exxxii Proceedings of the Asiat. Society of Bengal. |Sept., 1911.] 
bits of paper, cow’s hair and grass. Various trees growing in 
open, cultivated land are chosen such as Acacia leucophloea, 
Dalbergia Sissoo and Albizzia Lebbek. When feeding these 
Plains Ravens are sociable, but in the breeding season they seem 
to scatter, and probably many cross into Afghanistan. - 
5. Akbar’s Court-wit and his Jest-book. By Qastm Hasrr. 
This paper will not be published in the Society’s Journal. 
6. Shan and Palaung Jew’s Harps from the Northern States. 
By J. Coaetn Brown. 
7. Historical Poem by the Emperor Shah Alam II. 
Translated by Hipavet Husain. 
8. New and Revised Species of Gramineae from Bombay. 
By R. K. Burton, Assistant Economic Botanist, Bombay. Oom- 
municated by Masor A, T. Gacn, I.M.S. 
9. Corchorus capsularis var. oocarpus, a new variety of 
the common Jute plant. ByI.H. Burk and R. 8S. Frxtow. 
10. The Polarity of the Bulbils of Dioscorea bulbifera, 
Linn. By I. H. Burxtu. 
These four papers have been published in the August 
Journal. 
11. Further spreading of Croton sparsiflorus (Moruna). 
. By I. H. Bourxn. 
Mr, Burkill remarked as follows :— 
2. ‘* Father H. Monserrate’s account of Akbar, 26th 
Nov. 1582.’? By Rev. H. Hosren, S.J. 
This paper will be published in a subequent number of the 
Journal, 
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