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(2) A Visit to the Null after the Famine, by Mr, Reed, Gilbert, 
(3) The Fauna of Amoy, by Mr. L. de Nicéville, 
(4) The life-history of Mycalesis (Calysisme) subdita, Moore, by Major N. 
Manders, R.A.M.C, 
(5) On the Occurrence of Bonelli’s Eagle and the Golden-Hye Duck at Mying- 
yan, Burmah, by Mr, K. C. Macdonald. 
(6) On the Occurrence of the Desert Finch (Rhodosdiza obsoleta) at Chaman, 
Baluchistan, by Mr. E. Comber, 
PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE MEETING HELD ON 6TH FEBRUARY, 1901. 
A meeting of the members of the Bombay Natural History Society took 
place on Wednesday, 6th February, 1901, at the Society’s Rooms, Dr, D. 
MacDonald presiding, 
NEW MEMBERS, 
The election of the following new members was announced :—Mr, F, W. 
Robertson, I.C.S, (Madras), the Mess President, 34th Battalion, R.F.A, (Ahmed- 
abad) ; Major Arthur C, Daniell, R.A. (Ahmedabad); Mr. J, E, B. Hotson, 
I, C, 8S. (Ahmedabad); Mr. Charles St, C. W. Thompson (Lucknow) ; 
Captain E, W. Harris, 3rd M. I. (Hongkong) ; Lieutenant W. C, Nicholson, 
3rd M. I. (Hongkong) ; Lieutenant W. V. Coppinger, I. M. S. (Dibrugarh) ; 
Mr. Jack Needham, (Dibrugarh) ; Mr.. W. Morley, C. E. (Dibrugarh) ; Mr. 
F, Thorburn (Assam) ; the Mess President, 10th Bombay Light Infantry, 
Ahmedabad (life member) ; Major A, EH Aitken (Chaman); Lieutenant 
Victor Coates (Bombay) ; Mr. V. M. Grifiths (Nasik); Mr. O, C. G, Hayter 
(Sukkur, Sind) ; Mr. 8, Armstrong (Poona) ; and Mr. C, B, Antram (Cachar), 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM, 
Mr. H, M. Phipson, the Honorary Secretary, acknowledged receipt of the 
following contributions to the Society’s collections :— 
Contribution. Description. | Contributor. 
1 Snake, from Aden. Zamenis ventrimaculatus. |Mr.C. Baglehole. 
2 Purple Honeysuckers. Arachnechthra zeylonica. | Mr. Pottinger. 
1 Whimbrel.........s0..000 seoe| MUMENRIUS PLAOPUS ...00e00e Mx. J. D. Inverarity. 
1 Chestnut Bittern............ Ardetta Cimmamomea.......«. Do. 
1 Pallas’ Squirrel ........-+0« Sciurus erythreus var-|Capt. H. C. Townsend. 
sadent. 
1 Sind Pied Woodpecker. | Dendrocopus sindianus, Lt. J. Watson, I.M.S. 
1 Desert Chat SALIC01A GESETLA covercevecceees Do. 
1 Rose Finch o--e| Rhodospiza 0b80leta ...c.000. Do. 
1 Snake (alive) .....000-. cove] SiLy Dura MACrolepts oe... Mr, C. G. Wright. 
1 Stiff-tailed Duck ... ..... Erasmatura leucocephalus,| Lt. R. EK. Salkeld. 
A number of Tiger-beetles.| Cicendela sp. Mrs. Townsend. 
1 Small Green Barbet Thereicery a vividis cores -.| Lieut. W. A. Payne. 
7 Pairs of Black Buck! Antilope cervicapra e000. Mr. W. Webb. 
Horns. 
1 Pair Chinkara Horns. | Gazella bemmetti....s0cveres Do. 
A number of Bats, Frogs}  — aeweonree Col. R. R. Kirtikar, 1.M.S. 
and Spiders, 
1 Smake o.cccseces sreanedenocoo Dendrophis pictus o...........)Mr. J. HB. Chico. 
