PROCEEDINGS. 



749 



Whitehouse (Upper Burma) ; Sir Edward Buck, K.C S.I. (London) ; Lieut- 

 enant P. Watson (Cawnpore) ; Colonel G-eorge D. Stawell (Deesa) ; Mr. H.J. 

 Elwes, F.B.S. (London) ; and Mr. Kowland Ward (London). 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 



Mr. H. M. Phipson, the Honorary Secretary, acknowledged receipt of the 

 following contributions to the Society's Museum since last meeting : — 



Contribution. 



Description, 



Contributor. 



1 Crested Lapwing Wanellus cristatus 



1 Green Tiee Snake JDryophis mycterizans. 



Freshwater shells. 



46 species of Ferns from 



Western India. 



Snakes (alive) 



Cerberus rhyn chops .., 



Sand Lizard 'Lygosoma punctatum 



Snakes. jSimotes arnensis. 



Trop 



piscator. 



Red-billed Curlew Ibidorhynchus struthersii 



Wild Gats (alive) jFblis chaus. 



Hawk-Cuckoo (alive) Hierococcyx varius ........ 



Albino Jack Snipe Gallinago gallinula 



Red-crested Pochards 'ftetta rufina 



Gadwall 'Chaulelasrnus streperus .. 



Skull of Wart Hog jPhacochEerus oethiopicus.. 



_ Snakes (alive) 'Trop. piscator , 



1 Snake (alive) Psarnmophis longifrons .. 



2 Jackals jCanis aureus , 



6 Black Partridges (alive)... 



1 Bustard's skin ..., 



A collection of Snakes, 

 Bats, etc. 



1 Panther (alive) 



2 Chameleons 



1 

 3 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 2 



Painted Bat , , 



Weaver Birds (alive) .. 



Snake (alive) 



Head of Chinkara 



Malabar Civet Cat (alive) 



Chameleon (alive) ...... 



v\ ater Tortoises (alive) 

 Freshwater shells ........ 



Do. 

 1 Snake (alive) 



1 Snake (alive) 



A series showing the deve- 

 lopment of the Green 

 Tree Frog. 



4 Snakes 



Francolinus vulgaris 

 Eupodotus edwardsi 



Felis pardus 



Ckamaeleo arabica (?) 



Cerivoula picta. 



Ploceus baya — ... 



Eryx johnii 



Gazella bennetti 



Viverra civettina 



Chainaeleo calcaratus 



Lycodon strigatus. 



17 Sapphires out of the 



gizzard of a Jungle Fowl. 



Land and Freshwater shells 



1 Snake 



Freshwater shells 



Zamenis fasciolatus 



Rhacophorus malabaricus 



Trop. monticolor. Callophis 

 bibronii. Mel. wynadense 



Gungylophis conicus 



Surg -Major F. W. Jones. 



Mr. A. Simkins. 



Mr. F. J. Ede. 



Mr. G. M. Woodrow. 



Mr. F. S fencer. 

 Mr. Scott Elliott. 

 Mr. C. Hudson, I.C.S. 



Capt. F. J. B. Barton. 

 Mrs. J. Counsel. 

 Mrs. F. A t Little. 

 Mr. M. C. Gibb, I.C.S. 

 Mr. H. C. Wright. 



Do 

 Capt. A. Swayne, R.E. 

 Mr. C. Merrony. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Hobble W, O'Brien. 

 Lieut. G. Knowles. 

 Mr. J. A. Betham. 



Mrs. F. L. Simpson. 

 Col. W. 8. Birdwood. 

 Mr. J. Gidney. 

 Mrs H. Pearson. 



Do. 

 Maj. J. B. Butler. 

 Mr. C. R. Brendon. 

 Mr. H. M. Page. 

 Capt. Whitehead. 

 Mr. 1). George. 

 Mr. W. Mahon Daly. 

 Surg.-Capt. E. Harold 



Brown. 

 Purchased. 

 Mr. J. Graham. 



Do. 



Mr. S. B. Bates. 



Do. 

 Mrs. H. Pearson. 

 Mr. C. 0. Tanner 



