PROCEEDINGS. 403 



fliea, illustratiug no less than 346 species, all of which were produced under 

 the supervision of Mr. de Niceville, whose untimely death would be deplored 

 by all members of the Society. 



PAPERS READ. 

 The following papers were then read and discussed .—(1) Natural History 

 N"otes from Fryer's Travels, by N, C. Macleod. (2) Notes on some of the 

 Plants introduced into the Victoria Gardens, Bombay, during the past eight 

 years (Part II), by Cowasjee D. Mahaluxmivala. 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON 21st JANUARY, 1902. 

 A meeting of the members took place on Tuesday, the 21st January, 1902, 

 at the Society's Rooms, Dr. D. Macdonald presiding, 



NEW MEMBERS. 

 The election of the following new members was announced : — 

 Lieutenant William F. Harvey, M.A., I.M.S. (Saugor) ; Staff-Surgeon W. 

 Stericker, R. N., H. M. S. Fox, (Persian Oulf); Mr. A. C. Logan, I.C.S, 

 (Broach) ; Lieutenant B. E. A. Manson (Belgaum) ; Mr. J. G. Burn, I.C.S. 

 (Madanapalli); Mr. H. B. Peirce (Bombay) ; Mr. Arthur Langham (Bombay) ; 

 Major J. R. Stuart, R.A.M.C. (Bombay) ; Mr. Eric McDougall (Burma) ; Mr. 

 F. B. P. Lory, B.k. (Bombay). 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 

 Mr. H. M. Phipson, the Honorary Secretary, acknowledged receipt of the 

 following contributions since the last meeting :— 



Contributions. 



Description. 



Contributor. 



1 White-faced Stiff-tail -E'm?»afMra leuGocepTiala ... Major F. J. H. Barton. 



Duck. I 



2 Bearded Vultures, or, Gypaetns larhatus ,...! Mr. C. H. Douald. 



Lamergeyers. j 



1 Imperial Eai^le \AquilaheUaca Do. 



1 Monal Pheasant \ Lophophorvs rrfulgens | Do. 



2 Deserr Larks ^ Alarnion ffiser/o-u-r Mr. Percy Hide. 



1 Cotton T-al \ ^(ittnpiis ciromanddionus... Do. 



1 Griffon Vulture ' GyP'^ himalayt-nsis Major G. S. Eodon. 



2 Paut er Cubs ^ Fiiiii par civs Col. L. L Fenton. 



1 Bonellis Eagle ^ Niswtns fasciafus Maj. R. M. Rethain 



Mr C. B. Pulnaer, T.C.S., 

 and Mr. C. V. Vernon, 

 I C S 



Mr.E. H. Aitkeu. 



The Jaw-bones of a Whale.^ Balcsnoptera indica. 



1 Snake (alive) \C erherus rhynchops 



" PAPEli HEAD. 



Captain George Lamb, M.B., I.M.S., rend a most interesting paper on tlie 

 Physiological Action of Snake Venoms and their Antidote, explaining with 

 great clearness, the difference which exists between the action of Cobra 

 poison and that of Daboia poison and maintaining that whereas we possess 

 in Dr. Calmette's Antivenin an infalliable antidote against the former, the 

 remedy is quite useless in the case of the latter. 



