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Miscellaneous Notes — contd. 



20. — Vegetation in Sind. By H. M. Birdwood, c.s.i., m.a., 



LL.D 172 



21.— The Russell's Viper. By L. L. Fenton, Lt.-Col., I.A. 173 



22.— A Cobra Feeding on Eggs. By C. P. George 174 



23.— Bee-Culture in India. By C. G. Nurse, Major, 113th 



Infantry 175 



24 — Assam Birds. By A. M. Primrose 176 



25. — Breeding Seasons of Big Game. By E. Comber, f.z.s. 176 

 26. — Albinism in a Shrike. By G. C. Dudgeon, f.e.s .. 179 



Proceedings of the Meetings held on the 16th June, 18th 



August, 29th September and 24th November 1904 180 



The Moths of India (Supplementary Paper to the Volumes 

 in "The Fauna of British India"), Series III, Part III. 

 By Sir George Hampson, Bart., f.z.s., f.e.s 193 



Desckiption of Sixty-eight New Shells from the Persian 

 Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, dredged 

 by Mr. F. W. Townsend, of the Indo-European Telegraph 

 Service, 1901-1 903. By James Cosmo Melvill, m.a., 

 f.l.s., F.z.s., and Robert Standen, Assistant Keeper, Manches- 

 ter Museum. Part II. (Plates C, D.) 217 



Descriptions of Two New Snakes from Upper Burma. By 



G. A. Boulenger, f.r.s., v.p.z.s. ( With a Plate) 235 



Some new Mosquitoes from Ceylon. By F. V. Theobald, m.a., 



communicated by E. Ernest Green, f.l.s.( With Plates A andB.) 237 



Description of a New Snake from Burma (Oligodon M.cDou- 

 galli). By Capt. F. Wall, i.m.s., cm.zs 251 



Plague, Rats and Fleas. By Capt. W. G. Liston, i.m.s. 



{With Plates A and B.) 253 



A Catalogue of the Heterocera of Sikhim and Bhutan. By 

 G. C. Dudgeon, f.e.s., with Notes by H. J. Elwes, f.r.s., 

 &c, and additions by Sir G. F. Hampson, Bart., b.a., f.e.s., 

 &c. PartXVIl 275 



Notes on Snakes collected in Cannanore from 5th November 

 1903 to 5th August 1904. By Capt. F. Wall, i.m.s., c.m.z.s. 292 



On Fishes from the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and 

 Karachi, collected by Mr. F. W. Townsend. By C. Tate 

 Regan, b.a. {With 3 Plates.) 318 



