970 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIJETF, Vol. XXVII. 



A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. H. F. Lodge, the Honorary Treasurer, 

 and also to ]\ir. R. C. Lowndes who acted for him for six months. 



Votes of thanks were also passed to the Chairman and the Honorary Secre- 

 tary. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 



The Curators have pleasure in announcing a large number of contributions 

 received since the last meeting, among these we would like to mention a small 

 collection of mammals from Col. J. E. B. Hotson. These were part of a 

 collection which was looted on the way down from Shiraz, and were discovered 

 lying at the bottom of a well, the remainder, comprising chiefly Botanical 

 specimens, were unfortunately destroyed. 



Capt. C. M. Ingoldby continues to send in specimens from Waziristan. He 

 has made a very representative collection of the Reptiles found in that locaUty 

 and we can congratulate him as being the discoverer of a new species which is 

 to bear his name. 



Another constant contributor to the Society's Museum is Mr. J. P. Mills of 

 Mogokchung, Assam. Mr. Mills' latest donation includes a specimen of the Brown 

 Ferret Badger. There are two species of Ferret Badger found within Indian 

 limits, the present example and the Burmese Ferret Badger, Helicitis personata. 

 Very little is known about the habits of these animals , beyond that they are 

 nocturnal and feed on insects and reptiles. Anderson states that the creature 

 is beUeved by the Sikhim Bhutias to be useful in destroying cockroaches and 

 other insects and as such is protected by them. Mi*. Mill's collection also contains 

 a skin and skull of the Hog Badger, another uncommon species. The Society 

 has been fortunate in obtaining a further series of skins of the Giant Squirrel 

 through the agency of Mr. W. H. Woodhouse Adolphus. Specimens have been 

 obtained from the Madura districts, this further establishes the occurrence of 

 this Ceylonese species on the mainland. We are indebted to Mr. C. W. Philhps 

 for a small collection of mammals from Ceylon. The Society received 

 a large number of mammal skins from Nepal, from Col. Kennion, the 

 British Resident. Col. Kennion. as previously reported in the last Journal, 

 ha's arranged for one of the Society's Indian collectors to work in Nepal 

 and a promising consignment of specimens has recently been received. 

 3 Hoary-bellied Squirrels and a few Bats were presented by A. M. 

 Primrose, Assam, and a Lion-tailed Monkey, P. silenus, by the late Mr. 

 A. M. Ejnloch, Kollengode, S. India. This species is a shy and wary animal 

 living in the dense forest tracts of S. India and the Malabar Coast, it has been 

 found as far north as Kanara. A few birds' skins were received from Mr. A. 

 P. Kinloch from the Nelliampatty hills, in addition Mr. Eanloch sent in a very 

 handsome specimen of a large snail {Indrella ampulla) alive. A very fine 

 example of the Pink-headed Duck {R. caryophi/llacea) was shot and presented 

 to the Society by 'Mr. St. George de Carteret from Kheri, Oudh and a Sumatran 

 Green-bellied Malakoa {R. sumatrana) was sent in by Mr. Sahm Ali. 



The Curators further announced the acquisition of a young whale which was 

 washed ashore at Juhu, a few miles from Bombay: in addition to the above a 

 large specimen was stranded at Jaigud. About these we propose to say more in 

 a future number of the Journal. 



We give below a more detailed list : — 

 Mammals. 



42 Mammals, Shiraz, Persia, Lt.-Col. J. E. B. Hotson. 



1 Acanthion lencurus cuneiceps (The Rajputana Porcupine^ 1 Hycena hijcena 

 (Striped Hy?ena), 1 Hemiechmus collaris (Sind Hedgehog), 8 Gunomys sp. 

 (Sind Mole Rats), 3 Mus hactrianus (Persian House Mouse), 18 Cricetus sp. (The 

 Grey Hampster), 1 Pipistrellus (Indian Pipistrelle), Ladha, Waziristan, Capt. 

 C. M. Ingoldby. 



