PROCEEDINGS. 1039 



The Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science 

 Vol. XI, Part 2. 



Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Vol. XXX. 



Notes on a newly mounted skeleton of Merycoidodon, A fossil Mammal. 



The Museums Journal, Vol. fi, Nos. 3 and 4. 



The Canadian Entomologist, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 2. 



The Geological Survey of India, Vol. II, Memoir No. 3. 



Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Vol. I, Nos. 16, 17, 18 and 19. 



Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Vol. II, Nos. 7 

 and 8. 



Department of Land Records and Agriculture, Bulletin No. 28. 



Annual Report, Department of Agriculture, Bombay Presidency, 



Lepidoptera Indica, by F. Moore, Part LXXV, presented by H. H. the 

 Maharaja of Mysore. 



THE JOURNAL. 



The Honorary Secretary mentioned that the next Journal would, he hoped, 

 be ready to issue to members in another three weeks. It had been greatly 

 delayed owing to the non-arrival of some of the plates from England. 



EXHIBITS. 



Mr. N. F. Surveyor exhibited a specimen of the Papay fruit (Carica 

 papaya) showing hypertrophy of the columella. 



Mr. L. 0. H. Young exhibited a curious instance of asymmetrical variation on 

 the underside of the hindwing of the butterfly MeMtcea persea, Koll, from Chitral. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. A few notes on Indian fungi, with illustrations and specimens, by 

 Lieut.-Col. K. R. Kirtikar, I.M.S. (retd.). 



2. A new Krait from Oudh (Bungarus lualli), by Major F. "Wall, C.M.Z.S., 

 I.M.S. 



3. Some new Asian Snakes, by Major F. Wall, C.M.Z.S., I.M.S. 



4. Note on the Arabian Gazelle, by Major S. E. Prall, I.M.S. 



5. The Flying Squirrel (Pteromys inornatus) and Walnuts, by C. H. Donald. 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON 7th MARCH 1907. 

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

 place at the Society's Rooms on the 7th March 1907, Dr. N. F. Surveyor, 

 M.A., M.D., B.Sc, M.R.C.P. (Lon.), presiding. 



NEW MEMBERS. 

 The election of the following 21 new members since the last meeting was 

 duly announced :— Mr. W. N. Neale (Tankari, Broach District) ; Mr. W. 

 Hepburn (Kindat, Upper Burma) ; Mr. A. H. Kingston, (Bombay) ; Lt.-Col. 

 W. C. Ramsden (Dehra Dun) ; Mr. S. D. Smith, B.A. (Dhulia, Khandesh) ; 

 Mr. A. R. Giles (Patna) ; the Principal, Veterinary College (Lahore) ; Mr. J. 



