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7 th. From B. H. Hodgson, Esq., submitting an additional notice of 

 the Shou or the Tibetan Stag. Ordered to be printed in the Journal. 



8th. From Dr. E. Roer, Secretary, Oriental Section, forwarding a 

 translation, by Dr. Ballantyne, of the Sarhitya Darpana, for publication 

 in the Bibliotheca Indica. 



Ordered that the recommendation of the Oriental Section be adopt- 

 ed. 



9th. From the same, submitting sundry suggestions from the Ori- 

 ental Section, for the publication of the Puranas. 



Ordered that the papers be brought forward for consideration at 

 the next Meeting. 



10th. From the same, in reply to a reference from the Society 

 regarding a translation of the * Vichitra Natak,' by Capt. Siddons. 



Ordered that Capt. Siddons' translation be printed in the Journal. 



11th. From Dr. A. Campbell, Darjeling, forwarding specimens 

 of a fish from Nepal. Dr. C. continues, " The Lakes of Thibet swarm 

 with this fish, which is caught in immense quantities with the hand 

 during the winter when the Lakes are frozen over ; holes are broken 

 in the ice, to which the fish crowd for air, and they are handed out 

 in great numbers. They are gutted and split up at once ; the extreme 

 dryness of the air effects the curing, as you see them, in a few days. 

 Salt is not used to preserve them. 



" The principal Lakes for this fish are * Dochen,' ' Ramchoo,' and 

 ' Yamdo Yeuntro,' (for these f see Turner's Thibet,' and my Routes 

 to Lassa in the Journal of the Society, for 1848.) Dried, as you see 

 them, they are sent in large quantities to all the principal marts, viz., 

 Lassa, Menchoua, Yiangtchi and Digarchi." 



A note was read from Dr. Cantor, in which he states that " Dr. 

 McClelland concurs with me in thinking that the fish is a carp, and 

 belongs either to the genus Schizothorax, Heckel, (Fish aus Caschmir, 

 p. 11,) or to Racoma, McClelland, (Calcutta Journal of Natural His- 

 tory, Vol. II. page 576.) The state of the specimens will not admit 

 of an examination sufficient to identify the species. To take a draw- 

 ing of the fish is consequently also impracticable." 



Mr. Blyth was of opinion that it is a Barbel of the European type, 

 and nearly affined to Barbus plebeius, Valenciennes, but remarkable 

 for wanting the barbules on the upper lip from which the genus takes 



