PROCEEDINGS. 



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Micro-Lepidoptera, by E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S., F.Z.S. 5. The Mangrove of 

 the Bombay Presidency and its biology, by the Revd. E. Blatter, S.J. 6. 

 Albinism in the Blackbuck, by Major C. J. Robertson Milne, I.M.S. 7. Note 

 on the Breeding of the Krait, by Col. W. B. Bannerman, I.M.S. 8. Food of 

 the ' Muskrat; by Col. W. B. Bannerman, I.M.S. 



A vote of thanks was passed to the authors of the various papers, and the 

 meeting then terminated. 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 5th OCTOBER 1905. 

 A meeting of the members of the Bombay Natural History Society took 

 place at the Society's Rooms on the 5th October 1905, Lieut-Colonel W. B. 

 Bannerman, I.M.S., presiding, 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The election of the following nine new members, since the last meeting was 

 duly announced : — 



Mr. J. R. Spence (Bombay) ; Capt. R. B. B. Foster, I.M.S. (Secunderabad) ; 

 Lieut. 0. Harris, R.H.A. (Rawalpindi) ; Col. G. F, N. Tinley (Meerut) ; Mr. W. 

 Harvey Jones (Bombay) ; Capt. G. H. Stewart, I.M.S. (Falam, Chin Hills, 

 Burma) ; Mr. J. T. Fry (Parel) ; and Major C. R. Hoskyn, R.E. (Bombay). 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 

 Mr. W. S. Millard, the Honorary Secretary, acknowledged receipt of the 

 following contributions since the last meeting : — 



Contribution. 



Description. 



Contributor. 



1 Barn Owl , 



1 Montagu's Harrier 



1 Common Indian Swift. ... 



1 Purple Hun-bird ... 



1 Glossy Ibis- , 



1 Great Eastern Horseshoe- 

 bat. 



r 



A collection of Estuary-^ 

 Fish from Alibas*. 



St"ix Jiammea 



Circus cineraeeus 



Cyptel us ojfi nu 



Ariohnrchthra axiatica .. 



Plegadu falcint llus 



lihinohiphus luectus 



1 Latet calcarifir 



I Polynemus plebins 



I Polynemus tetradactylus 



1 Serranus gilb>rti 



1 Chrysnphry* datnia .. .. 



1 Plotosus camus 



/ Teludei aoonthropteryii. 



1 Enc/raulis taty 



/ Batraehus gani/ene 



/ Hemirhamphus georgit .. 



1 Ejunla brevirostris 



1 Terapon jarbua 



I Platycephalic-* scaber . .. 



i Gobioidvs sp 



7 Sillaga sihama 



I Artusfalcarii/s 



1 Belone strongylura 



Mr. H. M. Whittell. 



Mr. H. A. Huagrath. 

 Major J. Manners Smith. 



V Mr. W. 

 I.F.8. 



A. Wallinger, 



