790 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XII. 



gical Society of London for 1898 (in exchange); The Hymenoptera of 

 the Khasia Hills, by P. Cameron (from the Author) ; Illustrations de la 

 Flore du Congo (from the Belgian Government) ; Deep Sea Ophiuroidea 

 (Kochler) ; (Indian Museum) j Indian Museum Notes, Vol, IV, No. 3 (in 

 exchange). The Coccidae of Ceylon, Part II. (Ernest Green), (from the 

 Author); The North American Fauna, No. 14 (in exchange); The Game 

 Birds rf India, Part II, E. W. Gates, (from the Author) ; and the Journal, 

 of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (from Mr. W. 

 F. Sinclair), 



Papers read. 



The following papers were then read and discussed: — 



1. Fishing in Indian Waters, Part III, by Fred, 0. Gadsden, R. I. M. 

 2. A New Sea Snake, by G. A. Boulenger, F.R.S. 3. Miscellaneous 

 Notes: — '(n) Food of the Indian Grey Shrike, by Capi,. C. G. Nurse, (6) 

 Notes on Indian Ducks, by E. H, Young, (e) The f ourti^^g Dance of the 

 Moonal Pheasant, by Major G. S. Rodon, {d) Game in the Waltair District, 

 by Stephen Cox, I.F.S. (e) Birds Tapping at Window Panes, by Mrs, 

 Bourdillon. (/) Hibernation of Bl ck a' d Brown Bears, by ( . H. Donald. 

 {g) Niite on the Himalayan Viper, bv F. Gleadow, I F.S. [h) A bird 

 killed by a Mantis, by Major C, A, R. Browne, R. E, {i) The Palm-swift, by 

 Cap'. F. Wall. I, M. S, {j ) The lied-tailed Chat, by Major R. H, Rattray, 

 (Jc) Note on Eumfnes conica and Megachile dhjuncta and their parasites, by 

 Col. C. T, Bingham, I, F, S, {I) Jungle Notes, by Capt, R, G. Burton. 

 {m) Food of the Hamadryad and Krait, by A. M. Primrose, (n) Nesting 

 of the Black Eagle, by W.Muhon Daly, 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON 18th SEPTEMBER, 1899. 



A meeting of the members was held on Monday, the 18th September, 1899, 

 at the Society's Rooms, Mr. E. H, Aitken presiding. 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The election of the following new members was announced : — Mr. A. L. 

 Dupuis (Ceylon) ; Lieutenant W. J. H. Hunter (Poona) ; H. H. the Thakore 

 Sahib of Lathi (Life Member) ; Capt. H. J. Kelsall, R.A. (Rangoon^ , Lieu- 

 tenant C. H. Stigaud (Rangoon); Captain G, F. R, Forbes ( Bombay) ; Mr. 

 John McGlashan, C, E. (Bombay); Mr. C. E. F. Mausin iPyinmana, 

 Burma); Colonel R, 0. Lloyd, R.E. (Poona); Mr. Kenneth C. Macdonald 

 (Myingyan, Burma) ; Mr. J. S. Lambert (Manmar) ; Miss E, E. Richardson 

 (Bombay) ; Mrs. C. E. Arthur (Alibag) ; Major R. W. Wright, R, A. M. C. 

 (Jhansi) ; Captain C. E. N. Priestley (Rangoon) ; Captain H, R. Brown, 



