720 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL GISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XTIT. 
MINOR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 
Mr, F, G. Hutchinson, Mr, T. D. Moore, Captain C. J. R. Milne, 1.M.S., 
Mr, A, L, Dupuis, and Mr, D, Lindsay, 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBRARY. 
On the birds collected and observed in the Southern Shan States and 
Upper Burmah, by Colonel C, T, Bingham, I.F.S., from the Author; Cata- 
logue of Moths, Vol. II, Text and Plates, from British Museum ; Guide to the 
Zoological Collections of the Indian Museum (F. Finn), from the Author ; 
Parasitic Invasion of Eggs of the Common Cockroach, by Dr. N. F. Surveyor ; 
Two Diseases of the Red Cedar, caused by Polyporus Juniperinus, n, sp. and 
Polyporus carneus, Nees (H, Von Schrenk); Progress in the Treatment of 
Plant Diseases in the United States (B. T. Galloway) ; Progress of Commer- 
cial Growing of Plants under Glass (B. T. Galloway) ; Stigzmonose,a Disease 
of Carnations and other Pinks (A. F. Woods); Progress of Plant-breeding 
in the United States (H. J. Webber and H, A. Bessey) ; Xenia, or the Imme- 
diate Effect of Pollen in Maize (H. J. Webber); Food of the Bobolink, 
Blackbirds and Grackles (F, E, L. Beal); The Indian Forester, Vol. XXYVI, 
No. 9, in exchange ; North American Fauna, Nos, 18-19 (W. Oswood) ; 
Annales du Musee du Congo, Botanique, Series II. ; Annales du Musco Nacional 
de Montevideo, Tomo II. Annuaire du Musée Zoologique, St. Petersburg, 
1900 ; Vol. 1]. Nos. 1-2, Journal, Asiatic Society of Bengal ; Vol. LXIX. No, 
2,, Annals of the South African Museum. 
MOSQUITOES. 
Colonel G. M. Giles, I.M.S., exhibited a specimen of Insect Collecting Box, 
fitted up with camphor, pins, card discs, cork carpet, &c., complete with 
printed instructions on the top, and offered to supply similar boxes to any 
one who was willing to take up the subject and assist him in makinga 
complete collection of the different species of mosquitoes (Culicide) in this 
country. A small collection of mosquitoes presented to the Society by Colo- 
nel Giles was exhibited and admired. 
OUR BOMBAY GARDENS. 
Mr. Phipson exhibited a number of beautifully coloured plates of tropical 
flowering plants which were not, as far as he knew, to be found in any of our 
Bombay Gardens. His object in drawing attention to these plates was to 
stimulate the introduction of new flowering plants into Bombay, as very 
little had been done of late years in that direction, especially since the depar- 
ture of Mr. Birdwood. 
THE DESTRUCTION OF BIRDS. 
The honorary secretary read a letter received from Mr. William Jesse, of 
La Martiniére College, Lucknow, stating that the Government of India is 
desirous of making a further inquiry into the question of the destruction of 
the bird-life of this country. It is probable that,if a proper case be made 
out, further restrictions will be placed on the indiscriminate slaughter of 
