502 H. M. AMI THE GEOLOGY OF QUEBEC. 



liraestoue series, it miglit be possible, in the absence of any other name, to 

 call it the Eolian, from an historical point of view. There are strong objec- 

 tions, however, to this name, and I do not wish this to be considered as a 

 proposal for its use. Collectively the Quebec, Levis, Phillipsburgh, Cal- 

 ciferous, Chazy and other formations, occurring between strata of the Pots- 

 dam and Trenton terranes, can well be assembled under the term " Cana- 

 dian " as proposed by Professor J. D. Dana. 



Dr. Ezra Brainerd: I should object to the term Eolian, since it is not 

 a geographic term, but simply a fanciful name; and I do not consider it 

 applicable to the series of rocks mentioned by Mr. Walcott. 



