PROCEEDINGS. 718 
PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE MEETING HELD ON 111Ta DECEMBER, 1900. 
A meeting of the members took place at the Society’s Rooms on: Tuesday 
last, the 11th instant, Mr, E, H. Aitken presiding, 
NEW MEMBERS. 
The election of the following new members was announced :—Lieutenant 
R.H. Brudenell Bruce (Bombay) ; Lieutenant E, E. C, Dalgliesh (Bombay) ; 
fr, W. W. Coen (Hubli); Mr, L. EH, P, Gaskin, 1.C,S. (Mandla, C, P.) ; Mr. 
W. Erskine Crum (Bombay); Mr. Edmund Scott (Ceylon) ; Major G. A. 
Leslie, R.; E, (Chitral); Lieutenant W. H, Evans, R.E. (Chitral); Mr. S. L, 
Whymper (Jeolikote, N.-W, P.); Mr. S. Tomkins (Bombay) ; Mr. George E. 
Bright (Bombay) ; Mess President, 55th Battery, R.A. (Saugor); Captain F, 
F, Major (Jalna) ; Mr, A. Rodgers, I.F.S, {Thayetmyo, Burma) ; Mr, Herbert 
Druce (London) ; Rev. H. Howard Campbell (Gooty); Lieutenant W. H. 
Lane (Burma); Mr. C. L. Burns (Bombay) ; Mrs, H. J, Bell (Banda, C.P.). 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 
Mr, H. M, Phipson, the Honorary Secretary, acknowledged receipt of the 
following contributions to the Society's Museum :— 
2Green Tree=vipers| 7rimeresurus gramineus. Mr. Paul Gerhardt. 
alive.) 
3 ate Treesnakes|Dipsas trigonata......... - seueee Do. 
(alive.) 
2 Phursas (alive)....... ce»: | BERGS COT IMAL .02-ecenccccsceres soc Do. 
1 Head of Siamese Deer. |Cervus schomberghi.............Mr. A. J. A. Jardine, 
1 Bison’s Headse.cocrseceees. Bos VANCiNG coceeereeceeree.cacee a Do. 
1 Lizard (alive)......0..0. Hemidactylus maculatus. Mr. =. G. Hutchinson. 
6 Hegs of the Indian Red|Sporeginthus amandava. Capt. R. M. Betham. 
Munia. 
3 Eggs of the smal l)|Pericrocotus peregrinus. Do. 
Minivet, 
Nest and 4 Eggs of the 
Motacilla maderaspatensis. Do. 
large Pied Wagtail, 
Nest of the Common Wood|7ephrodornis pondiceriana. Do. 
Shrike 
Me Saake tac. co: ---+-| Tropidonotus esa Mr, F. A. Hill. 
1 Screech Owl ‘With fivelS¢rac JAVARICHrrereereeeee -.».|My. Ameerudin Tyabjee. 
young ones (alive). 
1 Wild Dog Qlive)......0.. Cyon dukhunensis...... seveeere (apt. W. Leslie. 
1 Red-winged Cuck oo/Coceystes coromandus.........\Caught in the Society’s 
(alive). Rooms. 
2 Stifftailed Ducks......... Erasmatura leucocephala. Lieut. L. Swinton-Browne, 
2 Houbara (alive).........| Foubara MACYUEENS 2+ececceeree Capt. F. W. Townsend. 
1 Water-Cock (alive). Gallicrex  CAMOVEA .sceccoeeeee ...|Mr. F. O. Gadsden. 
2 Malabar W histling|/Myiophoneus huorsfielti. Mr. G. P. de Soane. 
Thrushes (alive). 
1 Koel (alive) ........ aaace Ludynamis honorata ....0ceeve Mr. H. Hemming, 
1 Dusky Striped Squirrel |Sciwrus sublineatus...... sseeeeeee| Mr, Chas. Gray. 
2 Palm Civets (alive)|Paraderurus ee snopenoncso8 --.|Mr. Chas. Merrony. 
Skull of large Panther. |Helis pardus...ccooee.c-...00e0e0ee.,capt. H. §, Hill. 
1 Egg of Sarus Crane. Grus antigone. ASeodds sorce-veoesee(reneral W. Osborn. 
1 Snake (alive)...... vovcesces| GONGYLODRIS CONICWS ..ce0e...-+-|Mr. F. Hutchinson. 
2 Snakes (alive) - ........000 Tropidonotus piscator.........|Ur. Dhargalkar. 
1 Muntjat’s head....... vecee[CETVUS MUNTIAC se, ovoeee-e- eoeee./Luieut. H. H. Bartlett, 
