CONTENTS OF THIS N U M B E R—(contd.) 



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A. List of Bikds found in the Myingyan District of Burma. By 



K. 0. Macdonald 184 



The Origin of Anonas. Anona squamosa, L.; Anona reticulata, L. 



By Ool. Fernando Leal 195 



A List of the Marine Mollusca in the Bombay Natural History 



Society's Collection. By E. Comber, f.z.s 207 



Catalogue of Fresh Water and Land Mollusca in the Bombay 

 Natural History Society's Collection..-., 216 



A Note on the Preservation of Bamboos from the attack of the 

 Bamboo Beetle or " Shot-borer." By E. P. Scebbing, f.l.s., 



F.E.S o 219 



On a New Vole from Kashmir. By J. Lewis Bonhofce, m.a 224 



Review : The Inaugural address of the President of the Mining and 



Geological Institute of India 225 



Miscellaneous Notes — 



1. Pearls ia the Thana Creek (W. India). By E. L. Sale, I.c.s^ 228 



2. Nesting of the Malayan Banded Crake QBallina fasciata). By P. F. 



Wickham (p. w. D.) 228 



3. Food of the Himalayan Nutcracker {Nueifraga hemispila). By L. L. 



Fenton, Lt.-Col 229 



i. Occurrence of the Butterflv Talicada nyseu,*, Gueriii, at Khandala 



—Western Ghats. By li. W. V. de Rhe-Philipe 230 



5. Measurements of Buffalo (Bos bubalus) Horns. By A. F. Mackenzie, 



Major, 93rd Highlanders , 230 



6. The Protection of Wild Birds in the Bombay Presidency f>31 



7. The Nest of the Brown-backed Indian Robin QThamnobia cambaiensis). 



By Stanley Pershouse, 2nd Border Regt., attached 5th Mounted In- 

 fantry 231 



8. Late breeding of the Black Partridge (Francolinus vulgaris). By 



S. L. Whymper 232 



9. Report on the destruction of rats in Rangoon during August 1905. 



By Harry L. Tilly, Officer-in-Charge of Plague Operations 232 



10. Note on two Black Leopards ia the Kolhapur Collection. By W.B. 



Ferris, Lt.-Col , 234 



11. The Straight-Horned Assam Buffalo 235 



12. The Ceylon Chital. By R. Lydekker 235 



13. Sites of Birds 1 Nests. By S. L. Whymper , 236 



14. Note of the Burmese Button Quail 237 



15. The " Booming " of the Button Quail. By Seth-Smith 238 



16. Plumage of young male Pintail Duck (Dafila acuta). By F. Wall, 



Oapt., i.m.s., C.M.z.s 238 



17. Albinism in the Eakar or Muntjac (Cervulus muntjac). By J. 



Manners Smith, Major 239 



18. Food of Predaceous Flies. By H. R. G. Lasted 239 



19. Mangroves and Paroquets. By B. B. Osmaston, i.f.s 240 



