PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 



for September, 1870. 

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 A meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, the 7th 

 instant, at 9 p. m. 



The Hon'ble J. B. Phear, President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Presentations were announced — 



1 . From the Chief Commissioner of Mysore, two copies of the 

 classified Catalogue of Sanscrit MSS. in the Sarasvati Bhandaram, 

 Mysore. 



2. From Mons. L. Lafont, — A table shewing the results of 

 Meteorological Observations made in St. Xavier's College Observa- 

 tory, during the first six months of 1870. 



3. From the Author — A copy of Main Results of the Modern 

 Vaidic Researches by R. Ghosha. 



The following gentleman duly proposed and seconded at the last 

 meeting, was balloted for and elected an Ordinary Member : — 

 R. F. St. A. St. John, Esq. 



Captain J. Forsyth has intimated his desire to withdraw from the 

 Society. 



The following letters addressed to the Secretary were read : — 



1. From A. 0. Hume, Esq., C. S., Agra. 



"Ina former letter to you I have stated that Cypselus teetotum, 

 Jerdon, of Major Godwin- Austen's list, which appeared at p. 91 of 

 J. A. S. for 1870, was probably C. infumatus. I have now one or 

 two more corrections to make to that list. 



The bird described by Major Austen as Rhyticeros plzcaius t 

 Lath., is really the female of that species. The description given 

 of the naked space on the throat settles this. 



In the male pUcatus the gular pouch is bright yellow, and in 

 fact the bird mentioned by Major Austen as Aceros ? sp. ind. 



