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sandstone-flag from Pomona, Orkney, containing large scales of 

 fishes. — The Society, on the suggestion of the President and 

 Council, resolved to recommend to the Lighthouse Board the 

 cutting of marks on rocks at half-tide level on various parts of 

 the shores of this country, with the view of ascertaining whether 

 the land is rising, sinking, or stationary ; and directed the Se- 

 cretary to communicate on the subject with the Royal Society 

 of Edinburgh, and the Highland and Agricultural Society of 

 Scotland. A committee was appointed to attend to this matter, 

 and to co-operate with committees which it was hoped might be 

 appointed by the above-mentioned bodies — Professor Jameson 

 read a notice, by Mr Christie of Banff, regarding the lias found 

 near Banff, and which was discovered there by the author — Mr 

 Wilson read Lieutenant Champion's (91st regiment) account of 

 tho curious phenomenon occurring in the island of Cephalonia, 

 described by Dr Davy. — Sir Patrick Walker exhibited a speci- 

 men of the Dusky Grebe shot at Lochend, near Edinburgh, and 

 Professor Jameson exhibited a specimen of the Wryneck taken 

 in Fife. — Professor Jameson made remarks on a collection of 

 birds made by Captain Clunie in New South Wales, among which 

 were specimens of the Sula alba from Moreton Bay. He also 

 shewed a new species of Pernis, he named, after the gentleman 

 who brought it home from India, the P. EUiotii. Two Buzzards 

 lately killed in Britain were placed on the table ; one of these 

 nearly allied to the Falco Jackall of Le Vaillant, was killed near 

 Birmingham ; and of the other, killed near Newcastle, a minute 

 description was communicated by Mr William Jameson. 



Professor Jameson in the chair. — Professor Forbes read re- 1836, 



Feb. 20. 

 marks on the Physical Geography of the Pyrenees, chiefly in 



connection with the celebrated hot-springs of that district ; 



and exhibited an extensive series of rocks and minerals — Mr 



Kemp read remarks on the ignition and volatilization of carbon 



