( 198 ) 



Proceedings of the Werner ian Natural History Society. — Con- 

 tinued from former Volume, p. 379. 



1831, March 19. — Dn R- K. Greville, V. P. in the chair. 

 — Professsor Jameson read a notice communicated by Mr James 

 Smith of Jordanhill, regarding a subterranean forest discovered 

 in the coal formation near to Glasgow. 



The Secretary then read Mr James Duncan's introductory re- 

 marks to an extensive catalogue of coleopterous insects collected 

 in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, and likewise notices re- 

 specting the habitats of the rarer species, and descriptions of two 

 species new to the British Fauna. The specimens of rare and 

 new species were exhibited to the meeting. This communica- 

 tion gave much pleasure to the Society, as affording an earnest 

 of the revival of the study of entomology in this place, where it 

 has been much neglected for a good many years past. It was 

 agreed that the thanks of the meeting be given from the chair 

 to Mr Duncan, who was present ; and that he be requested to 

 allow his List of Edinburgh Coleoptera to be printed in the 

 forthcoming volume of the Society ''s Memoirs. 



1831, April 2. — Rev. Dr Brunton, V. P. in the chair. — Mr 

 William Galbraith being present, read extracts of his paper on 

 the mensuration of heights, by the barometer, and stated the 

 result of a trigonometrical measurement of the height of Car- 

 nethy, one of the Pentlands. — The Secretary then read a bo- 

 tanical communication from Mr William Macgillivray, entitled, 

 Remarks on the Phenogamic Vegetation of the River Dee, 

 tracing the zones marked out by the prevalence of alpine, sub- 

 alpine, and valley plants. 



April 16. — David Falconak, Esq. V. P. in the chair, — Pro- 

 fessor Jameson gave a discourse on fossil trees supposed in sifuy 

 illustrating his remarks by sketches or diagrams, and shewing 

 that they have in general been floated into their present situa- 

 tions. The Professor also gave an account of bone caves in 

 New Holland, and of the general nature of the bones found in 

 these caves; one large bone evidently belonging to a quadruped 

 of the size of an elephant, and not now existing in New Holland. 



The Rev. Dr David Scot of Corstorphine then read an essay 

 on the carob-tree and its fruit. 



The Society, having completed its 24th session, adjourned. 



