250 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [ Nov. 
which kept up with the ship for two days. *I in vain tried to 
capture a specimen, they were observed one by one to drop 
exhausted into the sea. I am unable to say with any degree of 
certainty to what species they may have belonged, but think it just 
possible that they may have been Ofws brachyotus, @mel. Their 
markings and size resembled those of that bird, they had most 
decided ear-tufts.— 
The meeting then broke up. 
Liprary. 
The following additions have been made to the library since the 
meeting held in October last. 
Presentations. 
x» Names of Donors in Capitals, 
Journal Asiatique, No. 62.—Socrn’rr’ AstaTiquE, Paris. 
The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, No. 107.—Tua 
Geotocican Society oF Lonpon. 
Journal of the Chemical Society, May, June, and July, 1871.— 
THe Cuemicat Society or Lonpon. 
Monatsbericht der K, Pr. Akademie der Wissenschaften, July, 
1871.—K. Pr. AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN ZU BERLIN. 
Memoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg, 
Tome xv.—Socrz ‘tr’ pes Scrences NatTuRELLES DE CHERBOURG. 
Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlindischen Gesellschaft, Band 
xxv, Heft. 1, 2.—Tur Eprrors. 
Indische Studien, von Dr. A. Weber, Band xii.—THE auruHor. 
Wissenschaftlicher Jahresbericht iiber die Morgenlaindischen 
Studien, 1862 bis 1867, von Dr. R. Gésche.—Tus AUTHOR. 
Review of Christian Literature in India, during 1870, by J. Mur- 
doch, LL.D.—THE AuTHor. 
Account of the Operations of the Great Trigon. Survey of India, 
vol. I., by Col. J. T. Walker, R. E.—Tue Surv. Genera or Inp1a. 
Selections from the Records of the Govern. of India, No. 
LXXXIII.—Tue Government or Inp1a, Home Department. 
Purchase. 
Numismatic Chronicle, Part II, 1871.—American Journal of 
Science, August, September, 1871.—Revue des Deux Mondes, 
Sept. 1871.—Comptes Rendus, 9, 10.—Journal des Savants, July 
August, 1871. 
