408 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, 1892. 



PEOCEEDINGS 



OF THE MEETING IN JULY, 1892. 



The usual monthly meeting of the members took place at the Society's Eooms on 

 Monday, July the 4th, Dr. G. A. Maconachie presiding. 



The following gentlemen wers duly elected members of the Society: — 



Captain T. G. R. Pinny (R.I.M.S. "Mayo"), Mr. Nanabhoy Muncherjee N.Banajee 

 (Bombay), Mr. James Lidgett (Victoria, Australia), Captain G. H. H. Couchman 



(Rangoon), Veterinary-Lieutenant G. H. Evens, A.V.D. (Rangoon), Mr. H. U. Baker 

 (Tasmania), Mr. A. W. Forbes (Secunderabad), Mr. B. Ehlers (Bombay), Mr. T. A. 



Hanxwell (Moulmein), Mr. J. D. Forbes (Jubbnlpore), Colonel Fagan (Jubbulpore), 



and Mr. J. S. Ommanney (Lower Burma). 



The Honorary Secretary then acknowledged 'the following contributions to the 

 Society's collection : — 



CONTRIBUTIONS DURING MAY AND JUNE. 



Contribution. 



Description. 



Contributor. 



20 Scorpions (alive) 



1 Skin of Wild Cat 



4 Lizards 



1 Snake 



1 Chaplain Crow (alive).... 

 1 Lesser White Pelican.... 



3 Sea Horses 



1 Sea Horse (alive) 



1 Cobra (alive) „. 



1 Snake 



2 ChamBeleons (alive) 



1 Snake (alive) 



1 Monkey's skull , 



1 Snake , 



■ 32 Eggs of the King Cobra. 



1 Snake skin 



1 Nest of Sunbird .. 



A quantity of Scorpions 



(alive) 



1 Indian Bittern 



1 Snake 



1 Lynx (alive) 



2 Cobras 



1 Ground Snake (alive) 



1 Bird-eating S pider .... 

 A pair of Wild Boar Tushes 



2 Skins of Wild Dogs 

 1 Skin of Wild Cat ... 

 1 Snake (alive) 



Scorpio swammerdami 



Felis chaus .., 



Salea anamallayana 



Simotes arnensis 



Oorvus capellanus 



Pelecanus javanicus ,. 



Hippocampus comes 



Hippocampus trimaculatus. 



Naia tripudians 



Callaphis sp 



Chameleon calcaratus 



Cligodon fasciatus 



Macacus sinicus 



Nendrophig pictus 



Naia bungarus 



Do. 

 Arachnechthra zeylonica.... 



Scorpio swammerdami 



Botaurus stellarus 



Lycodon aulicus 



Felis lynx 



Naia tripudians 



Ichthyophis glutinosus 



Mygale sp 



9| inches in length 



Cyon dukhunensis 



Felis chaus 



Silybura macrolepis 



Rev. Fr. Dreckmann, S.J. 

 Mr. M. D. Mackenzie. 

 Mr. H. S. Ferguson. 

 Mr. W, Gay. 

 Mr. W. Cummins. 



Do. 

 Miss B. Dickinson, 



Do. 



Mr. N. J. Stabb. 

 Col. W. S. Hore. 

 Mr. J. Bapty. 



Do. 



Do. 



Mr. H. Ommanney, C.S. 

 Mr. G. K. Wasey. 



Do. 

 Capt. Tighe. 



Mr. J. MacPherson. 

 Major-General Anderson. 

 Captain Shopland. 

 Colonel Gunthorpe. 

 Dr. Kirtiker. 

 Captain Thorburn. 

 Mr. F. A. Naylor. 

 Professor H. Littledale. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Mr. C. E. Kane. 



