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 III. — A brief account of Masud, known by the name of Farid Shakarganj, 



or Shak=irb£r. By Mnnshi Mohan Lai, . . . . . . . . 635 



IV. — New varieties of the Mithraic or Indo-Scythic Series of Coins and their 



imitations. By James Prinsep, Sec. As. Soc. &c. .. .. .. 639 



V. — Facsimiles of various Ancient Inscriptions, lithographed by James Prin- 

 sep, Secretary As. Soc. &c. .. .. .. .. .. 657 



VI. — Sub-Himalayan Fossil Remains of the D^dupur Collection, By Lieuts. 



W. E. Baker and H. M. Durand, Engineers, .. .. .661 



VII. — Note on the occurrence of Volcanic Scoria in the Southern Peninsula. 



By Lieut. J. T. Newbold, A. D. C. .. .. .. .. 670 



VIII. — Postscript to the account of Ursitaxus, printed in the 19th Vol. of 



Researches As. Soc. By B. H. Hodgson, Esq. .. .. .. 671 



IX. —Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, .. .. .. .. 672 



X. — A General Statement of the Labors and Proceedings of the Expedition 

 to the Euphrates, under the command of Colonel Chesney, Royal Ar- 

 tillery, F. R. S. .. .. .. .. .. ..675 



XI. — The Governor General's Conversazioni, .. .. .. 682 



XII. — Meteorological Register, .. .. .. .. .. 684 



No. 59.— NOVEMBER. 



I. — Notice of the Vallabhi dynasty of Saurashtra ; extracted from the Bud- 

 dhist records of the Chinese. By M. Eugene Jacquet, Member of the As. 

 Soc. of Paris, . . . . . . . ■ . . . . . . 685 



II. — An account of some of the Petty States lying north of the Tenasserim 

 Provinces ; drawn up from the Journals and Reports of D. Richardson, 

 Esq., Surgeon to the Commissioner of the Tenasserim Provinces, By 

 E. A. Blundell, Esq., Commissioner, .. .. .. 688 



III. — Notes on the Antiquities of Bamian. By C. Masson, .. .. 707 



IV. — New types of Bactrian and Indo-Scythic Coins, engraved as Plate XLIX. 



By James Prinsep, Sec. &c. .. .. .. .. .. 720 



V. — Facsimiles of various Ancient Inscriptions, lithographed. By James 



Prinsep, Sec. &c. .. .. .. .. .. 724 



VI Some remarks on the development of Pollen. By William Griffith, As- 

 sistant Surgeon, Madras Establishment, .. .. .. 732 



VII. — Sub-Himalayan Fossil Remains of the Dadupur Collection. By Lieuts. 



W. E. Baker and H. M. Durand, Engineers, .. .. .. 739 



VIII.— Descriptive Catalogue of a collection of Land and Fresh-water Shells, 

 chiefly contained in the Museum of the Asiatic Society. By W. H. Benson, 

 Esq. B. C. S. .. .. •• •• •• •• ..741 



IX.— Note on Zoological Nomenclature. By B. H. Hodgson, Esq. .. 751 



X. — Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, .. .. .. .. 753 



XI.— Meteorological Register, .. .. .. .. ..760 



No. 60.— DECEMBER. 



I.— Geological Notes on the Northern Conkan, and a small portion of Guze- 



rat and Kattywar. By Charles Lush, M. D. .. .. ..761 



II.— Note on Mastodons of the Sewaliks. By Capt. P. T. Cautley, Superin- 

 tendent of the Doab Canal. PI. XL. .. •• •• ..768 



III.— Additions to the Ornithology of Ne>al. By B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



1.— Indication of a new Genus of Insessorial Birds, . . • . 770 



2.— Indication of a new Genus of Waders, belonging to the Charadriatic 



Family, •• •• •■ •• •• .-775 



3.— Indication of a new Genus of the Falconidse, . . ..777 



