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30. — An unusual displacement of the heart in a Whistling 



Teal. By W. B. Bannerman, Lieut. -Col., i.m.s 535 



31. — On the Indian species of Bean-goose. By E. C. Stuart 



Baker 537 



32. — The breeding of the Bengal Florican (Sypheotis ben- 



galensis). By E. C. Stuart Baker 538 



33. — The plumage of the Cock Purple Honeysucker (Arach- 



necthra asialica). A Query. By D. Dewar, i.c.s.... 540 

 34. — Some notes on Heterocera . By H. W. Kettlewell, Lieut. 541 

 35. — Parasites in Sparrow Hawks. By J, S. Bogle, Capt... 542 

 36. — Cannibalism amongst Panthers and Tigers. By L. B. 



Montresor, Capt., R. F. A 543 



37. The nesting of the Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis 



cristatus). By H. N. Coltart „ 545 



38.— The Sand Wasp {Sphex hiatus). By C. B. Beadnell ... 546 

 39. — Nesting of the Ibis-bill (Ibidorhynchus struthersi) and the 

 Common Sandpiper (Totanus hypoleucus). By S. L. 



Whymper , 546 



Proceedings of the Meetings held on 28th June and 16th 



August 1906 548 



A Note on Podoces pleskei, Zarudny. ( With a Plate.) By R. 

 Bowdler Sharpe, ll.d., &c, Assistant Keeper, Department 



of Zoology, British Museum 555 



On a new species of Grey Duck (Polionetta haringtoni) 



from Burma. By Eugene W. Oates 558 



A new Tortoise from Travancore. ( With 2 Plates). By G. 



A. Boulenger, f.r.s - 560 



Acta et Agenda by the Bombay Botanists. By E. Blatter, s,j. 562 

 On the Parasitic Hymenopteea collected by Major C. G. 



Nurse in the Bombay Presidency. By P. Cameron 578 



A FEW WORDS IN REPLY TO Mr. E. W. OaTES' PAPER ON THE 



species of Bean-Geese 598 



On Bean-Geese. By S. A. Buturlin, f.m.b.o.u 603 



A new Kraft from Oddh (Bungarus walli). ( With a Plate.) 



By Capt. F. Wall, i.m.s., c.m.z.s 608 



Some new Asian Snakes. (With 2 Plates.) By Capt. F. Wall, 



I.M.S., C.M.Z.S ; 612 



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