GENERAL INDEX. Ixix 



(Plate. Tropidonotus piscator), xvii, 857; On the distribution of the varieties 

 of Cobra (N. tripudians) in India, xvi, 638 ; Note on the breeding of the 

 Krait, (£. caruleus), xvi, 743; Double-headed — , xvi, 752; Food of — , in cap- 

 tivity, xvi, 758 ; Venoms and their antidote, an account of recent research, 

 xvii, 13 ; A new — ,(M. McPhersoni) from the Aden Hinterland, xvii, 27 ; A 

 new Himalayan — , (L. maclcmnoni), xvii, 29 ; Poisonous — of India and how 

 to recognise them, xvii, 51, 299, 995 ; A large Dhaman—(Z. mucosus), xvii, 

 245 ; The — and its Natural Foes, xvii, 375 ; Habitat of the Green Keelback 

 (If. plumb icolor), xvii, 527 ; A fortunate escape and recovery from Cobra- 

 bite, xvii, 534 ; A new Krait from Oudh (#. ivalli), xvii, 608 ; Some new 

 Asian — , xvii, 612 ; Snake-bite inflicted by Melanelaps mcphersoni, xvi, 

 807 ; Note on the breeding of Russell's Viper (V. 7'usselli) in captivity, 

 xvii, 808 ; Recovery from a Cobra-bite, xvii, 811 ; Reduction of the 

 species of the genus Polyodontophis, xvii, 823 ; Suppression of Melanelaps 

 mcphersoni, xvii, 995 ; Encounter between a — and a Lizard, xvii, 1017; 

 The Vitality of—, xvii, 1018 ; The Food of Pythons, xvii, 1021 ; A fur- 

 ther note on the Distribution of the Varieties of Cobra in India, xvii, 

 1031 ; Hatching of Dhaman {Z. mucosus) Eggs and Observations on the Egg 

 Tooth, xvii, 1033 ; Tuctoo and—, xvii, 1035. 



SNIPE— The Wood— in the Peshawar Valley, xiv, 606 ; Queer find of a 

 Painted— Egg, xv, 139 ; Late stay of-, xv, 344, 708, 709 ; xvi, 161. 



SPECIES— What is a- ? xvii, 128, 930. 



SPIDER — Occurrence of the Scorpion — , (Phryniclws) in the Shevaroy Hills, 

 xvii, 523. 



SPOT-BILL— The— , or Grey Duck (Plate), xv, 163; Occurrence of (A 

 sonorhyncha in Assam, xv, 718. 



SQUIRREL— Pteromys inornatus, xiv, 400 ; Note on a Flying — , (P. oral), 

 found in the Thana District (Bombay), xiv, 612 ; The large Brown Flying 

 — , (P. oral), xv, 721 ; The .Common Striped Palm — , xvi, 406 ; On a 

 remarkable new — , (S. haringtoni) from Burma, xvi, 737 ; On a new race 

 of S. lohriodes from Burma, xvii, 796 ; The large Red Flying — , (P. 

 inornatus) and Walnuts, xvii, 848. 



STAN DEN, R. & MELVILL, J. C— Descriptions of 68 new species of Shells 

 from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and N. Arabian Sea, xvi, 86, 217. 



STEBBING, E. P.— Insect Life in India and how to study it, (Introduction 

 Aptera and Urthoptera), xv, 163 ; (Neuro/Jera) xv, 375 ; {Hymenoptera) 

 xvi, 115, 664 ; (Coleopierd), xvii, 424 ; A Note on the Preservation of 

 Bamboos from the Attacks of the Bamboo Beetle or " Shot- Borer," xvii 

 219. 



STERNDALE, R.A.— The late Mr.—, xiv, 804. 



STEVENS, H.— Occurrence of the Red-wattled Lapwing (S. iridic us) in the 

 Dibrugarh District, Upper Assam, xv, 529 ; Occurrence of the Rufous- 

 capped Bush-Babbler (//. bruneifrons) in the Dibrugarh District, Upper 

 Assam, xv, 530 ; Occurrence of the Black-capped Kingfisher (H. pileata) 



