258 JOURNAL, NATirUAL Hf>'^r. SOriETY OF STAM. Vol. I. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



3rd ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 



This was held at the Oriental Hotel on July 14th, 15 members 

 and 2 o-uests being present. The President read a paper from Mr. 

 B)(len Kloss proposiiicr certain Z )o-geographical divisions for Siani, 

 its object being to assist those who were not well acquainted with the 

 country, in locating specimens recorded by members of the Society or 

 other naturalists. 



A considerable amount of discussion followed, and the matter 

 was ultimately referred to a sub-committee, who were requested to 

 draw up the proposed alterations, and refer them again to Mr. Kloss 

 before publication in the Journal. 



Specimens were exhibited by H. R. H. Prince Chumporn, Mr. 

 Herbert, Dr. Smith, Afr. Gairdner and Mr Godfrey. 



4th ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 



This was held at the offices of the Bangkok Times on December 

 21st, II members and 1 guest being present. 



Mr. Herbert and Dr. Smith exhibited an interesting series of 

 mammals, birds, reptiles and batrachians recently taken b}^ their col- 

 lectors in a expedition to the mountains at Nakou Sri Tamarat. A 

 detailed report of this collection, when it has been fully worked out. 

 will be published in the Society's Journal. 



The following publications have been recently received : — 

 The Fiskes of ike Indo- Australian Ar.'liipelago. Vols. I and II. By Dr. Max 

 Weber and S. L. F. de Beaufort. The Reptiles of the Jndo-Australian 

 Arrliipelar/o. Vol. 1. ( Lacertilia. Chelonia, Emydosauria). By Dr. Nelly 

 de Rooij. Java. Zoijloijisch en Biolo(jisr]i . Door Dr. Koningsberger. 

 Tjahoratorimn voor Plantenzielden. No 18. Bulletin du Jardin Bofa- 

 niqae de Biiitenzon/. No. XVIII and XX. Jiscords of the Indian Mu- 

 seum. Vol. XI. Parts 1 and 2. Journal of the Federated Malaij States 

 Museums. Vol. VI. parts i, ii and iii. On Birds collected by Mr. C. 

 Boden Kloss, f.r.g.S., m.b o.U., on the Coast and Islands of South-Eastern 

 Siani. 13y H. (/. Robinson, M.n.o u., C.M.z.s , with Field Notes by the 

 Collector. Arlcic for Zooloiji. ( Royal Swedish Academj^ of Science. 

 Stockholm). Band 8," Hafte 1 to 4. Band 9, Hafte 1 and 2. ArJ:iv for 

 Botanik. ( Royiil Swedish Academy of Science, Stockholm ). Band 13, 

 Hiifte 1 to 4.' 



