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colouring, but differs from it in having a crest and its ear-coverts being 

 pale brown. It lias the square tail and the well developed rictal bristles 

 of a Pycnonotus. 



Held in certain lights, the under surface of the tail shews indistinct 

 dark brown bars. 



I observed this species only at Manwyne, at the foot of the Sanda 

 valley on the eastern side of the Kakhyen hills which separate Upper 

 Burma from the Shan States, to the east of Bhamo. 



3. A vocabulary on the Cashmere language ; by W. J. Elmslie, M. D. 



4. Translations from Chand ; by F. S. Guowse, Esq., M. A., 

 B. C. S. 



Both papers, the President stated, contain purely philological 

 details ; they will shortly be published in the forthcoming number of 

 the Journal. 



5. Note on a Malwah Goldmulmr ; oy H. Blociimann, Esq., M. A. 

 The gold coin which I now exhibit was given to me by Dr. Hunter. 



I am not aware .that the coin has been described. It is a square 

 (ehahargoshali) muhur, and its weight, as determined by Col. H. Hyde, 

 is 169. 48 grs. 



The inscription I read as follows — 



Area I (left in the figure ; the inscription commences in the upper 

 left hand corner)— 3^ ^\xi Jjd\ y\ ^s^M ^'^Ji L J^.[J\ 

 Area II. — [ 4&* aJJf ]*Ll c ,lkJLJ} c _ 5 3:JLi-'f j$U ^*ss^° ^ 



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The king who trusts (in God) and has recourse (to Him,) Abul Fath 

 Ghids Shah, 



Son o/MahmudShdh Khilji, the Saltan,— Mag God perpetuate Ids 

 reign. A. II., 898. [A. D. 1492-93.] 



Malwah was independent for 133 years, from A. H. 804 to 937, 

 when it was annexed to Gujrat. The line of the kings of Malwah is 

 as follows — 





