1836.] Asiatic Society. 191 



Specimens of spears and other warlike instruments from New Zealand 

 were presented by C. K. Robison, Esq. 



Physical. 



The Secretary announced the arrival of the second dispatch of Colonel 

 Colvin's donation of Sub- Himalayan fossils, which were placed in the 

 Museum, and lighted up for inspection of the Members present. 



The catalogue of this splendid collection, drawn up by Lieuts. Durand and 

 Baker, is printed in the present number. The meeting resolved that the spe- 

 cial thanks of the Society should be presented to Colonel Colvin, and that 

 suitable cabinets should be constructed for containing and preserving his donation. 



With the foregoing were received the remains of the fossil Elk and 

 fossil Buffalo, presented by Conductor Da we, and alluded to in his letter 

 read at the Meeting of the 6th May 1835. 



The cervical vertebra and portion of antler were depicted in the 44th plate of 

 vol. iv. The Bovine head, a very fine specimen, and materially different from Dr. 

 Spilsbury's from Narsinhpur, will be published shortly. 



The following acquisitions to the museum of natural history were made : 



Alive specimen of Histrix Cristata, common Porcupine, presented by 

 Mr. James Prinsep, to whom it was given by Mr. Stephenson, who 

 found it in the Bakra mound in Tirhut. 



A specimen of Cercocobus Sabceas, presented by C. C. Egerton, Esq. 



Specimens of the skulls and horns of Cerous Muntjak, Antilope Cervi- 

 capra, Antilope Chikura, Antilope T'har, and Capra Jemlahica, horns of 

 the Antilope Hodgsonii, and Cervus Aristotelis, the skull of a species of 

 Sciuropterus, and the head and bills of Buceros Malabaricus and Platalea 

 Leucorodia, presented by Lieutenant Vicary. 



A specimen of Cerinaceus Auritus, and one of the Nilgherri Wood- 

 cock, presented by W. H. Smoult, Esq. 



Specimens of Pitta Brachyurus, Picus Tiga (? ) and Pterocles Qua- 

 dricinctus, presented by Lieutenant Vicary. 



[The Picus Tiga, figured in Hardwicke and Gray, and described by Horse- 

 field, Linn. Trans, vol. xiii. and Latham, Gen. Hist. vol. iii., has only 

 three toes ; but both the figure and descriptions agree so exactly in all other 

 respects, with the present specimen, which has four, that I have little hesitation 

 in referring them to the same bird. J. T. P. Cur.] 



A specimen of Strix Flammea ; presented by P. Homfray, Esq. 



Specimens of the nest of Hirundo Esculenta, the Esculent Swallow, in 

 several stages of preparation, by Ensign A. P. Phayre. 



Seeds of the Cane tree, from the Straights, presented by Dr. Vos. 

 Mr. Hodgson transmitted an account of a new genus of Carnivora, to 

 which he proposes to assign the name of Ursitaxus. The skull of the animal 

 was intrusted by him to the Secretary for the inspection of Members. 

 [This paper will appear in tbe Physical Researches.] 

 On the motion of the Secretary, it was resolved, that tbe Right 

 Honorable Lord Auckland be solicited to accept the office of Patron of 

 the Society ; and that the President be requested to communicate with 

 His Lordship on the subject. 



