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of No. 2, and the more nearly perpendicular descent backwards 

 I do not feel myself competent to say whether or not these last 

 mentioned characters are of specific importance in the mammalia. 



Other Bones. 



Along with the above were found : — 



1. A fragment of a very large tusk, evidently a portion near 

 the base. It is four and a-half feet in length, seven and a-half 

 inches in diameter at the larger, and five and a-half inches at the 

 smaller extremity. It is curved to a radius of about four feet. 



2. Part of another tusk a little over five feet in length. It is 

 rather more strongly curved than the other. Its diameter at the 

 larger extremity is four and a-half inches, and at the smaller three 

 and a-half inches. A portion of it appears to be that part which 

 was inserted into the alveolus as it is hollow to the depth of about 

 three inches. It shews the double curvature characteristic of the 

 tusks of the European Mammoth. 



3. Portions of two scapulae and several fragments of other bones, 

 all, from their size, apparently belonging to the same species. 



The jaw No. 1, and the smaller tusk were described by T. Cot- 

 tle, of Woodstock, Canada West, in the Annals of Natural His- 

 tory [2] vol. 10, p. 395, 1852. See also Am. Jour. Sci. [2] vol. 

 15, p. 282. He was the first to announce the discovery of mam- 

 moth remains in Canada. All the bones now in the Provincial mu- 

 seum were presented by the late R. Benedict, Esq., who was, at 

 the time of their discovery, the Chief Engineer of the Great West- 

 ern Railway. 



Remarks on the Species. 



The remains, upon which the species Euelephas JacJcsoni was 

 proposed, were collected in Jackson County. Ohio, in 1838, by C. 

 Briggs and J. W. Foster ; then engaged along with Mr. Mather, 

 in the geological survey of that State. The following is Mr. Briggs, 

 account of the discovery : 



" About two years ago, some bones, so large as to attract the atten- 

 tion of the inhabitants, became exposed in the bank of one of the 

 branches of Salt Creek, in the northwest part of Jackson County. They 

 were dug out by individuals in the vicinity ; from whom we obtained a 

 tooth, a part of the lower jaw, and some ribs. 



" In the examinations at this place, during the past season, it was con- 

 cluded to make further explorations, not only with the hope of finding 

 other bones, but with a view of ascertaining the situation and the nature 



