PEOCEEDINaa, 411 



" Reports of the Geological Explorations during 1890-91, New Zealand," by the 

 Colonial Museum of Geological Survey of New Zealand, 



" The Transaotioas of the Entomological Society of London, 1893," Part I., by G. 

 A. J. Rothney, Esq., F.E.S. 



" Records of the Geological Survey of India," Vol. XXV., Part II,, in exchange, 



" Contents and Index of the first twenty volumes of Memoirs of the Geological 

 Survey of India," in exchange. 



" Index to Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, Palceontologia Indica,'* 

 in exchange. 



"M^moires de la Soci^te Zoologique de France, 1892," in exchange. 



" The Indian Forester" — July, August, and September, in exchange. 



"The Canadian Entomologist," Vol. XXIV., in exchange. 



" Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History," Vol, HI., No. 2, in exchange. 



" Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences," Part III., September- 

 December, in exchange. 



" Bulletin of the United States National Museum," No. 41, in exchange. 



" Smithsonian Report, 1889, — U. S. National Museum,'' in exchange. 



" Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal," Vol. LXI., Part II., No. 1, in 

 exchange. 



'' List of the Batrachia in the Indian Museum;" by W. L. Sclater, P. Z. S. ; by 

 the Author. 



" Annual Report of the Society of Mines, Victoria," in exchange. 



"A Monograph of Oriental Cicadidaa," Parts V, and. VI, ; by VV, L, Distant, from 

 the Trustees of the Indian Museum, 



" Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, for 1891," Parts, I — 4 1892, 

 Part 1 ; from W. F. Sinclair, C. S. 



'* Index to Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1881-1890" ; from 

 W, P. Sinclair, C. S. 



" Transactions of the Zoological Society of London," Vol, XIIL, Parts 1 — 4; from 

 W. F. Sinclair, 0. S, 



*' Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute," Vol. XXIV., in 

 exchange. 



" Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal," Vol. LXI., Part II., No. H., in 

 exchange. 



" Records of the Geological Survey of India," Vol. XXV., Fart III,, in exchange. 



" Administration Report of Government Central Museum, Madras, for the year 

 1891-92," in exchange. 



A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION. 



The Honorary Secretary said, amongst the contributions recently received, it 

 would be noticed was a pair of Takin horns (Budorcag taxicolor), presented to the 

 Society by Major J. H. Yule. 



These horns were quite new to the collection, and belonged to an animal about 

 which very little is known. The Takin ia a curious-looking beast, standing about 



