750 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XI 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRAR^ 



The Cambridge Natural History, 2 Vols., from Mr. W. F. Sinclair ; Annals 

 of the Queensland Museum, in exchange ; Der Tibethund (Siber), Mr. A. 

 Corrodi. 



THE ACCOUNTS FOR J 897, 



The Honorary Treasurer submitted the accounts for the year ending 31st 

 December, 1897, showing a credit balance of Es. 870-5-8 in cash and Rs. 4,800 

 invested in Government Paper. The expenditure during the year amounted 

 to Rs. 14,180-0-6. It was resolved that the accounts be passed subject to the 

 usual audit. 



ELECTION OF THE COMMITTEE. 



The President, Yice-Presidents, and members of the Managing Committee 

 for 1897 were duly re-elected for the present year. 



PAPERS READ. 



The following papers were read and discussed : — 1. The Birds of North 

 Canara, by J. Davidson, I.C.S. 2. On some new Species of Indian Hymenop- 

 tara, by Lt.-Colonel C. T. Bingham, F.Z.S. Miscellaneous Notes :— (a) The 

 Large Pied Wagtail in Captivity, by Captain A. Newnham ; (Jb) Notes on Man- 

 Eaters and other things, by J. Straker, F.Z.S. ; (c) Snakes at Trincomalee, by 

 Doctor P. W. Bassett Smith, R.N. ; (d) The Young of the Hunting Leopard, 

 by Major G-. S. Rodon ; (e) Seedling Orange Trees, by G-. Marshall Woodrow ; 

 (/") The Comb Duck or Nukhta, by Major J. H. Sewell ; (g) Does the Brown 

 Bear hybernate ?, by Major G-. S. Rodon ; (h) The " Kol Bhalu " and the 

 Instinct of Fear in Wild Animals, by S. Eardley-Wilmot; (J) The Breeding of 

 the Comb Duck, by E. H. Aitken ■ (j) The " Kol Bhalu/ 1 by W, A. Wallinger ; 

 (&) On the Distribution of the Black-capped Kingfisher, by G-. W. Vidal ; 

 (I) Extract from Pedro Teixeira, by W. F. Sinclair ; (m) Occurrences of the 

 Lesser Flamingo near Bombay, by J. M. Mason. 



Mrs. A. C. Yate also read an interesting paper describing the habits of the 

 Mottled Polecat [Putorius sarmaticus) in captivity, illustrating her remarks by 

 means of photographs taken in Chaman„ 



