1870.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 3 



de V Egypt &c, pi. 4) those ridges are scarcely noticeable, and 

 the second one mentioned almost entirely absent. 



According to Mr. H e x t e r ' s account, the specimen submitted was 

 obtained in the jungles near Bnghodeer, and appears to be rare. 

 The geographical distribution of the species is stated to be (among 

 others) " India generally," but I do not know how far it extends in 

 India northwards, for its special haunts are Ceylon and the whole of 

 Southern India. I do not know whether it has been recorded 

 from Central India, but in any case its occurrence so far North as 

 the Grand trunk road deserves special notice. 



2. Erorn the Superintendent, Great Trigonometrical Survey of 

 India, — 2 copies of Report of the Operations of the Trigonometrical 

 Survey for 1868-69. 



3. Erom the Government of India, Foreign Department, — -three 

 Amharic MSS. from Magdala. 



The Hon'ble Mr. P h e a r stated that the three volumes are the 

 only ones which we possess in Amharic, and they form, therefore, a 

 valuable acquisition to our library. 



4. Erom the author through the Rev. C. H. Dall, — a copy of 

 Observations on the Geology of Alaska, by W. H. Dall. 



5. Erom the author, — a copy of a pamphlet entitled " On the 

 Desirability of a National Institution for the Cultivation of the 

 Sciences by the Natives of India, by Dr. Mahendralal Sircar." 



6. Erom J. Avdall, Esq., — a copy of Lettre d' Abgar, ou his- 

 toire de la conversion des Edesseens, par Laboubnia, traduite 

 sur la version Armenienne du Yme. Siecle, Yenice, 1868. 



7. Erom Allan Hume, Esq., — one volume entitled "My 

 Scrap Book, or Rough. Notes on Indian Oology and Ornithology ;" 

 Pari I., Eaptores, No. 1, Calcutta, 1869. 



This is an important publication on Indian Ornithology, complet- 

 ing in many respects Dr. Jerdon's " Birds of India." 



The following gentlemen duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting were balloted for as ordinary members : — 



Allan Hume, Esq., J. Wood Mason, Esq., Capt. A. G. 

 Ross. 



The following gentlemen are candidates for ballot at the next 

 meeting : — 



