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Of bats there were a good set of the common yellow bat from Kumaon and 

 a large number of different species from Burma, amongst which might be 

 mentioned the Indian Vampire and the small fruit bat. As is generally 

 the ca-^e, the collections are strongest in rodents. There are Burmese 

 hares ranging from very young animals to adults, common Indian hares or 

 a species very similar from Kumaon, Bengal Porcupines from Burma and 

 a large number of rats and mice. Of these probably the curious Bamboo 

 Rat with its lairge incisor teeth attracted the most attention. 



Squirrels are well represented from Biirma, and apart from the flying 

 squirrels of which there are three kinds, probably the bay squirrel, which is 

 of a beautiful rich ferruginous red colour called for most notice. A Sambar 

 and a Goral from Kumaon and a Mouse Deer and Muntjac from Burma 

 represent the Game Animals in the collection, while the two beautiful 

 skins of the Chinese Pangolin or Ant-eater interested many people more 

 than any of the other species. 



The presence of Miss K. C. Ryley, at the " At Home" added to the 

 success of it, as Miss RyJey has been working at the British Museum 

 (Natural History) for the last 18 months on the specimens which have been 

 sent home by the Society in connection with the Mammal Survey. Miss 

 Ryley is now visiting India and China on a holiday, but it is hoped that 

 she will be able to resmne her work at the British Museum later on. For- 

 tunately for the Society, Mr. R. C. Wroughton returns from South Africa in 

 May and will take up the Mammal Survey work at the British Museum 

 once more. 



A meeting of members and their friends of the Bombay Natural History 

 Society took place on the 19th February 1914, Lt-Col. W. E. Jennings, 

 I. M.S., presiding. 



The election of the following 21 members since the last meeting was an- 

 nounced :— Mr. E. E. English, Bombay; Mr. G. W. Talbot, Bombay ; Com- 

 mander H. Kitson, R. N., East Indies Squadron ; Mr. V. Wilcox, 

 Ireland; Mr W Evans, Bombay; Mr. W. C. Shepherd, Toungoo, Burma ; 

 Miss A. Mac Ivaine, New Jersey; Mr. B. C. Rowlandson, Bombay; Major C. 

 Gregory, Ootacamund; Mrs. A. D. Barr, Jodhpur; Capt. A. L. M. Moles- 

 worth, ShilJong; Miss Olivia da Cunha, Bombay; Mr. S. A. H. Sitwell, 

 Bombay ; Lt. E. A. W. Lake, Poena ; Mr. W. G. Wooster, Monywa; Mr. 

 A. MacWiir.am, Barisal, Eastern Bengal; Mr. A. B. Ritchie, Rangoon; Mr. 

 Herbert A. Eltoft, Bombay; Mr. G. H. White, Bombay; Mr. R. R, Oakley. 

 Ceylon; H. E. Lord Willingdon, G.C.I.E., Bombay. 



ELECTION OF THE COMMITTEE. 



The following gentlemen were elected as office-bearers for the present 

 year : — President, H. E. the Right Hon. Lord Willingdon, G.C.I.E.; Vice- 

 Presidents, Mr. J. D. Inverarity, B.A., LL.B., Revd. F. Dreckmann, S. J.^ 

 and the Hon. Mr. Justice N. C. Macleod; Managing Committee : — Revd. 

 J. Assmuth, S.J., Mr. T. Bainbrigg Fletcher, F.E.S., Mr. T. R. Bell, I.F.S., 

 Mr. C.L.Burns, Mr. E. Comber, F.Z.S., Lt.-Col. G. H." Evans, CLE., 

 F.L.S., Capt. W. H. Evans, R. E., Prof. G. A. Gammie, Mr. F. Hannyng- 

 ton, LC.S., Mr. G. S. Hardy, I.C.S., Mr. N.B. Kinnear, Lt.-Col. K. R. 

 Kirtikar, I.M.S. (Retd.), Major W. G. Liston, CLE., I.M.S., Mr. J. 

 McNeill, I.C.S., Mr. F. M. Mackwood, Dr. A. Powell, Mr. E. L. Sale, 

 I.C.S., Mr. R. A. Spence, Major F. Wall, I.M.S., CM.Z.S., Mr. John 

 Wallace, CE. 



Honorary Secretary, Mr. W, S. Millard, Honorary Treasurer, Mr. L. S. 

 Savile. 

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