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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY 
Procerpines of tHe Mrerine oN 9tH Apri, 1888, 
The usual monthly meeting of this Society took place on Monday, the 9th April 
1888. Dr. D. MacDonald presiding. About 75 members were present. 
The following new members were elected :—Mr. P. W. Mackinnon, Mr. Alfred 
Mull, Mr. Donald Bain, Mr. Thomas Summers, Lieut. H. R. F. Anderson. 
Mr. H. M. Phipson announced that the following contributions to the Society’s 
collections have been received :— 
Conrrisutions IN MARCH. 
Contribution. Description. | Contributor. 
I Insect Cabinet ....0......4 PEs ne | Mr. J. Parmenides. 
1 Snake (alive) ..............., Tropidonotus ee 
ALTIS wsesserees 
Mr. J. Brand. 
2 Leverets (alive) .......0.5 Lepus ruficandatus ..| Mrs. Wilkins. 
58 Birds Eggs ...... ..| From Sikkim «....... ..| Mr. J. C. Parker. 
3 Turtles’ Skulls From Aden .,.... ..| Mr. G. McMullen. 
19 Animals Skulls Prom Canara ...4.5..,...|) Mire. A. Hill, 
1 Malabar Squirrel sei Sciurus malabaricus ...... Do. 
2 Bear’s Skins .......00 Ursus labiatus . Do. 
1 Cheetal’s Skin ............} Axis macilatus Do. 
1 Panther’s Skin ........++6 WeLS Pardus 4.0.60... 6.1 1ss 50 Do. 
A Number of aaa Ter- : 
MOAIECS: 00 sts) ’ Termes dirds s1ss0s..00| Dr. Day. 
1 Aviary... With 19 birds ..| Mr. E. M. Slater. - 
1 Panther’ 8 ‘Skull Felis pardus ...... ewes Do. 
A. Collection of Moths From Satara «....| Mr. R. B. Stewart, 0. 8. 
1 Lesser Civet . Viverra mallacensis ..,... Mr. H. Bicknell. 
1 Chinese Gold Fish (aliy ) With abnormal tail Capt: A. Moore, R. N. 
A Quantity of Shells ......J From Trincomallee.. 
Do. 
Dr. D’Monte. 
LoSnak6. 6.5 icc. seer] Ptyas mucosus 1... 
2 Hen’s Eggs... ...| Curiously deformed Mr. W. Stephens, 
PMS 8 iii veeevevccuses Lycodon aulicus Genl. Pottinger . 
A number of Beetles ...... From Zanzibar .........+.| Rev. A. Baur, 
A collection of Snakes, Li- 
_zards, Scorpions, Cen- 
* tipedes and Insects ...) From Trincomalee .........| Mr. W. Connop, R. N. 
1 Stuffed Fish .......... TLetrodon sp.. “ Do. 
1 Four-horned Antelope. Tetraceros quadiricomns. Mr. H. 8. Wise. 
2 Sunbirds.. i as, ae Mr. R. A. Straw. 
3 large Gourds . ane From Muscat iscetivdes oc Mite S2-Ve Sukhtankar. 
A nuteber of Geological 
Specimens: ss.5...0. 6. From Aurungabad Mr. F. Rose, P. W. D. 
A Painting of the Fruit of] Sterculia guttata...... Mrs. John Jardine. 
Mr. H. W. Jones exhibited. two of the new 28 bore sporting guns by MacNaughten 
of Edinburgh, which are said to shoot as well as an ordinary 12 bore, while they 
weigh only 4lbs. Goz. 
Mr. ¥. A. Hill also exhibited two fine pair of bisons’ horns, shot by him in Canara. 
PRocEEDINGS OF THE Mrntine on 71H May, 1888. 
The usual monthly meeting took place on Monday, the 7th May, 1888, Mr. J. H. 
Steel, A.V.D., presiding. 
The following new members were elected : Mr. F. C. Rimington, Major J. H. Yule, 
and Dr. James Munday. 
