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and certainly they possessed a most striking appearance. They now put 

 theii bills together, which they clattered for a short time, apparently 

 as if inclined to bite each other. I now approached within 80 yards, 

 and as my gun was loaded with large shot, I fired at the largest. He 

 was struck beyond all doubt, but both flew away in a most lazy 

 unconcerned manner, and after flying about 100 yards, settled on the 

 sandy plain, near a few sand hillocks. I again loaded, and cautiously 

 approached the spot, concealing myself behind the hillocks till within 

 80 yards ; when I again selected the largest, and fired both barrels into 

 it, but apparently without any more effect than the last shot, and 

 both flew away in a most unconcerned manner. But when at a 

 distance of about 500 yards, one suddenly fell clown dead, and I 

 succeeded in getting this truly noble bird and examining a fresh 

 killed specimen. It weighs 17 lbs. — extent of wings from tip to tip 

 8 feet 2 inches — length, including bill and tail, 3 feet 7 inches — wing 

 2 feet 9 inches — head and bill 6|- inches — tarsus 5 J inches — middle toe, 

 including claw, 6 inches — middle claw 1 J inches : the tarsus is clothed 

 in front with feathers to within 1J inches of claws. Claws black — 

 feet and nude skin about the head and neck : livid white, cere livid 

 white — upper mandible dark brown — under lighter brown — head 

 covered with downy feathers in front and top to beyond the eyes 

 dark brown — back of the head covered with light brown downy 

 feathers. Chin and upper part of throat covered with dark brown 

 downy feathers, as well as the cheeks — the entire neck, eyebrows and 

 region of ears, devoid of feathers, and the skin of a livid white ; length 

 of tail 1 foot 7 inches ; round t\\Q body and wings 3 feet, general 

 colour very dark brown. 



" When flying, the Vultur monachus can easily be distinguished from 

 other vultures, as no white is visible, and the tail looks very rounded. 

 Gyps Bengalensis shews white in the adult bird under the wing, and 

 the young bird shews traces of white. In Atagyps Calvus two white 

 patches are visible near the breast : the other vultures are light brown, 

 and their face is easily distinguished." 



The Council recommended, on the report of the Philological Com- 

 mittee, to publish the Yog Aphorisms of Patunjul, in the Sanscrit series 

 of the Biltliotheca Iudica. 



The Council recommended that the llcv. J. Long be elected a mem- 

 ber of the Philological Committee. 



