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I.— Fifth Report of Progress made in the Examination of the 

 Mackenzie MSS., with an Abstract Account of the Works 

 examined. — By the Rev. William Taylor, Member of the 

 Madras Literary Society, &c 1 



II. — Essay on the Language and Literature of the Telugus.— ■ 



By Charles P. BaowN, Esq. of the Madras Civil Service. 43 



III. — Catalogue of the Birds of the Peninsula of India, arranged 

 according to the modern system of Classification ; with 

 brief Notes on their Habits and Geographical disiribution, 

 and description of new, doubtful and imperfectly described 

 Species. — By T. C. J erdo j, Assistant Surgeon, 2d Madras 



Light Cavalry 60 



IV. — A Catalogue of the Species of Mammalia found in the Sou- 

 thern Mahratta Country ; with their Synonimes in the 

 native languages in use there. — By Walter Elliot, Esq., 

 Madras Civil Service 92 



V.— Some Account, Historical, Geographical and Statistical, of 

 the Ceded Districts. — By Lieutenant Newbold, a. d. c. to 

 General Wilson, c. b. commanding the Ceded Districts 

 Division of the Madras Army 109 



VI. — Journey of the Russian Mission from Orenbourg to Bokhara. 

 Translated by Colonel Monteith, k. l. s. Chief Engineer 

 of the Madras Army 132 



VII. — Report on the manufacture of Tea, and on the extent and 

 produce of the Tea Plantations in Assam. — By C. A. Bruce, 

 Superintendent of Tea Culture 169 



Literary and Scientific Intelligence 198 



