718 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol, XIII. 
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Contribution. Description. Contributor. 
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2 Otters’ Skins and Skulls.| Dutra ellioti ......... ..| Mr, W. E. Shipp. 
1 nee | Bulbul| Otocompsa fuscicaudata... ‘| Miss Butcher. 
{alive 
BGGCKOS sccesesnetscuneeeseceere Hemidactylus maculatus...| Mr. H. Comber. 
Avcollection joi) Hernis;ni0 0)! un wn miecetseess Lieut. W. A. Light. 
1 Rock Horned Owl. Budo bengalensts cececareree Major A A. EH. Aitken. 
1 White-cheeked Hill Par-] Arboricola atrigularis ......| Capt. H. Townsend. 
tridge. 
1 Green-legged Hill Par-| Tropicoperdix chloropus..c. Do. 
tridge. 
ad nd elaws of Imperial] Aguila Neliacd ....ccsc..ceeee Gen. W. Osborn. 
agle. 
1 Stuffed Python ............ Python reticulatus.....-o.0e-|H. H. the Maharajah of 
Cooch Behar. 
Aicollectionior Birds Woes ye Were: ‘My. W. H. Shipp. 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIETY’S LIBRARY. 
“Notes on the Nidification of some Indian Birds” not mentioned in 
“ Hume’s Nests and Eggs,” by E, C, Stuart Baker, from the Author, “Indian 
Museum Notes,” Vol. V., No. 2, in exchange. ‘‘ The Common Birds of Bom- 
bay,” by E. H, Aitken, fromthe Author, “ Memoirs of the Geological Survey 
of India,” Vol. XXX., Part 2, “ Peach Leaf Curl, its Nature and Treatment,’ 
by Newton Price. “ Fauna of British India (Arachnida)” purchased, “ The 
Great and Small Game of India, Burmah, and Tibet (Lydekker) ” deposited. 
MINOR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 
Mr. J. P. Watson, Mr. F.G. Hutchinson, Mr. H, W. Trotter, and Mr, C, C, 
James, C, E, 
LARGE PYTHON, 
Special attention was drawn to the contribution received from H, H. the 
Maharajah of Cooch Behar of a large specimen of Python reticulatus which 
had been mounted by Rowland Ward & Co,, London. The snake when shot 
by His Highness in Assam weighed about 200 Ibs, and measured 19 feet 
2 inches in length. A special vote of thanks was passed to His Highness the 
Maharajah for his contribution to the Society’s Museum, 
PAPERS READ. 
The following papers were read and discussed :— 
1, Burmese Snakes, by Captain F. Wall, I.M.S., and Veterinary-Captain 
G.H. Evans, A.V.D, 2. New Species of Indian Hymenoptera, by Major 
C. G, Nurse, 13th Bombay Infantry. 3, “ Kills” by Carnivorous Animals, 
by W. A. Wallinger,I.F.S. 4. An appeal for assistance in collecting Gad- 
flies, Bot-flies, and Warble-flies in India, by Colonel J. W. Yerbury,R. A. 
5, Bird’s Nesting in the vicinity of Poona, by Captain R. M. Betham, 8th 
Bombay Infantry. 6. Hints to beginners on collecting and preserving 
Natural History Specimens, by EH, Comber, 7, longevity of the Persian 
Bulbul, by Miss Ida Chinnery.. 8. A Musk Rat attacking a Toad, by Major 
S. E. Prall, L.M.S. 9. Squirrels and Satbhais, by Major 8. E, Prall, I.M.8, 
10, On the use of the Beaks of Pelicans and Flamingoes, by hi. H. Aitken, 
