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Miscellaneous Notes — coticld. 



22.— Unusual abundance of Sandgrouse at Deesa. By C. G. 



Nurse, Major, 13tli Bombay Infantry 172 



23. —The Masked Finfoot (Heliopais per sonata) in Cachar. 



By A. M. Primrose 173 



24.—" Birds of Prey." By C. H.Donald 174. 



25._Ne3ting of the Coot {FuUca atra) at Poona. By R. M. 



Bethara, Major, 8th Bombay Infantry 176 



26.— The Flowering of Bamboos. By W. J. Tutcher 177 



27.— Migration of Butterflies. By 0. G. Nurse, Major, loth 



Bombay Infantry 179 



28. — Nidification of the Desert Sand Lark (Alcemon deserto- 



rum). By Harrington Bulkley 179 



29.— The Banded Crake at Khandalla. By R. M. Betham, 



Major, 8th Bombay Infantry 180 



30.— A Rare Snake. By Major A. H. McMahou 181 



31. — On the New Species of Butterflies recently described by 



Mr. A. G. Butler. By Major N. Manders, k.a.m.c... 182 



32.— List of Birds' Skins 183 



Proceedings of the Meetings held on the 16th April, 9th July, 



20th August, 17th September and 19th November 1901 188 



T^E Moths of India. SuprLEMENTARY Paper to the Volumes 

 IN " The Fauna of British India," Series II., Part VI. 



By Sir G. F. Hampson, Bart., f.z.s., f.e.s 197 



Snake Venoms : Their Physiological Action and Antidote. 



By George Lamb, Capt., m.b., i.m.s 220 



On New and Little-known Butterflies, mostly from the 

 Oriental Region. By Lionel de Niceville, f.e.s., c.m.z.s., 



&c. {With Plate FF.) 236 



The Ferns of North- Western India. By C W. Hope. Part 



III— The General List 252 



Descriptions of New Genera and ISpecies of Hymenoptera 

 collected by Major C, S. Nurse at Deesa, Simla and 

 Ferozbpore. By p. Cameron. Part I. (With a Plate)... 267 

 Memoirs on Oriental Rhynchota. By G. W. Kirkaldy, f.e.s. 



{With Plates A,Band C.) 294 



Notes ON THE Hog Deer in Burma. By Vety. Captain G. H. 



Evans, a.v.d. {With i Plates) 310 



