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Additional Cuckoo Notes. By B. C. Stuart Baker, f.z.s. ... 876 



The Flora of Aden. By E. Blatter, s.j 895 



The Common Butterflies of the Plains of India. Part III. 



(With Plate C.) By L. C. H. Yonng, b.a., f.e.s., f.z.s. ... 921 

 Notes on Small Mammals in Kashmir and Adjacent Dis- 

 tricts. By Col. A. E. Ward 928 



What is a Species?" By R. S. Hole, f.l.s., f.e.s 930 



The Orchids of the Bombay Presidency. Part IV. ( With 



Plate III.) By G. A. Gammie, F.L.S 910 



Birds of the Provinces of Kashmir and Jammc and adjacent 



Districts. Part IV. By Col. A. E. Ward , 943 



On the Bean-Geese. By Eugene W. Oates 950 



The Freshwater Mollusca of Tirhoot, Bengal. By Gordon 



Dalgliesh 955 



Birds of the Khasia Hills. Part II. By E. C. Stuart 



Baker, f.z.s., m.b.o.u 957 



Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. Part IV. By 



E. Meyrick, b.a., f.r.s., f.e.s 976 



Suppression of Melanelaps mcphersoni. By Major F. Wall, 



o.m.z.s., i.m.s 995 



The Poisonous Snakes of India and how to recognise them. 



(Correction). By Major F. Wall, c.m.z.s., i.m.s 995 



Notes on some Rats of the Mus metada group. By R. C. 



Wroughton , 997 



Description of a New Genus and some New Species of 



Hymenoptera captured by Lt.-Col. 0. G. Nurse at 



Dbesa, Matheran and FEROzroRE. By P. Cameron 1001 



Miscellaneous Notes.— 



1. — Note in regard to the habits of the Praying Mantis. 



By A.A.Dunbar Brander 1015 



2. — Nesting of the Coot (Fulha a'ra) in India. By Gor- 

 don Dalgliesh 1013 



3.-~Melanitis bethami in Pachmarhi. By H. W. Kettlewell, 



Capt., 85th King's Light Infantry...,. 1013 



4.— The Bronze-capped Teal (Eunetta falcata) in Tirhut. 



By Chas. M. Inglis...... 1015 



