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The Birds of the Madhdbani Sub-division of the Darbhanga 

 District, Tirhut, with Notes on Species noticed else- 

 where in the District. By C. M. Inglis. Part V 76-i 



Famine Foods. Dioscorea ijentaphylla. By G. M. Ryau, lf.s., 



F.L.S .,. 772 



Notes on some of the Plants introduced into the Victoria 

 Gardens, Bombay, during the past 8 Years. By Cavasji 

 D. Muhaluxmiwala. Part III 776 



Desciiiptigns of new species of Mammals from the Andaman 

 and NicoBAR Islands 782 



The Late Mr. R. A. Sterndalb =...... 804 



The Late Mr. Charles Maries, v.m.h 804 



Miscellaneous Notes — 



l.~The Identification of Accipitrine Birds. By C. H. Donald 805 

 2. — The Banded Crake {Rallina superclliaris). By B. M. 



Betliam, Major, 8th Bombay Infantry 813 



3. — The Eggs of the Long-billed Babbler {Rimafor malacop- 



tilus). ByE. C. Stuart Baker, f.z.s., &c 814 



4. — Curious site for nesting chosen by the Malabar Whist- 

 ling Thrush (Myiophoneus horsfieldi). By E. M. 



Betham, Major, 8th Bombay Infantry 815 



5. — Notes on the Nidification of some birds, the Nests and 

 Eggs of which have not been previously described. 



By B. B. Osmaston, i.F.s 815 



6. — Bipedal locomotion of a Ceylonese Lizard. By E. 



Ernest Green 817 



7. — The Nidification of the Bronze -winged Jacana [Meto- 



jn'dzus indicus). By Ernest E. Tooth 817 



8. — The Himalayan Nut-cracker {Nucifraga hemispila). By 



B. B. Osmaston 818 



9. — The Chestnut- headed Short-wing (^Oligura eastanelcoro- 



nata). By B. B. Osmaston 819 



10. — -Some observations on Eumenes dhnidiatipennis. By 



Eug. Cretin, Lt.-Col, f.k.c.s., i.m.s 820 



Proceedings of the Meetings held on 27th November 1902 and 



8th January 1903 , 825 



