552 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XVII. 



7. The Snake and its Natural Foes, by Capt. F. Wall, I.M.S., C.M.Z.S. 



8. The Larva of the Firefly, by P. Gerhardt. 



9. A singular position of the heart (Ectopia cordis) of a Whistling Teal, 



by Col. W. B. Bannerman, I.M.S. 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY, THE 16th August 1906. 



A meeting of the members of the Bombay Natural History Society took 

 place at the Society's Rooms on Thursday, Lt.-Col. W. B. Bannerman, I.M.S., 

 presiding. 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The election of the following 27 new members since the last meeting was 

 duly announced : — 



Capt. W. B. Greig (Bombay) -, Major W. C. C. Leslie (Chakrata) ; Mr. A. 

 Combi (Poona) ; Mr. R. E. Gibson, I.C.S. (Hyderabad, Sind) ; Capt. F. C. 

 Rogers, I.M.S. (Mooltan) ; Mr. H. J. C. Turner, F.G.S. (Fyzabad) ; Mr. C. A. 

 King (Coonoor P. O. Nilgiris) ; Capt. A. E. Wood, R.A.M.C. (Fyzabad) ; 

 Mr. J. E. Powell (Gaya, Bengal) ; Mr. Guy P. Boys (Allahabad) ; Mr. T. B. 

 Copeland, I.C.S. (Oghi, Hazara Dist., N.W.F.P.) ; Mr. R. T. F. Kirk, I.C.S. 

 (Ahemadnagar) ; Surg.-General G. Bomford, C.I.E., I.M.S. (Simla) ; Mr. H. R. 

 Holmes (Balaghat C.P.) ; Mrs. L. G. M. Barkley (Sunugalla, Ceylon) ; Mr. 

 James Green (Wallington, Surrey, England) ; Mr. G. S. P. Percival (Ramnad, 

 Madura Dist,, Madras Presidency) ; Mr. W. V. Weston (Gonatea, Sainthea, 

 E. I. Ry.) ; Lieut.-Col. T.C. F. Somerville (Shwebo, Burma) ; Mrs. G. B. 

 Adamson (Bombay) ; Mr. A. T. Weston (Papun, L. Burma) ; The Mess 

 President, 1st Battalion, 10th Gurkhas (Maymyo, Burma) ; Major L. G. 

 Oliver (Thayetmyo, Burma) ; Prof. D. J. Dr. Capra (Intra, Italy) ; Monsieur 

 A. Polovtsoff (Bombay) ; Mr. H. C. Macnee (Bombay) ; and Mr. Sutherland 

 Orr (Madras), 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 

 The Honorary Secretary, Mr. W. S. Millard, acknowledged receipt of the 

 following : — 



Contribution. 



Description. 



Contributor. 



1 Phoorsa (juv.)from Sau- 

 gor, C. P. 

 16 Bats from Nasik 



1 Viper from Kodaikanal... 

 1 Lizard from Kodaikanal. 

 1 Cobra, juv. (alive) from 

 Bombay. 

 56 Bird skins (nineteen 

 species new to our col- 

 lection) from Burma. 

 90 Eggs and 8 skins of birds 

 from Persian Gulf. 



Echis earinata Lt. C. I. Brierley, I.M.S, 



Mr. E. Comber, F.Z.S. 



Trimeremrus striatus 

 Salea anamalayana .. 

 Naia tiipudians 



!• Rev. Howard Campbell. 

 Mr, Dn. Joss. 



Mr. K. C. Macdonald. 



Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., 

 F.Z.S. 



