xlvi Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. { April, 1906.] 
It will not be out of place to mention that I commissioned 
Shains-ul Ulama Maulavi Atawar Rahman, who was proceeding ona 
pilgrimage to the Hijaz, to keep a lookout for iietent Arabic MSS, 
in that country. But I regret to say the Maulavi met with no 
success : for all the books offered to him for sale were well-known 
works and of recent ce gece 
out his enthusiastic zeal, is untiring se ata dia his quick 
intelligence, it would have been ae for me to submit to the 
Council such a satisfactory repor 
Rai Ram Brahma Sanyal, Bahadur exhibited a melanoid 
variety of Stwrnopastor contra, Hodg., the common Pied Starling, 
He remarked that although individuals of the species vary & great 
About forty-five years ago Tytler observed a caged speck — 
seen. 
‘men of uniform black colour, which he described as Stu rnopastor 
moortt, As far, however, as it is known, Blyth pester with 
him, and corisidered the bird to rae a variety of Stur nopastor contra. 
“It may be interesting rs note in this connexion that. uniformly 
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The following papers were read :— 
Ae comin “a apo on of et -gnyis-pa, a ruler under 
‘the Sakyapa Hierrarch in the 14th century A.D-—By Maul- 
-MAHOPADHYAYA write praesent Vavtientsaag, M.A. 
2. Notes on the Freshwater Fauna of India.—By N. ANNaN- 
DALE, D.Sc., C.M.Z.S. No. 3. —An Indian ngiancé: Cockroach and 
Beetle Larva. No. 4 Eo tydee orientalis and its relations with other 
Invertebrates. 
3. Notes on “ Pachesi” and similar ae as played in the 
Karwi subdivision.—By BE. de M, Humprri 
4. On the Hindu Method od of Menujactares Spirit from rice, - 
ts areas explanation.—By J, ©. Ray. Communicated eee Dr. 
P. C, Ray 
D. aie inte and silver. peroxynitrate, —By LE. _Warsox, 
BA, B. 
6. Persian ee Sun Pity dervishes. in the South of 
Tereiacsts By Lrevt.-Cor,:D, C. PHIELOTT, Seeretary to-the Board of 
name 
3 This ; neta = be published in the Mempirs. 
Fo Notes he Sikandar-Nama of Nizami. —. Lrevt.-Cow. 
D. 0. Puvccorn: rene at to the Board of Bxaminers. 
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