448 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. VIII. 
PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE MEETING HELD ON 6TH SEPTEMBER, 1893. 
The usual monthly meeting of the members of the Society was held on 
Wednesday, the 6th September, 1893, Mr. J. Wallace, C.H., presiding. 
NEW MEMBERS. 
The following gentlemen were elected members of the Society :— 
Mr. C. H. F. Binsteed (Secunderabad), Mr. P. Berry (Madras), Mr. J. EK. 
Berkley (Secunderabad), Lieutenant T. E, Madden (Agra), Captain A. Fraser 
(Secunderabad), Mr. H. 8. Elworthy (Bombay), Mr. Dayabhoy Jaduram 
(Bombay), and Mr. Framjee R. Vikajee (Bombay). 
CONTRIBUTIONS. 
Mr. H. M. Phipson acknowledged the following contributions which had 
been received since the previous meeting :— 
Contribution. Description. 
Contributor. 
SR Se Se TE Naa De 
1 Kingfisher ....0+++sseee esoares Alcedo bengalensis .......0+. 50 
A Collection of Birds’ Hggs.. goc0a0000 
9, PHOOLSAS «cereceoseeeeeeceseeeeee| Chis CaTiNata soaeee nano90n0Q000 
2 Rain Quail (alive) ses... Coturnix coromandelica...... 
2 Rock Bush Quail (alive)...|Perdicula argondah.......-.0.. 
1 Short-toed Hagle ....0arcee0.|Circactus gallicus,....r.. soveces 
1 Photograph of a Rampur 
Hound .....-ece0e epd0000s22000 From JWAansi oc... cccecescccsese 
1 Snake ..ceccerereeeeseeeeeereeee|COluber helena ......++« 5000000 00 
5O Species of Birds’ Eggs ...|New to the Society’s collec- 
LION occeccoccenscccvecersccccsoce 
1 Sambhar horn ...ccecce eovece|OCTVUS UNICOLOL cve.c eoeeeenes 
1 Large Centipede (alive) «. Scolopendra gigantea ...csocs. 
TL Dhamanoecercececcccvecsccercee| LE LYAS MUCOSUS ecceescoceeerns ove 
1 Wooden Caterpillar..cescce.|Hepialus VITESCEDS cssccrsecees 
Echis carinata ... 
1 PHOOTSA cocceccccss++s+conccse0e 
9, Snakes ...ccccecccesee pon6a000d Trimeresures animalensis ... 
1 Krait .....csccccccsccrcccevscces Bungarus ArCcUatus -crccccce... 
2 Snakes ccccoee gacoedoudooboL00 Lycodon avlicus .....c--reee 60 
1 Do. —evevee.ascenrccccecccecs Tropidonotus stolatus ...... .. 
2 Do. eer cecceee odsa. doaddtess Onycocephalus acutus.......+. 
2 Do. soosessacodene eHodeood| Collnorere MEN@ME, sadacqsqa20020000 : 
3 Large Scorpions ..0... sce. Scorpio swammerdami ...... 
1 Large Sole sc..sescsesereseeeses Cynoglossus quinquelineatus 
1 Green Pigeon (alive) ...... OSMOLTETON SPeeececsevcceesc.0e 
2 Nests of Stewart’s Wren 
Warbler cccorere F50000080 cooe| PTINIA SUCWATLL ... occceccsoseeve 
Minor contributions from Mrs. Godfrey and Miss A. Prentice, 
Mr, W. F. Sinclair, I.C.8. 
Mr. C, Crommelin. 
Col. MacRae. 
Mr. D. Bennett. 
Do. 
Major L. Fenton. 
Mr, W. H. Traill. 
Mr, W. HE. Majer. 
Mr. H.C. 8. Baker. 
Mr. J. F. Snuggs. 
Capt. Thorburn. 
Mr. D. MacLaughlan 
Slater. 
Capt. Stewart (s.s. Ocea- 
na). 
Mr, J. A. Betham. 
Do, 
Mr. N. S. Symons. 
Purchased. 
Mr. G. Vidal, I.C.S. 
