567 

 PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON 10th JANUARY, 1894. 



The usual monthly meeting of the members of this Society took place on 

 Wednesday, the 10th of January, Mr. G. W. Vidal, I.O.S., presiding. 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the Society : — 



Mr. H. E. Chappel (Calcutta), Mr. J. Harrington (Bikaneer), Mr. G. Battie 

 (Ganjam), Mr. R. E. S. Thomas (Calcutta), Mr. E. Pemberton (Mormugoa), 

 Mr. Jugmohandas V. Bhaisett (Bombay), Mr. C. M. Hodgson (Belgaum), Mr. 

 F. G. H, Anderson, I.C.S. (Dharwar), Mr. Jivaji Dinshaw Ghandy (Bombay), 

 Mr. Edward Comber (Bombay), Surgeon-Lieutenant C. E. Williams (Agra), 

 Mr. Charles M. Inglis (Cachar), Surgeon-Lieutenant P. P. Kilkelly and Captain 

 H. V. Biggs, R.E. (Secunderabad), the Secretary, Colombo Museum (Colombo), 

 Mr. G. R. Long (Moulmein), Surgeon-Lieutenant-Oolonel D. M. Martin 

 (Saugor), Rev. S. Leigh Lye (Bombay), Mr. H. Main waring (Bijapur), Mr. W. 

 Trood (Sirispore), and Mr. G. R. Duxbury (Tanna). 



Mr. H. M. Phipson, the Honorary Secretary, acknowledged the following 

 contributions which had been received since the last meeting : — 



CONTRIBUTIONS DURING DECEMBER. 



Contribution. 



Description. 



Contributor. 



1 Indian Oriol (alive)......... 



A collection of Sea Shells, 



from Kurrachee 



1 Common Yellow Bat 



4 Cobras 



A collection of 140 Birds'' 



Skins from Behar 



1 G-reen Tree Snake (alive).. 



1 Horned Owl 



1 Bed-headed Merlin 



1 Cobra 



A number of Corals, from 



Arabian Gulf 



1 Albino Snipe 



1 Snake 



1 Bustard's Egg 



1 Dhaman (alive) 



1 Black-winged Kite (alive). 



1 Sind Hare (alive) 



1 Snake 



1 Kingfisher (alive) 



1 Tanned Crocodile Skin ... 



1 Pintail Duck 



1 Red-crested Pochard 



1 Common Teal 



1 Koklass 



1 Cheer 



1 Curlew ... .„ 



1 Shaheen Falcon 



Oriolus kundoo 



Nycticejus kuhli 

 Naga tripudians 



Dryophis mycterizans. 



Bubo beugalensis 



Falco chiquera 



Naga tripudians ....... 



Gallinago gallinaria 

 Lycedon aulicus ...... 



Bupodotus edwardsii 



Zamenis mucosus 



Blanus cceruleus 



Lepus dayanus 



Dipsas trigonata 



Halcon emyrensis ... 

 Crocodilus palustris 



Dafila acuta 



Fuligula rufina 



Querquedula crecca... 

 Pucrasia macrolopha 

 Phasianus wallachi... 

 Numenius arquata ... 

 Falco peregrinator ... 



Mr. Douglas Bennett. 



Capt. F. W. Townsend. 

 Mr. W. F. Sinclair, C.S. 

 Mr. C. E. Kane. 



Mr. F. J. R. Field. 

 Mr. A. D. Stewart. 

 Mr. W. Shipp. 

 Mr. A. C. Walker. 

 Mr. H. S. Symons. 



Dr. N. V. Gokhale. 

 Capt. A. E. Hatch. 

 Mr. F. Graham. 

 Mr. H. Gibbs. 

 Mr. "W. Thacker. 

 Mr. H. Bulkley. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Mr. J. F. Snuggs. 



Do. 

 Capt. A. Newnham. 



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