284 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [No. 4. 



Exchanged. 



The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine of Science 

 for May and June, 1857, Nos. 87 and 88. 

 The Athenseurn, for April and May, 1857. 



Purchased. 



Comptes Rendus, Nos. 11 to 21. 

 Journal des Savants for April and May, 1857* 

 Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, Nos. 2, 3 and 4 of 1857. 

 Revue des Deux Mondes, 15th April, 15th May and 1st June, 1857. 

 The Natural History Review, No. II. for April, 1857- 

 The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Nos. 113 and 114 for 

 May and June, 1857. 



The American Journal of Science and Arts, Nos. 68 and 69. 



Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Tome V. No. 6 and Tome VI. No. 1. 



Literary Gazette, Nos. 2105 to 2108. 



Gour Da's Bysa'ck, 



Librarian and Asst. Secy. 

 1st September, 1857. 



Report of Curator, Zoological Department, July Meeting, 1857. 



Sir, — But few donations have been received since my last Report. 



1. From T. C. Jerdon, Esq. Nagpore. A small spiny-tailed Swift, the 

 Acanthylis sylvatica, Tickell, J. A. S. XV, 284, obtained by Major 

 S. R. Tickell in Central India, and subsequently in greater abundance 

 near Darjiling. It is well distinguished from the small Pinang species, Ac. 

 leucopygialis, nobis, J. A. S. XVIII, 809, and structurally by having 

 a more compressed bill, and by having the tail formed as in the large 

 Ac. nudipes of the Himalaya; whereas the other has the more Wood- 

 pecker-like tail of Ac. gigantea, with the medial spines much more 

 developed. Both are rare species in collections, if indeed a specimen of 

 either occurs elsewhere than in our own museum. 



2.— W. T. Blanford, Esq. A fine specimen of the Rhizomys badius, 

 Hodgson, or ' Bambu Rat' of the Nipal and Sikhim tardi ; also an example 

 of Suya atrogularis, Moore, P. Z. S. 1854, p. 77 (a species new to the 

 Society's museum), and a few other bird-skins from the vicinity of 

 Darjiling. 



Subsequently, Mr. Blanford has favored us with the following speci* 

 mens, also from Darjiling. 



