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flycatcher ; No. 723, Ploceus manyar, striated weaver-bird ; No. 922, Pipri- 

 soma modestum, Hume's flower-pecker ; No. 974, Ignipicus pygmaeus, Hima- 

 layan pigmy' wood-pecker ; No. 1 001, Picumnus innominatus speckled piculet ; 

 No. 1002, Sasia ochracea, rufus piculet ; Coturnix japanica, Japanese gray 

 quail. 



PAPERS READ. 



The following papers were then read and discussed : — 1 . Our Collection 

 of Indian Pigeons, by E, H. Aitken. 2. Elephant Shooting in Upper Burma, 

 by E, R. Jardiue. 3. On the deposits of fossil remains of extinct animals in 

 the Sewalik Hills of the Punjab and North-West Provinces, by General W. 

 Osborn. 4. The Lillies of Mahableshwar and others, by W. P. Symonds, 

 I.C.S. 



rHOCEEDINGS 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON 17th SEPTEMBER 1901. 

 A meeting of the members took place on Tuesday last, the 17th September, 

 the Ven'ble Archdeacon Scott presiding. 



NEW MEMBERS. 

 The election of the following new members was announced : — 

 H. H.the Maharajah of Travancore (Life Member), Mr. Gr. H. White, 

 (Nasik), Mr. W. M. Crawford, I.C.S. (Khandwa), H. H. the Gaekwar of 

 Baroda, who was already a member, has now become a life member of 

 the Society. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 

 The Honorary Secretary acknowledged receipt of the following contribu- 

 tions to the Society's museum since last meeting: — 



Contributions. 



Description. 



Contributor. 



1 Indian Monitor (alive).. 



1 Krait .«. 



1 Snake 



1 Snake 



8 Snakes 



1 Tree Snake 



A Collection of Spiders and 



Scorpions. 

 4 Eggs of Eastern Purple 



Heron. 

 4 Eggs of Night Heron 

 4 Eggs of Lesser Cormorant 

 8 Eggs o£ Pied Ground 



Thrush. 



2 Eggs of Red-billed Blue 



Magpie. 

 2 Eggs of Spotted Wing 



Varanus hengalensis 



Bungarus eoerideus 



Bipsas forstenii 



Dipsas trigonata 



Lycodon aulicus 



Tropidonotus pliimMcolor- 



Ardea inanillensit 



Nycticorax griseus 



Phalaerocorax javanicug 

 Geocichla loardi 



Urocissa oceipitalis.... 

 Psaroglossa spilopiera. 



Mr. C. L. Burns. 



Mr. T. Dundas Whiffin. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Col. E. H. Light. 

 Mr. Chas. Gray. 



^ Mr. S. L. Whymper. 



