1902.] Exhibition of two photographs of an ancient gun. 53 



Descriptions of two new species of Butterflies from Upper Burmah, 



Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. X, p. 633. 

 Description of a new Nymphaline Butterfly from Burmah, Ann. Nat. 



Hist. (6), XVII, p. 396. 

 A Revision of the Pierine Butterflies of the genus Dercas, Ann. Nat. 



Hist. (7) II, pp. 479-484. 

 On a new genus of Butterflies from Western China, allied to Vanessa, 



Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1899, pi. 2, p. 234. 



The General Secretary exhibited two photographs of an ancient 

 gun found under ground in the Goalpara District, forwarded by the 

 Deputy Commissioner of Goalpara as a presentation to the Society. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. History of Nepal and surrounding countries, compiled chiefly from 

 M3S. lately discovered.— By Prof. C. Bendall, M.A. Communicated by 

 the Philological Secretary. 



2. Note on the Babhans or Bheimhar Brahmans. — By Mahamahopa- 



DHTATA HaRAPRASAD ShASTRI. 



3. Historical criticism in the Muhammadan Schools. — By Captain J. 

 Stephenson, I.M.S. 



4. Note on a find of copper coins in the Wun District, Berar. — By 

 Captain Wolseley Haig, I.S.C. 



5. An account of the late Maharaja Nubkissen Bahadur, drawn up for 

 Mr. a. Sterling, Persian Secretary to Government, on the 30th April, 1825, 

 with an Introductory note by Mr. S. C. Hill, and an appendix by Mahama- 



HOPADHYAYA NiLMANI MUKERJEE. 



6. On some cases of abrupt variation in Indian Birds. — By F. 

 Finn, B.A., F.Z.S. 



7. Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula, No. XIII. — By 

 Sir George King, K.C.I.E., LL.D., F.R.S. 



8. NovicisQ Indicse, No. XIX. — A new Indian Dendrobium. — By 

 Major D. Prain, I.M.S. 



