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the average. Rowland Ward’s Game Records gives 11} inches as the largest, 
the head presented by Mr. Mills measured 10 inches. 
The skin of a Golden Cat was sent by Mr. J. Hutton from Kohima, Assam. 
Normally the colour of the Golden Cat is a beautiful golden red, but a dark 
brown variety also occurs. Mr. Hutton’s skin belongs to this latter class. 
From Mr. C. E. Milner we received the skin of an Indian Wild Dog. 
A large number of skins of supposed Indian Wild Dogs were sent to the So- 
ciety for identification by the Deputy Commissioner, Saugor. The skins have 
been sent in by people with a view to claiming the usual Government reward. 
An examination of the skins proved that the entire assortment were dyed 
skins of the Jackal. The Society recently issued a chart, prepared by 
Mr. 8. H. Prater of the Society's staff, for the easy recognition of Wild Dogs from 
Jackals, Foxes, etc. The chart was issued with the object of preventing Gov- 
ernment from being defrauded by paying out rewards on pseudo Wild Dogs, 
and it is hoped <hat officials concerned will avail themselves of the advantage 
the chart offers. 
Seven skins of the Bengal Macecaque and two Himalayan Langurs_ were 
presented by Mr. H. Whistler in response to an appeal from the Society, Speci- 
mens of the common Red-faced Short-tailed Monkey or Bengal Maccaque were 
badly wanted by Mr. M. C. Hinton and the late Mr. R. C. Wroughton in connec- 
tion with the proposed work on the revision of the Indian Mammalia which 
has been recently authorised by the Secretary of State. It is astonishing to 
discover that the distribution in India of so common an animal is not properly 
known. Any specimens forwarded to the Society will be gratefully received. ° 
While on this topic we might mention that the Society is also anxious to obtain 
examples of the iwe Adjutant Storks which occur in India:—the Large and the 
Lesser. The former bird was once exceedingly common round Calcutta where 
he did very excelient work in conjunction with the Local Sanitary Depart- 
ment, but he has long since given up co-operating in this respect and is now 
rather uncommon The Larger Adjutant is found in summer all 
over Northern India and is very abundant in Burma in winter. While the 
Smaller Adjutant is found over the greater part of India, but is no where 
common. 
As regards hirds we. must first mention the acquisition of two young Horn- 
bills ; the specimens were procured for the Society through Mr. Tagarsee and 
D. 8S. Kaikini of the Forest Department in the Kanara jungles. The Society has 
been for a long time on the look out for a live specimen to replace the late 
lamented ‘‘ William ” who lived for 26 years in the Museum, and who now 
adorns the Society’s Museum beautifully mounted in a_ glass case. The new 
arrivals are both females and have been named Joan and Helen, both birds are 
in good condition and thcir continuous croaking is only to be equalled by their 
hearty appetites. It will be interesting to watch tke developmen: sc: the great 
casque which surmounts the beak of the adult Hornbills ; already the young 
birds show signs of this development. 
A Pochard and a Gargeny Teal were presented by Major C. H. Stockley from 
the Karung river near Rawalpindi and another Pochard from Nowshera by 
Capt. C. B. Wainwright. Major Stockley also sent us a few birds’ eggs. Three 
Bronze Winged Jaccanas, a Common Snipe, Painted Snipe and a Little Stint 
and a Greebe were contributed by Mr. B. C. Ellison and D. Murray. 
Among the reptiles we might mention an example of the Clouded Monitor 
sent to us by Mr. M. M. Mackenzie from Bihar, an Anammally Viper from Mr. 
A. P. Kinloch from the Nelliampathy Hills and a Banded Wolf Snake from 
Shillong sent in by Lt.-Col. G. R. Row. A young Russel’s Viper was brought 
in by Mr: F. Hearn from Andheri. Mr. A. E. Heford presented us with a rather 
nice example of a young Saw Fish and Mr. Ollenbach contributed a small col- 
lection of Butterflies which will help to fill a number of blanks in the Society’s 
collection. 
