PROCEEDINGS. 



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OF THE MEETING HELD ON 9th MARCH 1911. 



A meeting of the members of the Bombay Natural History Society took 

 place on Thursday, the 9th March 1911, at the Society's Rooms, the Hon. 

 Mr. R. A. Lamb, I.O.S., C.I.E., C.S.I., presiding. 



The election of the following 23 new members since the last meeting was? 

 duly announced : — 



Mr. F. Ware (Madras) ; Mr. M. P. Thomas (Danpur) ; Mr. T. Cooper 

 (Abu Road) ; Mr. K. W. Barlee, I.C.S. (Bombay) ; Maharaj Kunwar 

 Major Dowlatsing (Idar, Mahi Kantha) ; Mr. G. F. W. Elwes (Europe) ; 

 Mr. R. G. Abbott (Bombay) ; Mr. C. D. Donald (Rangoon) ; Mr. G. B. 

 Scott (Ahwaz P. O., via Persian Gulf) ; Capt. R. B. Worgan (Madras) : 

 Capt. C. A. Godson, I.M.S. (Assam) ; Mr. H. N. Golan (Jodhpur, Rajpu- 

 tana) ; Mr. J. V. Collier, I.F.S. (Ramnagar) : Mr. J. H. Lyall, I.F.S. 

 (Haldwani); Mr. J. N. Oliphant (Kheri, Oudh) ; Mr. H. E. Wells, M.B. 

 (Minbu); Mr. F. R. R. Rudman, I.C.S. (Jubbulpore, C.P.) ; Dr. A. J. M. 

 Paget, M.D. (Berbera, Somaliland) ; Mr. L. Volkart (Bombay); Mr. W. 

 Reinhart (Bombay) ; Mr. A. C. Hiley (Belgaum); Mr. R, W. Inder (Belgaum) 

 and Mrs. Mary H. Nicho] (Selangor). 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 



The Honorary Secretary, Mr. W. S. Millard, acknowledged the following- 

 contributions to the Museum since the last meeting : — 



Contribution. 



Jackal QCanis aureus) Skin ... 



Four-horned Antelope (Tetraeerus 



quadricoriiis). 

 Head Skins of Indian Gazelle (Ga- 



zella bennetti) and Black Buck 



(Antilope cervicapt^a.') 

 Shed Antler of Shou (Cervus affinis). 

 7 Mammal Skins 



Pallas's Squirrel (Sciurus erythrceus) ■ 

 Stone Curlew (CEdicnemus scolopax).. 

 Grey Partridge (Frmwolinus pondice- 



rianus) (variety). 

 Stiff-tailed Duck (Erismatura lezieoce- 



phala). 

 Golden Eye (Clangula glauci&ti) 



Whooper Swan (Cygnus musicus) ... 

 Whooper {Gygnus musicus) head and 



feet. 

 White-winged Wood Duck (.Asarcomis 



scutulatus). 

 1 Spur (Galloperdix spadacea) and 1 



Grey Jungle Fowl (Gallus sonne- 



rati). 



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Locality. 



Thana Dist. 



Do. 

 Okhamandal 



Chambi Valley ... 

 China 



Shillong- 

 Karjat 

 Fort Munro 



Jhelum Dist. 



Roorkee 



Sohan, R. Punjab. 

 Lahore 



Burma 



Khandesh 



Donor 



Mr. B. G. L. Laird Mac- 

 Gregor, I.C.S. 

 Do. 



Capt. A. H. B. Mosse.I.A. 



Major Barclay. 

 Trustees of British Mu- 

 seum. 

 Major Wilson. 

 Mr. J. Black. 

 Mr. F. J. Mitchell. 



Capt. F. L. Hughes. 



Major A. H. Cunning- 

 ham, R.E. 

 Lt. P. L. Orde. 

 Mr. L. C Glasscoke. 



Mr. W. O. Hannyington. 



Lt.-Commdr. Hon'ble R. 

 O. B. Bridgeman. 



