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EXTRACTS FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BALUCHISTAN 

 NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY HELD ON 28th OCTOBER 1909. 

 Read list of donations made to the Museum during the month, the 

 specimens themselves being passed round for inspection. Of these the 

 most important were : — 



A fine Mahseer, from the Beji river near Babarkach, presented by Major 

 A. L. Jacob. 



A Beech Marten, from the Brewery, Quetta, presented by Mr. F. W. 

 Starnack. 



A Stone Curlew, from Saranan, presented by Mr. G. L. J. Davis. 

 A Himalayan Solitary Snipe, from Kowas Tangi near Ziarat, presented 

 by Lieutenant Leared. 



Two Rock Thrushes, from Quetta, presented by Mr. J. W. N. Cummin". 

 A Leopard skin, from Mangi, presented by Mulla Alif . 

 In addition to the donations received during the month, the Python 

 (Python molurus), Cobra (Naia tripudians), and Double-Headed Snake 

 (Eryxjohnii), exhibited alive by Mr. Flynn at the last meeting and which 

 had since been killed and mounted by Mr. Flynn, were also passed round 

 for the inspection of such of the Members absent on that occasion ; while 

 Mrs. Drake exhibited a curious pair of Markhor horns found on the Murdar 

 range in which one of the horns was of the close spiral type and the other 

 had open curls like that of the Astor type. 



Read letter No. 633, dated 9th October 1909, from Mr. Maxwell-Lefroy, 

 stating it was impossible to identify the Psychidoe larvie presented by Mr. 

 Dracott, but that he would do so later, if any of them developed into moths. 

 The Hon'ble President then concluded the meeting with a few remarks. 

 He suggested that the Sambar Head and other exhibits not of local orio-m 

 which had been placed in the Museum be kept apart. He desired that 

 the thanks of the Meeting be conveyed to Mulla Alif for the Leopard 

 skin he had sent in and expressed a hope that it would not be long before 

 another would be secured. He further referred to the appeals read at the 

 last Meeting and expressed the hope that members would respond by 

 sending in their observations on the arrival and departure, etc., of Wood- 

 cock and Snipe and the migration of birds in general, and expressly asked 

 that advantage be taken of the present shooting season to secure and 

 send in specimens of snipe, grouse, duck, hare, etc. 



In conclusion he mentioned that when passing through Bombay on his 

 return from leave, the Honorary Secretary, Bombay Natural History 

 Society, desired him to thank the Members of the Baluchistan Natural 

 History Society for their help to the Bombay Natural History Society. 



25th November 1909. 

 Read list of donations made to the Museum during the month, the exhi- 

 bits themselves being passed round. Of these, the most important were — 

 A Jackdaw, from Baleli, presented by Master Walter dimming. 



