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PROCEEDING'S 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON 31st AUGUST 1915. 



An ' At Home' of members of the Bombay Natural History Society and 

 their friends was held in the Society's Rooms on Tuesday, the 31st August 

 1915. 



The election of the following 41 members since the last meeting was 

 announced : — Mr. G. V. Fitzpatrick, Dharmsala ; Major T. H. Symons, 

 I.M.S., Hospital Ship "Madras"; Mr. R. H. Talbot, Silchar ; Major E. W. 

 C. Bradfield, I. M.S., Hospital Ship " Madras"; H. H. Ghanshyam Singhji, 

 the Raja Saheb of Dhrangadhra, Kathiawar : Mr. J. G. Ridland, Bombaj' ; 

 Mr. G. C. Bannerji, B.A., Cuttack ; Mr. Shiv Ram Kashyap, M.Sc, B.A., 

 Lahore ; Rev. John M. Paterson, Karachi ; Mr. W. H. O. Shortt, Cachar ; 

 Mr. y. H. Edwards, Bhamo : Mr. Wm. Milburne, Assam ; Mr. J. P. Mills, 

 LC.S., Assam ; Mr. H. R. Meredith, I.C.S., Cuttack; Mr. G. G. Lydiard, 

 Muzzafferpore ; Mr. Satya Churn Law, M.A., B.L., Calcutta; Mr. G, 

 Garnet Adams, Manpwe ; Mr. E. Hicks, Assam ; Mr. J. R. Jacob, Dharwar ; 

 Dr. G. P. Adamson, Cooch Behar ; Maharaj Kumar Victor Narayan, 

 Cooch Behar; Mr. R. Q. Hitchcock^ Shahabad, Deccan ; Lt.-Col. S. F. 

 Biddulph, LA., Neemuch ; Mr. E. M. Rice, Sholapur ; Mrs. W. A. 

 Wilkinson, Dharwar ; Mrs. Stephen, Simla ; Major G. A. Hara, R.A., 

 Dum Dum ; Sirdar Kishen Singh, Dharmpur (Simla Hills) ; Capt. M. 

 Ostrehan, Imphal ; Mr. P. Broucke, Ragaha ; Mr. C. Gordon Canning, 

 Chainpattia ; Mr. E. G, Meaton, Oorgaum ; Mr. P. M. R. Leonard, 

 Putao, Upper Burma ; Mr P. K. Rivett Carnac, Muscat, Persian 

 Gulf ; Mr. A. Raymond Venis, I.A.R.; Mr. J. M. Mackay, 

 Ahmedabad ; Mr. G. Davis, Ahmedabad; Capt. L. F. Bodkin, Gyantse, 

 Tibet ; Mr. R. G. Sims, Rangoon ; and Mr. John Coggin-Brown, M.Sc, 

 F.G.S., Calcutta. 



The Joint Honorary Secretaries acknowledged the following contribu- 

 tions to the Museum since the last meeting : — 



Contribution. 



Locality. 



Donor. 



1 Skull of Bison, Bos gaurus . . \ 

 1 „ „ Cheetul, Cervus axis. J 

 1 Monkey, Fveshytis j)liayrei . . 1 

 1 Flying Squirrel, Petaurista sp. \ 

 1 Malayan Palm Civet, Par ado- ( 

 aurus hermaphroditus. J 



1 Golden Cat, Felis temmincki . . 1 

 1 Weasel, Mustela strigidorsa. . \ 



1 Water Shrew, Nectogale sp. . . [ 

 4 Squirrels, Petaurista sp. . . j 



2 Monkeys, Presbytis sp), . . ! 

 Takin Skull, Budorcas ta.vico/or) 

 Wild Dog, Cuon dukhunensis. ' 

 Goral, Cemas goral . . . . I 

 Golden Cat, Felis temmincki. y 

 Black Bear (juv), Urstis j 



torquatus. J 



Orisa 



Mr. W. M. Craw- 

 ford, I.C.S. 



Taungdwingyi . . Mr. F. C. Purkis. 



Laza . . . . Mr. M. R. Leonard. 



Gangtok . . . . Mr. C. H. Dracott. 



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