ti4»J0VJiNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XIX. 



PROCEEDINGS 

 OF THE MEETING BELD ON 24th JULY 1909. 



A Meeting of the Members of the Bombay Natural History Society took 

 place at the Society's Rooms on Thuisday evening, the 24th July 1909, the 

 Revd. F. Dreckmann, S,J., presiding. 



The election of the following 91 new members since the last meeting was 

 announced : — 



Mr. B. Sen Gupta (G&irkatta'i ; Capt. H. LeM. Fellows, 47th Sikhs (Rawal 

 Pindi) ; Mr. William Burns (Poona) ; Mr, C. G. Leftwich, I.CS. (Khandwa); 

 Mr. Lane Brown (Benares); Mr. R. F. Greer (Thaton); Mr, R. G. T. Gatherer, 

 10th Gurkhas (Ehamo) ; The Mess Secy., 64th Pioneers (Belgaum) ; 

 Lt. R. F. Francis, 47th Sikhs (Dera Ismail Khan); Mr. J. D. Bharda 

 (Bombay) ; Mr. E. W. Fritchley (Bombay); Lt.-Col. A. C. Younan. I.M.S., l!5th 

 Punjabis (Rawal Pindi); Mr. L. W. Middelton (Sonapore) ; The Hony. Secy., 

 Royal Asiatic Society (Bombay); Mr. L. A. Luffman (Bamrup); Mr. G. S. Hen- 

 derson (Mirpur Khas) ; Mr. D. R. H. Browne (Mirpur Khas); Mr. G. R. Bhatia 

 (Gonda) ; Mr. P. E. Plunkett (Katha) ; Col. D. OSullivan (Quetta) ; Mr. A. A. 

 Flynn (Bostan, Baluchistan): The Mess Secy, £9th C. I. Hoi-se (Goona) ; 

 Capt, F. R. S. Gervers (Cawnpcre) ; Mr. P. C. Briscoe (Rahatungoda) ; Mess 

 President, 103rd M. L. Infy. (Belgaum); The Curator and Librarian, Vict. 

 Tech. Inst, (Nagpur) ; Mr. H. E, H. Johnston-Stewart, Highland Lt. Infy. 

 (Dilkhusha) ; The Hony. Secy., The Book Cub, G7th Punjabis ( Multan Cantt.); 

 Mr. A. G. Frere (Tharrawady) ; Mr. A. J. Russell (Mansi ; Mr. J. Oliphant 

 (Mansi) ; Mr. Martin Hallauer (Bombay) ; Mr. W. P. Cowie (Ahmednagar) ; 

 Rear-Admiral E, J. Warre Slade (Bombay) ; Mr. R. E. A. Elliot, I.CS. (Bom- 

 bay) ; Mr. W. Graham (Bombay) ; Mr. J. H, Skelton (Bombay) ; Mr. K. G. 

 Campbell (Bombaj); Mr. C. H. H. Chessall (Bombay); Mr. T. E. Durie 

 (Bangalore) ; Mr. H. J. Dunlop (Secunderabad) ; Major L. E. O'Connor, CLE. 

 (Qaetta) ; Dr. H. T. Holland (Quetta) ; Mr. A. Anderson (Quetta) ; Mr. Lala 

 Mulraj (Quetta) ; Mr. T. Clear (Madras); Lt.-Col. J. B.Roberts (Indore) , Capt. 

 A. C Wardrop, R H.A. (Mhow) ; Mr. John N. List (Henzada) ; Capt. M. R, K. 

 Hodgson, Royal Fusiliers (Trimulgherry) ; Sir B. S. Brooke, Bart. (Triraul- 

 gherry) ; Dr. J. Dunlop (Parkola) ; Capt. J. Martin, 94th Russell's Infy. 

 (Baroda) ; H. H, Iftikhar Alikhan (Jaoia) ; Miss Birrell (Simla) ; Hony. Secy., 

 United Service Club (Bangalore); Mr. R. G. M. Johnston, II H.A. (Bangalore); 

 Mr. C H.James (Lahore); JMr. J. Coldstream. I.CS, (Simla); Mr. J. Giay, 

 36th Sikhs (Rawal Pindi) ; Capt. W. C. Long, I.M.S. (Madms) ; Mr. H. A. Gold- 

 smith, 95th Russell's Infy. (Bolarum) ; Mr. E. A. Hughes (Travancore) ; Mr. A. 

 J. Wright (Travancore) ; Mr. W. G. Dawson, (London) ; Mr, H. R. C Dobbs, 

 I.CS., CLE. (Quetta) ; Captain Terence Keyes (Quetta) ; Mr. L. H, Kirkness 

 (Madr&s) ; Mr. W. R. Gibson (Madras) ; Mr. J, E. M. Boyd, R.A.M.C. (Feroze- 

 pore); Mr. A, A, Porter (Siam) ; Mr. C T, Graham (Rangoon); Mr. C. 

 Clifford Batten (Mussoorie) ; Mr, G, W, Giles (Madras) ; Mr. J, Erskine (Kota- 



