316 BllIXHAM CAVE. 



Geological Society to a newly-discovered cave at Brixham, 

 near Torquay, and a Committee was appointed to assist him 

 in examining it. Grants of money were obtained for the same 

 object from the Eoyal Society and Miss Burdett Coutts. In 

 addition to Dr. Falconer, Mr. Busk, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pengelly 

 Mr. Prestwich, and Professor Ptamsay, were entrusted with the 

 investigations. In September, 1858, a preliminary notice was 

 published by the Geographical Society, but the General Eeport 

 is contained in the Philosophical Transactions for 1874. 

 The deposits in the cave were, in descending order 



1. Stalagmite of irregular thickness. 



2. Ochreous cave-earth with limestone breccia.] 



3. Ochreous cave-earth with comminuted shale. 



4. Ptounded gravel. 



The organic remains belonged chiefly to the following 

 species : 



1. Eleplias primigenius. 



2. Rhinoceros tichorhinus. Teeth in considerable numbers 



and an astragalus. 



3. Bos primigenius. 



4. Bos. 



5. Equips caballus. 



6. Cervus tarandus. The reindeer skull and horns. 



7. Cervus daplms. Horns. 



8. C. capreolus. 



9. Ursus spelceus the cave-bear. Lower jaws, teeth, etc. 



10. U.ferox. 



11. U. arctos. 



12. Hyccna spelcea. Lower jaws, teeth, fragments of skulls, 



and other bones. 



13. Felis spelcea. 



14. Lagomys. 



Several flint flakes were also found indiscriminately mixed 



