exylii Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [November, 
fastened around the leg of the bird and it bears in each case the 
inscription “ BUDAPEST,” followed by a number which corres- 
ponds to the entry in the Register book of the Hungarian Central 
Bureau for Ornithology. Anyone catching such a mar ‘ked bird, or 
hearing of the capture of such, is kindly requested to send the ring 
on to the Hungarian Central Bureau for Ornithology, J ézsef-korut 
65, Budapest VIII, Hungary, pemning ied by a notice stating the 
locality, time and particulars of capture, 
The following two gentlemen were Spies Ordinary Members 
during the recess in accordance wi 
Lala Jyotiprokas Nande, Zomntndar, Burdwan, and Sayed 
Muzaffarali Khai Zemindar and Ries, Muzaffarn 
The PSOONIES seven gentlemen were ballotted ite as Ordinary 
sas 
8. M, Jacob, 1.C.8., Sialkot, proposed by Mr. 5. 
Whitehoaa, beehgoer by Mr: Q.° HD ipper ; Mr. Bisvesar 1 Bhai 
h 
and Assam, ‘Miphamar, Px - Dr. Satischandra Vidya- 
bhusana, secon by B i, Pe ; . Hee 
Barnes, B.Sc.,, F.1.C., F. CO: h “(bond yi Aprionlearal Chem nist, Punjab 
Government, “and Principal, Punjab Agricultural College, Lyallpur, 
proposed by Mr. G. H. Tipper, seconded by Dr. N. Annandale ; 
Mr. Ramlal Gupta, M.A., B.L., Pleader, Gaya, proposed by 
Mr. Harinath De, seconded by Dr. Satischandra Vidyabhusana ; 
Captain Michael Harris Thornely, 1.M.S., Civil Surgeon, feakinash 
proposed by Maj or L. Rogers, I.M.S., apie Aaa Mr. G. H. 
Tipper; Captain “OWartes Frederick Weinman, M.B., I.M.S., Civil 
Surgeon, Midnapur, proposed by Major L. ee LM. S., seconded 
by Mr. G. H. Tipper; and Captain L. Cook, 1.M.S., C entral Lunatic 
Asylum, pene proposed by Major L. Rogers, I.M.S., second- 
ed by Mr. G. H. Tipper 
N. Annandale exhibited a freshwater Polyzoon from 
Puri, Pectinatella burmanica. The statoblast of this Polyzoon was 
nt 
‘Records of the Indian Museum.” In describing it he regarded 
its relationship to the Japanese species P. gelatinosa as probable. 
The discovery of the living animal in the Sar Lake near Puri, 
Orissa, proves this view to be correct. The compound colonies 
cover a great area, as a rule, surrounding the stems of reeds, an 
—. = innumerable small zoaria embedded in a greenish jelly. 
us embryos were observed in October ; and large numbers 
of statoblasta were found at the base of some of the zoaria. 
Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasid Sastri exhibited some 12th 
century manuscripts written in Bengali. 
The following papers were read :— 
Customs in Bashahr and its Dependency Kanawar. By 
HLA, Ross, 1.0.8. a r A 

