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Barton beds. Some of the Lingula from the Clinton beds 

 show the rich natural coloring of the original shell, some of 

 them beins" new to science. 



Col. C. C. Grant drew the attention of the Section to a 

 work recently published by Mr. Schuchardt, of the Geological 

 Department at Washington, D.C., who deals largely with the 

 present nomenclature of Palaeontology, suggesting a revision 

 of the whole classification, removing some classes altogether, 

 and even families, transferring them to altogether different 

 genua from those to which the student of science has associated 

 them 'in the past, the adoption \)i which would involve an 

 immense amount of labor to the section. 



A very interesting fact was brought before the Section 

 on Nov. 26. i8q7. when Mr. A. E. Walker, the Chairman, 

 exhibited a specimen of a fossil Parasite adhering to a fossil 

 specimen of Bryozoon, and recently a living Parasite of the 

 same genus was found adhering to a living Bryozoon, closely 

 allied to the fossil specimen. As is variously stated by Geolo- 

 gists, millions of years have passed since the fossil specimen 

 had performed the functions of an organized being. 



There have been five meetings held during the term, at all 

 of which Daoers of interest have been read. Following are the 

 dates and the subiects : 



November 26 — Geological Notes, by Col. C. C. Grant. 



February 4 — Geological Notes, continued, by Col. C. C. 

 Grant. 



February 2.q — The Lost Atlantis, by Col. C. C. Grant. 



March 2.S— The Lost Atlantis, by Col. C. C. Grant. 



April 22— The Lost Atlantis, by Col. C. C. Grant. 



A. T. NEILL, Secretary. 



