CONTENTS. IV 



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XXII. — On the Origin of Eruptive and Primary Rocks ; by 



Thomas Macfarlane, Part 1 295 



XXIIL— On the Earth's Climate in Paleozoic Times ; by T. 



Sterry Hunt, M.A., P.R.S 323 



XXIV. — On the Origin of Eruptive and Primary Rocks ; by 



Thomas Macfarlane, Part II 329 



XXV. — RoofiDg Slate as a Source of Wealth to Canada. A 

 visit to the Walton Slate Quarry ; by Robert Bell, 

 C.E.... 358 



XXVI. — On the genus Stricklandia; proposed alteration of 



the name; by E. Billings 370 



XXVII. — On some Mineral Waters of Nova Scotia ; by Prof. 

 How, D.C.L., University of King's College, Wind- 

 sor, N.S 370 



XXVIII. — A list of Animals dredged near Caribou Island, South- 

 ern Labrador , during July and August, 1860 ; by A.S. 

 Packard, Jun 401 



XXIX. — Note on the Foot-prints of a Reptile from the Coal 

 Formation of Cape Breton ; by J. W. Dawson, LL.D., 

 F.R.S 430 



XXX. — Synopsis of the Flora of the Carboniferous Period of 



Nova Scotia; by J. W. Dawson, LL.D., F.R.S., 431 



XXXI. — On the Origin of Eruptive and Primary Rocks ; by 



Thomas Macfarlane, Part III 457 



Natural History Society. 



First Annual Conversazione 65 



Principal Dawson's Address 65 



Rev. A. F. Kemp's do 68 



Dr. DeSola's do 71 



Ordinary Meetings 74, 215 



Annual Meeting 216 



President's Address 217 



Report of the Council 223 



do Curator 229, 393 



Officers for 1863-4 232 



Canadian Naturalist 233 



Donations to Museum 236 



Treasurer's accounts 240 



Miscellaneous. 



The Confused Monohammus 325 



New Species of Dendrerpeton 328 



Death of Prof. Emmons 395 



do Mitscherlich 396 



The American Tea Plant ..!...'!! 397 



Ottawa Nat. Hist. Society ! .' . .7 . . .7 . .* . 397 



Prof. Winchell or Elephantine Molars 7 * . .7 7 .7 ! ! 398 



Botanical Society of Kingston ." '76 211 



Entomological Society of Canada '. .7.7.". . . .' 212 



Meeting of British Association >-. 7 7 7 7 7 7 375 



Index 7777777 479 



ERRATA. 



For " about half," read « two fifths," line 23 153 



For " two-fifths," read " one-half," line 26 . . 7777 153 



For " base," read " case," line 26 '.7.7.7 ' 160 



