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OP THE NATUBAL HISTORY PAET (PT. II.) OP THE 



JOURNAL OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL FOB 1887. 



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

 on the Bainfall. — By Henry F. Blanford, F. R. S., Meteorological Be- 

 porter to the Government of India, On the changes observed in the Density 

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

 and consequent Alteration of Baric Pressure over adjacent 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 ¥ic\is from New Guinea. — By George King, 

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

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

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

 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 Perah. — By George King, M. B., LL. D., 

 F. L. S., Superintendent of the Boyal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. U'tude 

 sur les Arachnides de V Asia meridionals faisant partie des collections de 

 V Indian Museum (Galcutta). Par M. E. Simon, de Paris. — 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 

 SiRKAE, 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 E.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 Raninidse. — By J. Wood- Mason 

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

 Anatomy and Zoology in the Medical College of Bengal, Calcut/a 

 (With PI. I.) Natural History Notes f rem E, M.'s Indian Marine Surrey 



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