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atra, common; fGallinula ckloropus, do.; G. Javanica v. phcenieura, do.; Por- 

 phyrio smaragnotus, do. ; fPorzana maruetta {Gallinula porzana, Lin.), do. ; fP. 

 Baillonii, do. ; P. ruhiginosa, comparatively rare ; -fRallus aquaticus, do. ; R. Java- 

 nicus, do. : fine picked specimens of nearly all these birds have been procured, and series 

 of some of them illustrating their various phases. 



fPodiceps minor has been added to the collection, which previously contained 

 only specimens of f P. cristatus ; the former is very common in Bengal. 



Lastly, several species of Anatides have been procured, of which the following occur 

 in the bazaars : f Anser cinereus (verus), not rare; A. Indicus, common; Dendrocygna 

 major, Jerdon, somewhat rare ; D. Awsuree (Mareca Awsuree, Sykes^), abundant ; 

 Microcygna Girra, do. ; f Casarca rutila, do. ; f Tadorna Bellonii, rare ; Plec- 

 tropterus melanotos, not common; Anas pcecilorhyncha, do.; A. caryophyllacea, do.; 

 fA. querquerdula, extremely abundant; \A. crecca, hardly less so; jA. acuta, 

 common; fA. Penelope, somewhat rare; fA. stepera, common; fA. clypeata, 

 do. * ; fFuligula rufina, not rare ; fF. ferina, do. ; f F. nyroca, extremely com- 

 mon ; fF. cristata, somewhat rare. I trust soon to have handsome and well mounted 

 specimens of all these species in the Museum. 



Altogether, 69 specimens of recently killed birds have been set up since the last 

 meeting of the Society, in addition to some skins. Several skeletons of birds are also 

 in process of preparation, a few being likewise included in Mr. Masters's donation. 

 The same gentleman has also presented the Society with a few skins of birds from 

 Tipura ; consisting of common Bengalese species, with the exception of a beautiful 

 Trogon, which I believe is the Tr. Hodgsonii of Mr. Gould, unfortunately, however, 

 in very frail condition, as are also the others. 



Reptilia, #c. 



As so very many species have lately demanded my attention in the two warm- 

 blooded classes of vertebrated animals, it will rightly be surmised that comparatively 

 small progress has been made in investigating any other department, howsoever desir- 

 ous I might feel to neglect none whatever, but to bestow the same attention upon all. 

 This will, of course, become more practicable in process of time, when I shall have 

 sticcessively paid that especial attention to each class in its turn, which hitherto I 

 have found it impossible to do in more instances than those of the Mammalia and 

 Birds. I defer, therefore, at least as a general rule, bringing forward what observa- 

 tions I may have to offer relative to objects appertaining to other departments of 

 Zoology, until such time as I shall have brought my mind to bear, for a while, exclu- 

 sively upon the particular group or groups, and thus have become more familiarized 

 with the state of knowledge concerning such in this country. On the present occa- 

 sion, I have only to mention that the skin of the Crocodile noticed in my last Re- 

 port has been mounted, and its bones cleaned, the latter being intended to be kept 

 separate, for purposes of reference and comparison ; and that the donation received 



* The A. Boschas I have never yet obtained, nor is it included in the catalogues of 

 Messrs. Franklin, Sykes, and Jerdon; but it is found in the Himalaya, though also 

 unnoticed in Dr. Royle's list. 



