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The Fucoid in the Medina sandstone is only found about 

 twenty feet below the surface of the rock, which is very near the 

 same position it is in the Conglomerate. 



From the Water lime group, Litchfield, Herkimer County, 

 four specimens of Eurypteues. 



From the lower Pentamerus limestone, Litchfield, a splendid 

 specimen of Mariacrinus pachydactylus. 



Three Platycrinus parvus. 



A Homocrinus scoparius, showing the body, arms and probo- 

 scis very fine. 



Crinoid (new ?) 



Arms of undescribed Crinoideans. 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. JEWETT, 



Curator, 

 December 31, 1863. 



(13. ) 



ADDITIO?(S TO THE CABINET DURffiG 1863, 



ACQUIREE) BY PURCHASE. 



Trichecus rosmarus. Walrus. A head, from Hudson's Bay. 



Physeter macrocephalus. Sperm Whale. The lower jaw-bones; 

 taken from a whale captured by Capt. Clothier Peirce of the 

 Barque Marion, of New Bedford, near Chatham Island, South 

 Pacific Ocean. The whale had stove the Captain's boat, who 

 shortly after gave him his death wound ; it yielded 80 barrels 

 of oil, which sold for $4,400. The jaw weighs 505 pounds. 



