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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 



I;ist of Bombay Grasses and their uses, from Goverament; Catalogue of 

 the Fishes in the British Museum (second edition), Vol. I, from Government; 

 Anales del Museo Nacional de Montevideo; Nature, Vol. 58, Nos. 1505- 

 1513, from Mr. W, F. Sinclair; Irish Naturalist, Vol. VII., Nos, 9 and 10, 

 from Mr. Sinclair ; Indian Forester, Vol. XXIV, Nos. 9 and 10, in exchange; 

 Canadian Entomologist, Vol. XXX, Nos. 9, 10, 11; Agricultural Ledger, Nos. 

 9, 10, 11, 12, from Government; A Manual of the Geology of India, Part 

 I,, from Government; Annals and Magazine of Natural History ; Vol, II. 

 Nos, 9, 10 ; Annuaire du Musee Zoologique de 1' Academic Imperiale des 

 Sciences de St. Petersbourg, 1898, No. 1 ; Illustrations of the Zoology of 

 R. I. M. S. Investigator, from Government. 



FISHING IN BOMBAY WATERS. 



Mr. F. 0. Gadsden read an interesting paper on this subject, describing his 

 experiences with the well-known sporting fish the '' Bahmin " {Polynemus 

 tetradactylus) in Bombay Harbour. 



BOMBAY RATS, 



A short piiper received from Mr. E. H. Aitken on the different species and 

 sub-species of rats to be found in Bombay was read and discussed. Mr. 

 Aitken dealt upon the conspicuous part played by rats during the present 

 epidemic, and pointed out the importance of acquiring a thorough knowledge 

 of the different species which inhabit the city. 



BULL- TERRIER AND TIGER. 



Captain R. G, Burton of the Hyderabad Contingent contributed a graphic 

 description of the excitement caused by the sudden appearance of a tiger 

 in the Cantonment of Jalna on the 18th ultimo about five o'clock while the 

 band was playing. As there are no forests or heavy jungles within fifty 

 miles of the station the presence of such iin animal in the bungalow gardens 

 was, to say the least, unexpected. The important part played by a bull- 

 terrier, in driving the tiger out of cover and attacking it, formed an interest- 

 ing feature of an exciting episode, which ended with the destruction of the 

 tiger, but not before it had killed one man and mauled another. 

 NEW OR RARE TREES. 



Mr. T. F. Bourdillon, F.L.S., Conservator of Forests, contributed an 

 important paper describing six trees, which he had found in Travancore, five 

 of which appeared to be new. Excellent drawings of these trees were 

 exhibited, and will be reproduced in the Society's Journal when the paper 

 is published. 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



The following short papers were also read: — a White Spots on the Plumage 

 of a Woodpecker attacked by Parasites, by A. L, Butler; h. A Voracious 

 Centipede, by Captain H, Wells-Cole ; c. Breeding of the Black-breasted 

 Houeysucker in the Cachar District, by C. M. Inglis ; d. Parasitic Worms 



