378 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, rol. XXVII. 



Palms or Beitish India and Ceylon. By Revd. E. Blatter, S.J., F.L.S. 

 Reprinted from the Bombay Natural History Society's Journal and profusely 

 illustrated with over a hundred photographs and a large number of text blocks. 

 The Volume deals with the Palms of India, Burma and Ceylon, both indigenous 

 and introduced and contains interesting accounts of History, Uses, and legends 

 attached to this interesting order in a manner that would appeal both to the 

 botanist and the general reader. 



Hand List of Birds of the Indian Empire. By E. C. Stuart Baker, F.Z.S. 

 Hand List of Snakes of the Indian Empire. By Col. F. Wall, C.M.G., I.M.S. 

 Fauna of Mesopotamia. A series of articles on Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and 

 Fishes of Mesopotamia by various authors. 



PAST PUBLICATIONS BY THE SOCIETY. 

 The following are still available : — 

 The Poisonous Terrestrial Snakes of the British India. Price Rs. 2 



to Members and Rs. 3 to non-members. 

 List of Indian Butterflies. Price Rs. 2. 



Wood destroying White Ants of the Bombay Presidency. Price Re. I. 

 Catalogue of the Society's Library. Price Rs. 2. 

 The Flora and Fauna op Matheran and Mahableshwar. Pries Re. I. 

 The Society's Journal from No. 1 published in 1886 to date. Back- 

 numbers and occasionally complete sets are obtainable from the Secretary to 

 whom application should be made. 



THE SOCIETY'S JOURNAL. 

 Future numbers will contain the following : — 

 Papers on Game Birds of India, Burma & Ceylon. By E. C. Stuart Baker — 

 (continued). 

 „ Common Butterflies of the Plains of India. By T. R. Bell. — 



(continued). 

 Flora of the India Desert. By Rev. E. Blatter, S. J., & Prof. 

 Hallberg — ^( continued). 

 „ Indian Dragon Flies. By Major F. M. Eraser, M.D., I.M.S— 

 (continued). 

 WANT OF MUSEUM ACCOMMODATION. 

 The want of space in the Society's Rooms renders it difficult for the Society's 

 Museum to take even to a limited extent the part so splendidly played in the 

 cause of education by the National Museum at Home. The Committee would 

 draw attention here to the proposals agreed to by the members of the Society 

 and placed before the Trustees of the Prince of Wales' Museum of Western 

 India whereby, Avithout in any way sacrificing the individuality of the Society 

 and its work in Scientific research, the collections of the Society would be housed 

 in a public museum and arranged so that the full educational value of the col- 

 lections would be available to the general pubUc and to students in particular. 

 It is greatly to be regretted that such slow progress is being made with the 

 carrying out of the scheme. 



CONCLUSION. 

 The Committee cannot close this report without expressing their deep sense 

 of the obligation the Society owes to Mr. W. S. Millard who resigned this year 

 his positions as Honorary Secretary and Editor. Mr. Millard had been connected 

 with the Society since 1888 and to him and Mr. Phipson the enlargement of the 

 scope of the Society's work is largely due. The Committee have also to report 

 with great regret the resignation of Mr. N. B. Kinnear who had been in 

 charge of the Society's collections since 1907 and one of the Editors of the 

 Society's Journal and who also acted as Joint Honorary Secretary during Mr. 

 Millard's absence. 



R. A. SPENCE, 



Honorary Secretary. 



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