1910.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. cxxi 



Indian Empire were to be ignored in the preparation of the 

 official 'Fauna.' It is most unfortunate that English zoolo- 

 gists rarely visit India. 



Mr. Burr's volume may certainly be described as a valu- 

 able contribution to scientific literature; indeed, author and 

 editor have worked together to render it an improvement on any 



has 



It consists 



of far more than a mere list of short technical descriptions, 

 including as it does a summary of all that is known both from a 

 systematic and a biological point of view regarding the animals 

 of which it treats. The excellence of the work makes one but 

 regret the more the splendid addition to our knowledge of 

 Indian biological entomology it would have formed, if only its 

 author had had an opportunity of pursuing his investigation 

 in this country. The plates are excellent." 



Dr. Annandale then proceeded to describe the peculiarities 

 of the insects exhibited. 



The following papers were read : 



1. Note sur les sabres hindous. Par M. P. Holstein. 



Communicated by the Gt 



2. A Palaeolithic 



Fermor, D.Sc, F.G.S. 



>/ Manganese-ore. — By L. L, 



3. An English-Turhi Vocabulary. — By R. F. Azoo. Com- 

 municated by Lieutenant-Colonel D. C. Phillott. 



4. Rivers of Dacca District. — By F. D. Ascoli. 



These four papers will be printed in a subsequent number 

 of the Journal. 



5. Medicinal Lizards. — By D. Hooper. 



The Adjourned Meeting of the Medical Section of tht- 

 Society was held at the Society's rooms on Wednesday, the 

 8th June, 1910, at 9-30 p.m. 



Lieut -Colonel F. J. Drury, LM.S., in the chair. 



The following members were present : 



Rai Hera Lai Bose, Bahadur, Lieut. -Col. E. H. Brown, 

 I.M.S., Lieut.-Col. J. T. Calvert, I.M.S., Dr. C. fl. Elmes, 

 Captain H. B. Foster, I. M.S., Dr. Bkendranath Ghosh, Major 

 E.W. D. Greig, I.M.S., Major W. D. Hayward, I.M.S., Dr. 

 W. C. Hossack, Dr. A. M. Leake, Lieut.-Col. F. P. Maynard, 

 i.M.S., Dr. J. E. Panioty, Lieut.-Col. H. W. Pilgrim, LM.S., 

 Major J. D. Sandes, I. M.S., Major \V. B. Steen, I.. M.S. 



