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CONTENTS 



OF THE NATURAL HISTORY PART (PT. II.) OF THE 



JODEKAL or THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL FOR 1887, 



No. 1, (issued July 23rd, 1887). On the Ivfltience of Indian Forests 

 on the Eainfall. — By Henrt F. Blanford, F. R. S., Meteorological He- 

 I porter to the Government of India. On the changes observed in the Density 

 ' of the Surface Sea-ivater, coincident with, and due to Aerial Disturbances, 

 \ and consequent Alteration of Baric Pressiire over adjace7it sea Areas ; and 

 • on the Usefulness of a more exact measurement of the Specific Gravity of 

 Sea-water : more especially with Reference to the Waters near and about 

 the Hooghly Biver Pilot Station. — By Samuel R. Elson. Notes on Indian 

 : Rhynchota : Heteroptera, No. 1. — By E.T. Atkinson, B. A., President. A 

 second series of New Species of Ficus from Neiv Guinea. — By George King, 

 M. B., LL. D., F. L. S., Superintendent of the Boyal Botanic Garden, 

 Calcutta. On some New Species of Ficus from Sumatra. — By George 

 King, M. B., LL. D., F. L. S., Superintendent, Botanic Garden, Calcutta. 

 On the Mammals and Birds collected by Captain C. E. Yate, C. S. I., of 

 the Afghan Boundary Commission. — By J. Scully. On the Species of 

 Loranthus indigenous to Ferak. — By George King, M. B., LL. D., 

 F. L. S., Superintendent of the Foyal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. E'tude 

 sur les Arachnides de V Asie meridionale faisant partie des collections de 

 V Indian Museum {Calcutta). Far M. E. Simon, de Faris. — Communi- 

 cated by The Superintendent of the Indian Museum. On the Differ- 

 ential Equation of a Trajectory. — By Asutosh Mukhopadhyay, M. A., 

 F. R. A. S., F. R. S. E. Communicated by the Hon'ble Mahendralal 

 Sircar, M. D., C. I. E. (With a Woodcut.) 



No. 2, (issued November 2nd, 1887). On the Effects 'produced by 

 small Quantities of Bismuth on the Ductility of Silver. — By Surgeon- 

 Major J. Scully, Assay Master, Calcutta. On Mongers Differential 

 Equation to all Conies. — By Asutosh Mukhopadhyay, M. A., F. R. A. S. 

 F. R. S. E. Communicated by The Hon'ble Mahendralal Sirkar, M. D., 

 C. I. E. Notes on Indian Rhynchota: Heteroptera, No. 2.— By E. T. 

 Atkinson, B. A., President. Natural History Notes from H. M.'s Indian 

 Marine Survey Steamer " Investigator," Commander Alfred Carpenter 

 R. N., Commanding. No. 4. Description of a new species of Crustacea 

 belonging to the Brachyurous family Raninidee. — By J. Wood-Mason' 

 Esq., Superintendent of the Indian Museum, and Professor of Comparative 

 Anatomy and Zoology in the Medical College of Bengal, Calcutta. 

 (With PL I.) Natural History }^otes from H. M.*s Indian Marin j Survey 



