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fossils. It was noticed as occurring also in the upper green band 

 of the series below the Mountain View Hotel formerly, but was not 

 recorded. Independent of the sharp beak which points to a distinct 

 species, as claimed by the United States Palaeontologist, it appears 

 to have been colored a deeper blue than Litigula Clintoni{ Vanuxem). 

 I do not think we have yet discovered the true horizon of either 

 this Brachiopod or Lmgida glossina perovata ; they are so rare that 

 probably we may infer they were placed accidentally among other 

 species common in the Clinton iron band. 



Completely debarred for many years for examining the most 

 interesting portion of the series, viz., the bluff beyond the reservoir, 

 by the action of the Grand Trunk Railway unfortunately, we are 

 unable to procure for the Museum cases any of the rare organic 

 remains, viz., Silurian star fish and colored shells, obtainable there. 

 It has been stated that recently some of our members have not been 

 interfered with while gping along or crossing the railway track, so 

 they concluded the rule regarding trespass on the part of naturalists 

 is not now rigidly enforced. It may be so. Speaking personally, I 

 am not at all Kkely to ascertain if such is the case, since I hold it 

 derogatory in a Naturalist to accept as a favor individually what may 

 be denied to others with similar claims to consideration. In marked 

 contrast to" the action of this Company, permit me to state I have 

 been informed at the office of the T., H. & B. Railway that we may 

 freely pursue our researches along that line without hindrance. I 

 doubt if some of our city " dailies," which so bitterly denounced this 

 " Yankee concern " in the interest of its rivals formerly, can now 

 perceive what Company is entitled to thanks on our part for dis- 

 interested liberality. 



In a Clinton layer, which apparently contained hitherto only 

 Heliopora fragilis and Rhynchojiella neglecta, I was surprised to find 

 recently two new graplolites and numerous Bryozoons resembling 

 Retepora angulata in different stages of growth. One of the grapto- 

 lites was badly broken in extracting it ; the other, a young species, 

 was forwarded to the Geological Survey Office, Ottawa, and another 

 from a lower green band of the series. From the latter also I 

 extracted an indifferently preserved large LamellibraHch, too imper- 

 fect for description in this instance, but placed in the case until 

 such time as a better may be had. In The Natural History^ New 



