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at Quaco, and other localities. The amygdaloidal traps and associated 
eruptives of Blomidon and the North mountain are probably contem- 
poraneous with the red sandstones and hence of Triassic age also. The 
term Grand Pré formation is suggested for those soft Triassic sand- 
stones as they are well developed at the Evangeline Beach on Long 
Island, Grand Pré near Wolfville, King’s County, Nova Scotia. 
The Cordilleran Region.—In the southern interior of British Colum- 
bia, the “ Nicola series,” or Nicola formation, is described by Dr. G. M. 
Dawson as consisting of volcanic rocks associated with limestones and 
argillites belonging to this system. In the Kamloops district as well as 
in the Similkameen river valley, the same writer also records Triassic 
rocks. In the northern part of Vancouver island, as well as in the 
vicinity of the Straits of Georgia, and in the Queen Charlotte islands, 
several areas of dark-gray fossiliferous limestones and shales with 
Monotis subcircularis, Gabb, indicate the occurrence of ‘Triassic 
measures, including Forward inlet. Quatsino scund, Cape Commerell, and 
Hernando. In the Queen Charlotte islands, and underlying the Creta- 
ceous system unconformably, rocks of this age are extensively developed 
on Moresby island, Burnaby island, and Ramsay island, along the shores 
of the Houston-Stewart channel, also on Richardson inlet. They con- 
sist of flaggy calcareous argillites, thin and massive limestones, under- 
laid by volcanic accumulations, at times including limestone beds of 
doubtful Carboniferous age. Near Glenora on the Stikeen river, and : 
below the Devil’s portage on the Liard river, in lat. 69° 16’ and longit. 
125° 35’, Triassic rocks are also recorded. 
On the Upper Pine river, and on the Peace river, in the vicinity of 
longit. 122°, lat. 56°, both Dr. Selwyn and Mr. J. Hunter obtained 
fossiliferous shales and limestones of Triassic age. The fauna which 
they hold serves to correlate the horizon of this region with the Triassic 
of the Queen Charlotte Islands and of California, Monotis subcircularis, 
Gabb, being the most characteristic species in common. 
THE JURASSIC SYSTEM. 
Save in the Arctic archipelago, there are but few occurences of 
rocks which may be definitely ascribed to the Jurassic system. On 
Grinnell island, Prince Patrick island, and Bathurst island, outcrops of 
Liassic rocks have been described by Prof. Haughton. Considerable 
discussion arose as to the age of the fossil remains obtained in these: 
distant islands which eventually ended in the view that the fauna has 
a rather middle Jurassic facies than one of Liassic (Lower Jurassic) 
affinities. Of the interesting animal remains discovered, were those 

