150 Presentations. [Nov. 



From the Indian Museum, — Annual Report for April 1880 to March 

 1881. 



From the Geological Survey of India, — Popular Guides to the Geologi- 

 cal collections in the Indian Museum No. 1, Tertiary Vertebrata, by 

 R. Lydekker, No. 2, Minerals, by F. R. Mallet, and No. 4, Palseontological 

 Collections, by Dr. 0. Feistmantel. 



From the Marine Survey Department, — Return of Wrecks and Casual- 

 ties in Indian waters for the year 1880, and charts of (1) Stewart's Sound, 

 (2) Sadashivgad Bay including Port Karwar and Beitkul Cave, (3) Arabian 

 Sea. 



From J. V. Juggarrow's Observatory, — Results of Meteorological 

 Observations, 1880. 



From Lieut. R. C. Temple, — : Note on two Maps of the Andaman 

 Islands (with Maps), by E. H. Man and Lieut. R. C. Temple. 



From the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India, — Re- 

 port on the Meteorology of India in 1879, 5th year. 



From the Panjab Government, — (1) A complete Dictionary of the 

 Terms used by Criminal Tribes in the Panjab together with a short History 

 of each Tribe, and the Names and Places of Residence of individual Mem- 

 bers, by Muhammad Abdul Ghafur, (2) Appendix — A detailed Analysis of 

 Abdul Ghafur's Dictionary of the Terms used by Criminal Tribes in the 

 Panjab, by Dr. G. Leitner, (3) A sketch of the Changars and of their Dia- 

 lect by Dr. G. W. Leitner. 



From the Societe Zoologique de France, — De la Nomenclature des 

 Etres Organises. 



From the Society, — Catalogue de la Bibliotheque de la Societe" Na- 

 tionale des Sciences Naturelles et Mathematiques de Cherbourg, Pt. I, by 

 Auguste le Jolis. 



From Mr. J. de Goeje, — The History of the Almohades by Abdo-'l- 

 Wahid al-Marre'koshi, by R. Dozy. 



From the Government, N. W. P. — Notes on the Economic Products 

 of the North-Western Provinces, Pt. V. 



The Secretary read the following extracts from a letter from Dr. 

 R. Mitra forwarding a presentation copy of his work entitled : " Indo- 

 Aryans : Contributions towards the Elucidation of their Ancient and 

 Mediaeval History." 



" Will you do me the favour to present the accompanying two volumes 

 to the Asiatic Society at its next meeting ? The Library of the Society 

 afforded me the materials for my researches ; the kind consideration shown 

 me by the Society enabled me to persevere in my undertaking ; and the 

 jmblications of the Society provided me the means of bringing to light 

 the fruits of my labours. In now bringing out a new edition of my 



