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covered with the iron arches, and it was impossible to see the 

 rocks themselves, but that upon the dump heap he found a 

 number of masses of serpentine weighing from two to one 

 hundred pounds each. The serpentine was a rich yellow, 

 a trifle darker than that found at Montville, N.J. Cleavages 

 of feldspar nearly a foot long, black tourmaline, almandite, 

 garnet in grains and in crystals were noted, but no peridotite 

 itself was seen. This was probably due to the fact that nearly 

 all the material taken from the tunnel was removed by 

 barges to the deep ocean and dumped. Dr. Kunz stated that it 

 was most unfortunate that what was undoubtedly the evidence 

 of a peridotite dike upon New York island should have been 

 lost. A mass of stilbite gneissoid wall, measuring six feet by 

 ten and nearly covered by rich stilbite, was noted. Mr. C. Woth- 

 erspoon, the engineer in charge of the night work, was most 

 courteous in giving information and in collecting specimens. 



A. W. Grabau, 



Secretary. 



SECTION OF BIOLOGY. 



November 13, 1905. 



Section met at 8.15 p.m., Vice-President Wheeler presiding. 

 The minutes of the last meeting of the Section were omitted 

 on account of the absence of the Secretary. 

 The following program was then offered : 

 H. F. Osborn The Reclassification of the Mammalia. 



Katherine Foote, 



The Prophases of the First Maturation 

 Spindle of Allolobophora. 

 H. E. Crampton, Brief Report of Statistics relating to 



Sex-Inheritance in Moths. 

 B. E. Dahlgren, Demonstration of New Invertebrate 

 Models in the American Museum. 

 The nomination of officers for the ensuing year was then 

 announced as the business part of the program. In the absence 

 of the Secretary, R. W. Miner was appointed Secreta^r pro 

 tern. Professor H. E. Crampton was nominated to the Council 



