940 JOURNAL, BOMB A Y NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol.XVUI. 



Minor contributions from :— Major O. A. Smith, Lt.-Col. Childe, I. M. S., 

 C. W. Thevenard, W. S. Rogers, L. H. Savile, Lt. F. M. Bailey, J. E. Needham. 

 the Hon'ble A. Hill-Trevor, Lt..Willock and W, P. Pechey, 



EXHIBITS. 



GORAL HEADS. 



The Secretary drew the attention of members present to the pair of Goral 

 heads, presented by General Osborn some time ago. These heads have been 

 recently mounted in England for the Society, and make a valuable addition to 

 the Museum. 



A LIVE KING COBRA OR HAMADRYAD (NA1A BUNGARUS). 



The Society has just obtained through Major Wall, I. M. S., another specimen 

 of this interesting snake, alive. The one now exhibited measures about 9 feet 

 in length and was caught in Assam. 



PHOTOGRAPHS OF MOSQUITOS AND TSETSE FLY. 



A set of photographs of the enlarged models of the malarial mosquito and 

 tsetse fly from the cases in the entrance hall of the Natural History Museum. 

 South Kensington, were exhibited. The Secretary mentioned that he found it 

 was impossible to have similar cases brought out to India, even if the Society 

 could afford it, owing to the models being made of wax which would probably 

 melt in this climate. Mr. Kinnear had however arranged for these photo- 

 graphs to be taken and Mr. John Wallace was now having them mounted for 

 the Society in an album. 



INDIAN DUCKS AND THEIR ALLIES. 



The book on this subject which has been recently published by the Society 

 by subscription, was shown to members and greatly admired. It contains 30 

 illustrations of the finest chromo-lithography of the Swans, Geese and Wild 

 Ducks which oacur in India and will undoubtedly become a standard work on 

 this subject. 



Mr. Savile proposed a vote of thanks be passed to the Secretary for his 

 work in connection with the production of this beautiful book which reflected 

 so much credit on the Society, and Major Hoskyn having seconded it, this was 

 carried. 



PAPERS READ. 



Captain Mackie, I.M.S., then read a paper by Captain W. Glen Liston,I.M.S.. 

 on the following subject : — 



" The present epidemic of malaria in the port of Bombay, a description of 

 \foe mosquiro which is spreading the disease with some suggested remedies," 



