ON THE 'manure' GRAVELS OF ■VVEXFORD. 93 



the eastern side of Scotland ; and it is not perhaps too improbable to sup- 

 pose that the Pliocene shells obtained by Mr. T. i\ Jamieson in Aberdeen- 

 shire came by this ro\ite rather than from the Suffolk crag-beds. From the 

 absence of the Pliocene fauna northward of the before-quoted localities 

 on the Irish coast and Mauxland, the writer is of opinion that the Irish 

 Channel was closed when the strata at these places were beinfr accumu- 

 lated, and 



(2) That the Severn drifts from Worcester northwards into Lancashire 

 are of much later date, not originating till the south of Ireland was 

 separated from the continent. And lastly, that the faunao obtained both 

 in England and Ireland, near Dublin and Wicklow, at elevations of 1000 

 feet and more, are ' remainie ' and not in their original habitat. 



An examination of the gravelly and shelly sand dredged from the 

 Turbot bank in the Irish Sea has long convinced the writer that the 

 accumulation is in the main of post-glacial age, intermixed with a few 

 recent forms, easily distinguished from the older species by their appear- 

 ance. The material is very rich in other groups than the molluscan, cata- 

 logued already by Mr. Hyndman. Of all these I propose giving a list. 



It may be well to say that the matter first examined was sent to the 

 writer some years back by Mr. E. Waller, who wo).ked with Mr. Hynd- 

 man on the mollusca ; and, secondly, from a quantity of Mr. Hyndman's 

 own washings, placed at my disposal by Mr. S. A. Stewart, of Belfast. 



Second Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor Floweu 

 (Chairman), Mr. D. Morris {Secretary), Mr. CARuoTnERS, Dr. 

 ScLATER, Mr. Tiiiselton-Dyer, Dr. Sharp, Mr. F. DuCane God- 

 man, a7icZ Professor Newton, appointed for the pui^ose of report- 

 ing on the present state of our knowledge of the Zoology and 

 Botany of the West India Islands, and taking steps to investi- 

 gate ascertained deficiencits in the Fauna and Flora. 



This Committee was appointed in 1887, and reappointed in 1888. At 

 a meeting held on December 5, 1888, it was decided to invite the co- 

 operation of Dr. Giinther, F.R.S., a member of the Subcommittee ap- 

 pointed for a similar purpose by the Government Grant Committee of the 

 Royal Society, and Colonel Feilden, of the Army Pay Department, at that 

 time acting as Local Secretary to the Committee at Barbados. 



The services of Mr. G. A. Ramage were retained as collector at 

 Dominica and St. Lucia, and several collections were received from him 

 during the past year. Owing to ill-health Mr. Ramage returned to this 

 country in June last, and he has now retired from the post of collector to 

 the Committee. Mr. F. DuCane Godman has generously assisted the 

 work of the Committee by sending out, at his own expense, the well- 

 known naturalist and collector, Mr. H. H. Smith, to the Island of St. 

 Vincent, to make collections in as many branches as possible of Natural 

 History. These collections have not yet reached this country, but it is 

 anticipated that they will prove of considerable value. 



Colonel Feilden obtained numerous botanical and zoological specimens 

 in Barbados and the neighbouring islands. He has published a paper on 

 tho reptiles, and another on the birds ; papers on the mammalia and 

 land mollusca will follow. He also obtained a living specimen of the 



