other specimens the stone is almost 
circular, being about 7 mm. in diam- 
eter. Specimens gathered in the Clove 
Valley and here exhibited, show these 
differentforms In Vzburnum LentagolL. 
this tendency of the stone to vary in 
form from circular to oval, has been 
recorded and it would naturally be ex- 
pected to be the same in the elosely al- 
lied V. prunifolium. 
MINOR NOTKS. 
Mr. James Chapin exhibited a mount- 
ed specimen of an English Starling, 
from New Brighton, with a malforma- 
tion of the bill, due to crossing and 
elongation of the mandibles. 
Mr. Ira. K. Morris presented a copy 
of an old poster, printed in 1846, entitl- 
ed ‘‘An Address to the Independent 
Electors of Richmond County,’’ in re- 
lation to the election of delegates to the 
State Constitutional Convention. 
The secretary read the following 
notes on - 
RECENT LITERATURE RELATING TO 
STATEN ISLAND. 
I. Inthe Wew York Herald of Sun- 
day, November 20th, may be found an 
illustrated article entitled ‘‘Romance 
of the Golden Rectory of Staten Island.’’ 
It refers to St. Andrew’s church at 
Richmond and the illustrations include 
pictures of the church and vicinity; the 
rectory, and a portrait of the late Rey. 
Thomas S. Yocum. 
II. Mr. Cornelius G. Kolff has recent- 
ly issued a neat little eight page pam- 
phliet, with numerous well selected il- 
lustrations, under the title ‘‘Emerson 
Hill, Concord, Staten Island.’’ It is 
designed to advertise the advantages 
and attractions of the property former- 
ly owned and occupied by William 
Emerson, when he was County Judge, 
more than half a century ago. The de- 
velopment of real estate, as a rule is 
destructive of old associations and 
traditions, so it is pleasing to see that 
this property, although apparently fat-. 
ed soon to be divided into separate 
parcels, has fallen into the hands of 
those who appreciate its history and 
who design to perpetuate, as far as pos- 
sible, the original features and names 
which were associated with it. In a 
short historical sketch, which consti-. 
tutes the opening chapter, the visits of 
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry D. 
Thoreau are mentioned and their in- 
fluence, which resulted in giving the 
name of Concord to the nearby settle- 
ment. 
At the close of the meeting Mr. 
Skinner exhibited his collection of 
Indian implements which embraces a 
great many interesting objects from 
the Island. 
