639 



A Contribution to the Aculeate Hymenoptera of the 



Bombay Presidency. By P.Cameron 649 



Review. By E. H. A. — "The Plagues and Pleasures of Life in 



Bengal." By Lieut.-Colonel Cunningham, c.i.e., f.r.s. ... 660 

 Correspondence (Proposed alteration to the Forest 



Rules in reference to the close time for Quail 



and Bustard in the Bombay Presidency).,. 665 



Proposed Investigation and Protection of the 



Fisheries of Western India 667 



Miscellaneous Notes : — 



1. — A wonderful Leopard skin 670 



2.— A Panther and a Buffalo. By H. Tyler, i.c.s 671 



3. — The Indian Mongoose. By Fleur-de-Lys 671 



4. — Indian Hares. By Fleur-de-Lys 673 



5. — Abnormal antlers of Spotted Deer or Chital (Cervus 



axis.) By Major S. H. Powell, r.e 675 



6. — A large Sambhar Head (Malay variety). By Major 



Chas. R. Pearce, i.m.s r 676 



7. — A Siamese Hog-Deer. By R. Lydekker 677 



8. — A new Gazelle from Persia. By R. Lydekker 677 



9. — Major Kennions's Gazelle. By R. Lydekker — ^ 678 



10. — Habitat of the Chinese Pangolin (Manis aurita). By 



Major F. Wall, i.m.s., c.m.z.s ,, 678 



11. — Note on the Malabar Spiny Mouse ( Plat acant homy s 



lasiurus). By Chas. Gray 679 



