xlviii Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [May, 1906.] 
Capt. R. E. Lloyd exhibited specimens of Bathynomus giganteus; 
Aulastomomorpha phosphorops and a new species of the same 
genus ; two new deep-sea Skates ; a gigantic deep-sea Holothurian, 
and a large nae of Spongodes with commensal Crustac 
all dredged by the R.I.M. Survey Ship, “ Investigator.” 
The following papers were read :— 
- Some Persian Riddles collected from Dervishes in the South 
of Persia. —By Lreut-Cou. D.C, Putnuot, Secretary to the Board of 
waminers 
This paper has been published in the Journal and Proceedings 
for April, 1906. 
2. The Pr ton between Sexes in HELOPELTIS THEIVORA, Water- 
house.-— By H. H. Many, D.Sc. 
3. Preliminary note on the Rats of Calcutta.—By W. C. 
Hossack, M.D. 
4. Notes on the Freshwater Fanna of India. V.—Some 
Animals found enone with Spongilla carteri in Coloudi —By 
N. Awnanvate. No. VI—The Life-History of an — Weevil — 
By N. ANNANDALE, neck C. A. Paiva. No, VIL—A new Goby from. 
Fresh and ait sgs Water in Lower Bengal.—By N. Sis DALE. 
ments of the Grammar of the Kanawar Language 
pa ace in English with English illustrations.—By Panvit Trea. 
Ram Josut. Communicated by the eet sa Sectors, 
This paper will Bie ublished as a special number of the 
Journal and Proceedin 
6. The Coinage of Tibet. —By E. H. Watss, I.C.S. 
This paper will be pu bilshed in a subsequent issue of the 
Journal and Proceedings. 
