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MiSCELLAIIEOUS NOTES — COntd. 



VIII. — The Baleen of the Great Indian Fin Whale {Balcenop- 



tera indica). By N. B. Kinnear 775 



IX. — ^The Orange-Bellied Chloropsis in the Katha District, 



U.Burma. By C. E. Milner, i.F.s 775 



X. — The King Vulture {Otogyps calviis) in Sind. By E. G. 



Oliver 775 



XI. — Woodcock {Seolopax rusticula) in the Eastern Ghats. 



By P. H, Arbuthnot 776 



XII. — Snipe in Lower Burma. By E. O. Bloech 777 



Xin. — The comparative weights of Fantail and Pintail Snipe. 



By Pt. F, Stoney 778 



XIV. — Gharial {Gavialus gangeticus), and Porpoise {Platanista 

 gangetica), catching in the Indus. By Lieut.-Col. 

 Pt. M. Lowis 779 



XV. — Note on the ' Mugger ' ( Crocodilus palustris) ; contents 

 of their stomachs, Folklore, etc. By E. A. D'Abreu, 

 F.z.s 780 



XVI. — The Thorny-tailed Lizard. By E. Home Purves .... 780 



XVII. — Notes on Some Snakes from Siam. Dr. Malcolm 



Smith, M.K.C.S., L.K.c.p , 784 



XVIII.— Bull Frog and Rat Snake. By B. Sundara Raj 789 



XIX. — Fishing without a Fish Hook. By C. H. Dracott, c.e.. 789 



XX. — The Butterfly {Argynnis castetsi) in Travencore. By 



A. Ff . Martin 791 



XXI.— The "Moon-Moth" as a Pest. By T. V. Rama- 



krishna Aiyar, B.i., f.e.s., f.z.s , 792 



XXII. — The Sweet Areca Nut {Areca catechu var deliciom). 



By M. K. Venkata Rau 793 



XXm. — Notes on Cutch Ammonites 793 



Proceedings 799 



Printed by E. G. Pearson for the Proprietors of the Times Press, Bombay, and 

 published by W. S. Millard for the Bombav Natural History Society. 



