CONTENTS. 



Page. 

 Monthly General Meeting ... ... ... ... ... 143 



Presentations .„ ... ... ... ... ... ih. 



Election of Members.., ... ... ... ... ... ih. 



Death of Members ... ... ... ... ... ... 144 



Announcement of a special grant of E,s. 1,600 for Journal, Part I ... ... ih. 



presentation of the Elliott Gold Medal to Babu Sarasi Lai Sarkar... ... ih. 



Papers :— 



1. An Epigraphical Note on Palm-leaf, Pa'per^ and Birch-larh. — By A, F. 

 EuDOLF HoEENLE, C.I.E., Ph.D. (Title only) ... ... ... lb. 



2. On some imperfectly known points in the Eahits and Economy of Birds, 

 No. lit On the use of the Feet for Prehension hy certain Passerine Birds, especi- 

 ally BalUers.-^By F. Finn, B.A., F.Z.S., Deputy Superintendent of the Indian 



Museum ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ib. 



3. A further note on Tulastddsa and the Plague in Benares. — By G. A. 

 Geiebson, C.I.E., Ph.D., I.C.S. ... ... ... ... 147 



4. Mint Rules in 1126 A.H. (1714-15 A.D.).-By W. Irvine, B.C.S. 

 (retired) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 149 



Library ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 152 



LI8T OF BOOKS FOR SALE 



at the library of the 



Asiatic Society of Bengal, 

 No. 57, PARK STREET, CALCUTTA, 



AND OBTAINABLE FROM 



THE SOCIETY'S AGENTS, MESSRS. LUZAC AND CO 



46, Great Russell Street, London, W. C, and 



Mr. Otto Harrassowitz, Bookseller, Leipzig, Germany. 



Complete copies of those works marked with an asterisk * caniiot he supplied — ao?/' 

 of the Fasciculi heing out of stock. 



BIBLIOTHECA INDIOA'! 



Sanskrit Series. 



Advaita Brabma Siddhi, (Text) Ease. I--IV @ /6/each ... Us. 1 8 



*AgniPurana (Text) Ease. IV— XIV @/6/ each .. .,.4 2 



Aitareya Aranyaka of the Rig Veda, (Text) Ease. I — V @ /6/ each ... 1 14 

 Aitareya Brahmana Vol. I, Ease. I — V; and Vol. II, Ease. I — V, 



Vol. Ill, Ease. I— IV, Vol. IV. Ease. 1-3 @ /6/ ... ... 6 12 



{Continued on third page of cover.) 



