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CONTRIBUTIONS TO TH.E SOCIETY'S LIBRARY. 

 : Tbirty-fiscst Annual Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 1900 ; 

 Canadian Entomologist, Vol. XXXIII, No, 3; Through Unknown African 

 Countries (A. D. Smith), J, Johnston ; Island Life (A, R. Wallace), J. 

 Johnston ; The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia (Sir Sam. Baker), J. Johnston ; 

 Rarnbles in Polynesia, J. Johnston ; Americaa Uydroids, Part I ; Fishes of 

 North and Middle America; Society of Protection of Birds, Report; and 

 Memoirs of the Greological Survey of India, Vol. XXXIII, Part. I. 

 PROTECTION OF BIRDS IN INDIA. 

 The Honorary Secretary drew attention to the fact that the Society for the 

 Protection of Birds, which was founded in England 1889, now propose to extend 

 their operations to this country, and as a preliminary step were anxious to enrol 

 the names of all those who sympathize with the objects of the Society, which 

 are embodied in the following rules : — 



I. * That members shall discourage the wanton destruction of birds, and 

 interest themselves generally in their protection. 



II. That members shall refrain from wearing the feathers of any bird not 

 killed for the purposes of food, the Ostrich only excepted. {The attitude of 

 the Society is strictly neutral on the question of the killing of game birds and 

 legitimate sport of that character.') 



Mr. Wm. Jesse, M.A,, of La Martiniere College, Lucknpw, is at present 

 acting as Honorary Secretary of the above Society, and all communications 

 should be addressed to him. 



BISONS IN (APTIVITY. 



Mr. R. Gilbert exhibited an excellent photograph of two cow Bisons {Bos- 

 gaurus) in possesion of his Highness the. Maharajah of Mysore, The animals 

 which were caught when only a few months old, have now been iu captivity for 

 four years. They are quite tame, and are allowed to graze under the custody of 

 an attendant injhe Maharajah's garden, their food being grass, bamboo leaves 

 and cooltee. 



It was resolved that the photograph, which was taken by Mr. Hughes, the 

 Superintendent of the Maharajah's Zoological Collection at Mysore, should be. 

 placed in the Society's album. 



PAPERS READ. 

 The following papers were read and discussed :— 



1. Bird-Nesting in the Neighbourhood of Poona, by Captain R. M. Betham, 



2. Notes on the Narcondam Hornbill, by Rev. C. P. Cory. 



3v Occurrence of the Laggar Falcon in Burmah, by E. Comber. 



4. Nesting Difficulties of xhe Coppersmith, by E. Tooth. 



5, Bulbuls, by E. H. Aitken. 



PROCEEDINGS 

 OF THE MEETING HELD ON 9th JULY, 1901. ; 



' A meeting of the members took place at the Society's Rooms on Tuesday 

 last, the 9th instant, the Ven'ble Archdeacon Scott presiding. 



