76 Papers. [November, 



3. Some Kolarian riddles current among the Mundaris in Ohota 

 Nagpur^ Bengal. — By Rey. Paul Wagner. Oommunicated hy the 

 Philological Secretary. 



(Abstract.) 



A collection of one hundred Kolarian riddles in the vernacular 

 and translated. 



4i. Noviciffi Indices XXIV. — Some new Indian plants, — By D. 

 Prain. 



(Abstract.) 



Some notes on species of the orders — Anonaceae, Sterculiaceee 

 Celastraceae, Leguminosae, Rosacese, Combretacese, Orobanchacese, 

 Labiatae and Monotropeee, together with descriptions of the following 

 new species: — Sterculia Kingii, Euonymus kachinensis, E. subsulcatus, 

 E. viburnoides, E. Lawsonii, Celastrus membranifolia, C. Listeri, 

 Gymnosporia sikkimensis, Cnidia Mansoni, 0. Havilandi, Humboldtia 

 Bourdilloni, Geura sikkimensis, Potentilla sikkimensis, Pyrus Kurzii, 

 Terminalia burmanica, Christisonia Scortechinii and Elscholtzia 

 kacbinensis. 



5. A Language m^ap of West Tibet with notes. — By A. H. Francke. 



(Abstract.) 



The distribution is given of the Rong, Leth, Sham, Purig and Balti 

 dialects in the Indus and Shayog valleys and in Zangskhar and 

 Rubshu ; and the chief characteristics are mentioned showing that the 

 further we advance towards the North West the more is the pronuncia- 

 tion in agreement with written character. The tone system is not yet 

 quite extinct in the Indus Valley. 



North West of the range of Tibetan dialects are the Dard dialects, 

 and it seems evident that formerly they extended further up the Indus 

 Valley, and that the North Western parts of Ladakh as far as Saspola 

 were peopled by Dards who since their colonisation of the valley have 

 been tibetanised. We do not know what tribes they found there 

 when they came, which was apparently from Gilgit. Traces of the 

 Dard language still persist in the parts where they settled. 



6. Additions to the Gollection of Oriental Snakes in the Indian 

 Museum, Calcutta. — By Nelson Annandale. 



(Abstract.) 

 A paper adding to our knowledge of the distribution of TyphlopidsB, 

 Uropeltidse, Colubridas and Viperidse in India. 



7. Some Notes on the Bahmani Bynasty.—By Major Wolselet 

 Haiq, I. A. 



