302 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXI. 



INDIAN MAMMAL SURVEY. 



The Secretary announced that since the last meeting of the Society, 

 Rs. 9,000 had been received, making a total of Rs. 19,000 up to date. 

 Amongst the principal contributors were H. R. H. the Duke of Oonnaught 

 H. H. the Nizam, Mr. Ratan J. Tata, H. H. the Gaekwad of Baroda (2nd 

 donation), and Lord Reay. He read a letter which had been received from 

 H. E. the Viceroy expressing his approval and interest in the scheme. He 

 said, now that the total sum had reached Rs. 19,000 it was proposed to 

 bring out a second collector and Mr. Millard, who was at home was 

 endeavouring to secure the services of Mr. G. C. Shortridge (late of the 

 British Ornithologists expedition to New Guinea). If Mr. Shortridge's 

 services were secured he would arrive out here in the beginning of October, 

 and starting at Dharwar, would work South India and the East Coast. 

 Since the last meeting two more consignments of skins had been received 

 from Mr. Crump, one from Khandesh and one from the Berars containing 

 some interesting specimens. Whilst in the Berars Mr. Crump received 

 great help from all the officials, and the thanks of the Society were due to 

 them for their kindness and the interest they had taken in the scheme. 



For the last month Mr. Crump had been in Cutch, where he was 

 making large collections, and a consignment of skins was expected shortly. 

 The Cutch collections would be extremely vakiable as there were a number 

 of species peculiar to Cutch, and it would be interesting to see how the 

 fauna compares with that of Sind and Kathiawar. 



H. H. the Rao of Cutch, who has taken a great interest in the survey, 

 had been assisting Mr. Crump in every way. All the specimens collected in 

 Khandesh had been sent home and were now being worked out by Mr. R. 

 C. Wroughton at the British Museum from whom a report was shortly 

 expected. 



Mr. S. P. Agharkar exhibited and made some remarks on a specimen of 

 a fresh-water medusa {Limnocnida) found by him in the pools of the Koyna 

 and Yemna rivers. 



The following paper on " White Ants and their ways," was then read by 

 Revd. J. Asmuth, S.J. 



