CONTENTS. 
Page 
Ordinary Monthly Meeting in March, ... 73 
Resignation of the Assistant Secretary, ... 74 
Appointment of Committees, . ib. 
Extract from a letter from Major H. C. B. Tanner, to the Sur¬ 
veyor General, on the Kafir language, .. 75 
Exhibition of gold Coins found by Mr. W. Simpson in the Ahin 
Posh Tope near Jelalabad, .. 77 
Exhibition by Dr. Hoernle of a Prakrit Grammar of Vararuchi,... 79 
Papers — 
The Snake Symbol in India, specially in connection with the Worship 
of Siva.—By H. Rivett-Carnac, C. I. E., &c.—(Abstract),... 80 
Precis of a Report on Electric Light Experiments.—By L. Schwen- 
DLER,. 81 
On new Species of the Genus Pliectopylis of the family Helieidee. — 
By Lieut.-Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen, P. It. G. S., &c. (Ab¬ 
stract),... 107 
Hemiptera from Upper Tenasserim.—By J. W. L. Distant.—C om¬ 
municated by J. Wood-Mason.—(A bstract), . ib. 
Statement of Earthquakes that occurred during 1878, in the Pro¬ 
vince of Assam.—Communicated by the Chief Commissioner 
of Assam.—(T itle only),. ib. 
Addenda to further Notes on Kalidasa.—By Mr. A. Grierson, 
C. S.—(Abstract),. ib. 
On the Norwegian Taters, their language and its relation to Hindi.— 
By Dr. Sundbero, (Abstract.) . 108 
Library. 109 
In the Press and to appear in August next, 
THE ANTIQUITIES OF ORISSA. 
BY 
RA'JENDRALA'LA MITRA, LL. D. 
Volume II. 
*#* Containing detailed descriptions of the Temples of Bhuvaneswara, 
Puri and Canarac. It will extend to about 210 pages folio, and will be 
illustrated with sixty photographs and lithographs. 
