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PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE MEETING HELD ON 127Ta MARCH, 1901. 
A meeting of the members of the Bombay Natural History Society took 
place at the Society’s Rooms on Tuesday, 12th March, 1901, Mr, BE. H, Aitken 
presiding, 
NEW MEMBERS. 
The election of the following new members was announced :—Mr. Charles 
A, Fuller (Cawnpore), Mr. B. R. Pritchard (Lakhimpur), Mr. W. B. Wright 
(Lakhimpur), Mr, G, M. Prichard (Ramtek), Mr, F. E. Fletcher (Calicut), and 
Mr, W. P. Masson (Darjeeling). 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 
The Honorary Secretary acknowledged the following contributions to the 
Society's Collections since the last meeting :— 
1 pair of Indian Wolves.juy.| Canis pallipes... . seccasccoe-| Mr. W. A, Heyland. 
(alive). 
1 Bonelli’s Hagle .....0......-ns Hieracius fasciatus orc Capt. W. Fa Payne. 
1 Crested Serpent Hagle. ...| Spilormis Cheela ec.oceeeees 008 
1 Crested Honey Buzzard ...| Permis crastatws...coccrsssaces De 
1 Pale Harrier ... .2....scececce| CA CUS MACTUTUS svece-sesconses Do. 
1 Greenshank .......2....ccceoe.| ZOtamus GlOttis sscovseossseese Do. 
1 Gull-billed Tern ........ cooe| SEEFNA ANGLICA ..seecceee seen. Do. 
1 Red-breasted Fly-catcher...| Siphia parva .....0+. erveseecee Do. 
2 Jungle Cats (alive) ...... ove HELGS CHAUS ......seceecceerence. Mr. P. A. Collins. 
debossil Tusk of a Mastodon) =... Mr. E. Goff. ; 
Head of Indian Rhinoceros...| Rhinocer0s wnicorNts eeovveres ot Henry Tichborne, Bart. 
1 Sarus’ege . sconce! GIUS GRELJONE caceoereerereee Mr. D. A, Macmillan, 
2 Harth Snakes ‘Glive) vescee| LY JOMMIeressceree scoeneode ..|Mr, O. Merrony. 
1 Bunch of plantains (red adeitetes Cap. 8. Goodridge, R.N., 
and yellow varieties on C.LE. 
the one stalk). 
7 Bats (in spirits) ......... 206 onoseuiens Mr, T. B. Tkp LES. . 
PES (SKIMMEM)| scaesesstecesscl| L071 | ceeuase Mr.E. Comber. — 
Pein sy PSKING \csceecseeb aces oyu Ai iiesauanee Indian Museum.. - -, 
Reed Bunting ....00.......0000., Hmbireza schoeniclus....2...| Lieut. J. W. Watson, a, M. Ss. 
Tree SPAlLOW  ceccscsscscesceses PAS8E7 MONLANUE ». 00002-00000. Do. 
Rose FING csrsserercvescereesee| RROAIS piza ODSOLELA seoeeee.- Do. 
Eversman’s Redstart .........| Rutecilla erythronota ...... Do. 
Barnes's Chat ......secsscesese.| SGLICOlG DATNES4..000rs000000 Do. 
Red-tailed Chat........0. sacncene Savicola chrysopygia ...... Do. 
Masked Wagtail..........0020200 Motacilla personatG eervcover Do. 
Water-pipit.......cessesscees coceee| ARLLUS SPINOLELLE oer0eceneee Do. 
Central Asian Starling sooee| SLUPNUS POT PhYTONOLUS -.. Do. 
Allied Grey Shrike ........,0.| Lamiu8 ASSiMilés seecrec00e Do. 
Sparrow-hawk .........-ss0os00.| ACCIDIEEY NISUS co. noceoan0 Do. 
Jerdon’s Accentor sesecseereee| LRAMTRGLEUS JETAONS ....0. 00 Do. 
4 Pheasant SkinS....00..0000...| GENNEUS SP. . pecan liga W. iG Nishett 
1 Imperial Pigeon ...... eooees| Ducula qriseis pala euevases 
1 Civet Cat (alive) ......0.s006 Viverricula malaccensis = ‘| ote. W. hee 
T BRIS MSKINGsssssccesecsessesasee iiinessseurae Mr. A.M. Primrose. . - 
Py Battachignh \scpcaseccoene so.0| ethyophis glutinosus ee ..|Mr..E. Hrnest Green... 
2 Lizards «.coccs..escerecereveseee| Coratophora tennentit s.r» Do. 
3 Toads orrcccseccossccsss...00c| Vannophrys ceylonensis os. Do, 
