CONTENTS, 



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Art. I. — Catalogue of the Birds of the Peninsula of India, arrang- 

 ed according to the modem system of Classification 5 with 

 brief Notes on their Habits and Geographical Distribu- 

 tion, and description of new, doubtful and imperfectly 

 described Species (^Con/mwec?^. With two coloured Fi- 

 gures. — By T. C. Jerdon, Assistant Surgeon, 2d Madras 



Light Cavalry..... 207 



II.— -Account of a Carboniferous Stratum at Baypoor near 

 Calicut, Malabar Coast.— By Lieut. T.J, Newbold, 23d 

 Light Infantry 239 



III. — Note on the Geological position of the Laterite in the 



vicinity of Beder. — By the same 244 



IV, — Geological Desiderata. — By the same 245 



v.— A Brief Sketch of the Life and Writings of Father C. J. 

 Beschi or ViRAMAMUNi, translated from the original 

 Tamil. With a Protrait.--By A. Muttusami Pillei, Ma- 

 nager of the College of Fort St. George and Moonshee to 



the Tamil translator to Government 250 



VI.— Note on an Ancient Hindu Grant. — By Walter Elliot, 



Esq 302 



VII. — Note on the Defaced state in which the Statues of the 

 Jains are now generally found, as connected with the per- 

 secutions and overthrow of that People. — By Lieut. T. J. 

 Newbold 306 



Vni. — On an error in Dr. Thomson's Mineralogy. — By Captain 



J. Campbell, Assistant Surveyor General 310 



