540 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XX. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 



Mr. B. D. Richards, the Honorary Librarian, drew attention to the four 

 Volumes of " Reichenbachia " by F. Sander, which Lt.-Col. K. R. Kirtikar, 

 I. M.S. (Retd.), had kindly presented to the Society's Library and the 

 beautiful coloured plates of Orchids were greatly admired by all present. 



JOURNAL. 



The Secretary mentioned that the next number of the Journal was in the 

 press and would contain, amongst other coloured illustrations, three in con- 

 nection with " The Game Birds of India " by Mr. Stuart Baker. They 

 would be, the Woodcook, the Eastern Solitary Snipe and the Wood-Snipe. 

 He was glad to say that a number of new members were joining in con- 

 sequence of this series, and doubtless when others saw the beautiful illustra- 

 tions, they would join the Society so as to obtain the journal. The Society 

 spare no expense in obtaining the best sketches and illustrations which 

 could be had. 



EXHIBITS. 



The attention of members was drawn to the specimen of Indian Lion 

 which had beeji presented to the Society by H. H. The Nawab of Junagadh, 

 G.C.S.I., through the kindness of Mr. C. H. Hill, I.C.S., C.S.I., CLE. This 

 specimen which has only just arrived from England has been excellently 

 mounted and proves a valuable addition to the Society's Museum, parti- 

 cularly so now that there are so few Lions left in India. 



Oapt. Patton, I. M.S., exhibited a common Indian Fruit Fly breeding in 

 Oranges and made some remarks in connection with it. 



Dr. Bentley and Capt. Taylor, I. M.S., showed their new method of 

 mounting Mosquitoes. 



PAPERS READ. 



The following papers were then read : — 



1. A new method for making permanent preparations of mosquitoes 

 with demonstrations by Dr. C. A. Bentley and Capt. J. Taylor, I. M.S. 



2. The Kathiawar Lion by Lt.-Col. L. L. Fenton. 



The Secretary said that through the good offices of Mr. C. H. Hill, I.C.S., 

 and Major J. B. Carter, of Jetalsar, the Society had been able to obtain 

 some excellent photographs of a large Indian lion, which is in captivity in 

 the gardens at Junagadh. These photographs show how the mane grows 

 when the animal is kept in confinement and bears out the contention that 

 the mane is destroyed in wild specimens, because of the thick jungle in 

 which they are found. 



These photographs will be published in the Society's journal with the 

 above paper. 



A vote of thanks was passed to the authors of the papers read, and the 

 meeting then terminated. 



