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VII. — Occurrence of the European Groat Bustard {Otis 

 tarda) near Pesliawar. iJy 'llio Hon'ble Sir (icorgo 

 Ivoos-Keppel, ci.i'.i.K., K.<!.s.i 745 



VIII.— The White-necked Stork in the Punjab. By H. 



Whistler, M.B.O.U , F.z.s 7i6 



IX. — Comb Duck (SarcuHoi-nin vwlanonntuf^) in Sind. By 



R. E. Gibson, i.cs 747 



X. — A few Notes on the Nests and Eggs of some of the 

 Burmese Scimitar Babblers. By J. M. D. Mackenzie, 

 M.B.O.U., p.z.s 748 



XL — Miscellaneous Notes on Some Birds in the Chin 



Hills, Burma. By P. F. Wickham, r.w.D 750 



XII. — Close-Barred Sandgrouse at Muscat. By Major 



A. K. Burton 751 



Xill. — The Span of large Birds, By Capt. S. S, Flovver . . 752 



XIV. — Capturing Tigers with Bird-lime. By Surgeon- 



Geueral Banuorman, c.s.i., i.m.s 758 



XV. — Ou an Undescribed Colour Variety of the Snake 

 Ziiocys mucosus from the Central Provinces. By 

 E. A. D'Abreu, f.z.s 753 



XVI. — Notes on a Gravid Jli/dropfiis ctjanncinctus anil her 

 brood. (With a Diagram.) By Lt.-Col. F. Wall, 



C.M.G., C.M.Z.8., F.L.S., I.M.S T 754 



XVII. — Notes on the Breeding of the Hasp-skinned Water 

 Snake (t'/ifrsi/drtis f/ranulatus), Schneider. By 

 Lt.-Col. F.Wall, c'.M.G., C.M.Z.S., f.l.s., i.m.s 756 



XVIII.— Notes on Flies for Trout Fly Fishing in Kashmir. 



By F. J. Mitchell 757 



XIX. — Notes on the Habits of the Death's-Head Moth 

 (Acherontia stt/.i). By Surgeon-General Bannerman, 

 I.M.S 759 



XX. — A new Species of Phytniyhthora parasitic on the Para 



Rubber 'Cree. 'By W. McRae 7G0 



XXI.— Examples of Mimicry in Spiders. (With an illustra- 

 tion). By C. E. C. Fischer, i.F.s 7G0 



XXIL— Onlled Sea Water. By Lt.-Col. H. .T. Walton, 



C.M.Z.8., I.M.S 761 



XXIII.— Cultivation of the Edible Date Palm {Fhanit dacty- 

 lifera) in South India. (With a P late) . By Surgeon- 

 General W. B. Bannerman, c.s.l., i.M.s 763 



XXIV.— Fall of Seed in a Rainstorm. By L. J. Sedgwick, 



I.cs 764 



Proceedings 766 



Printed by E. G. Pearson for the Proprietors of the Times Press, Bonibuy, and 

 published by W. S. MiUard for the Bombay Natural History Society— 76a6'18. 



