504 JOURNAL, BOMB A Y NA TURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. IX. 



MR. W. F. SINCLAIR, I.C.S. (Retired). 



The following resolution was proposed by Dr. Maconachie : — "That the 

 members of the Bombay Natural History Society wish to record their appre- 

 ciation of Mr. W. F. Sinclair's services to this Society, in consideration of the 

 numerous contributions he has made to the Museum, as well as for the 

 valuable and interesting articles contributed by him to the journal." Dr. 

 Maconachie said Mr. Sinclair was one of the original members of the Society, 

 and he thought that it would not be right to allow him to leave India with- 

 out the members expressing in some way their appreciation of all that he 

 had done for them. The Museum contained a great number of Natural 

 History specimens which had been collected by Mr. Sinclair at Allibag and 

 elsewhere, whilst few of the journals had appeared without some interesting 

 note or paper under his signature, or such as " Waters of Western India " 

 under that of his norri'de-plume " Keswal/' 



Mr. R. C. Wroughton seconded the resolution, which was carried unani-. 



mously. 



INDIAN WILD DUCKS. 



The attention of the members was drawn to the circular on this subject, 



which was inserted in the journal just issued (No. 1, Vol. IX), and the 



Honorary Secretary said that he hoped that up-country members would not 



hesitate to send down all the specimens which they could obtain in addition 



to the notes particularly mentioned in the circular. This interesting subject 



could only be properly worked up by the co-operation of a large number of 



members. 



GAME BOOKS. 



The Honorary Secretary mentioned that these could be had by applying 



to the Society, and it was desirable that every local sportsman should possess 



one, so that a fairly complete record of the small game killed within a radius 



of forty miles of Bombay during this season might be obtained. 



PAPERS READ. 



The following papers were then read :— " A Bison Calf, " by Major G-. W. 



S. Rodon ; " Hybrid Francolins," by Mr. G-. W. Vidal, I. C. S. ; A Note on 



Birds from Central India in Barnes's " Handbook" by Mr. W. T. Blanford ; 



and " Mule Breeding" by Veterinary-Surgeon-Major Payment. 



A vote of thanks was passed to all the contributors, and the meeting then 



terminated. 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON 28th JANUARY, 1895. 



A meeting of the members of this Society took place on Monday the 28th 



January, 1895, H. E. Rear-Admiral Kennedy presiding. 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The election of the following new members was announced :— H, H. the 



Maharaja of Bikanir, Major R. Fulton (Dharamsala), Lieut. Colin Campbell 



Benton (Jalna), Mr. K. R. Bomanjee, I.C.S. (Dhulia), Surgeon-Major P. J. 



