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Cruz, the stratification of which he described. The shells are for 

 the most part referable to the Tertiary species from Patagonia pre- 

 viously obtained by Mr. Darwin. 



7. ''On the Jurassic deposits in the N.W. Himalaya." By Dr. 

 F. Stoliczka, F.G.S., of the Geological Survey of India. 



The author described the following strata as composing the 

 Jurassic rocks in the north-west Himalayas : — 

 - -p . i a. Lower TagHng limestone. 

 ( b. Upper TagHng Hmestone. 

 n TV \ c- Jurassic slates. 



2. Dogger I ^_ Spiti shales. 



3. Malm ? e. Gieumal sandstone. 



The object of the paper was to show, in opposition to Mr. Tate's 

 assertion to the contrary, that the Indian Jurassic formation could 

 clearly be subdivided, and that in some measure the subdivisions 

 correspond with those of the European Jura. 



8. " On a true Coal-plant (Lepidodendron) from Sinai." By J. 

 W. Salter, Esq., A.L.S., F.G.S. 



The fossil described was received by Sir E. I. Murchison some 

 years ago. The author regarded it as an infallible indication of the 

 presence of the true northern Coal-formation, with species like 

 those from the Erekli coal. The proposed name of the species is 

 Lejndodeiidron mosaicum. 



[The Abstract of the remaining papers read at this meeting will appear 

 in the September Number.'] 



Woolhope Naturalists' Field-club. — On Friday, June 19th, 

 the Woolhope Naturalists' Field-club held their second meeting 

 for the season at Crumlin and Pontypool. They were largely 

 reinforced by a detachment [from the Cardiff Natural History 

 Society, which commenced its campaign for the first time under the 

 presidency of Mr. Adams, F.G.S. Headed by Dr. McCullough, the 

 President of the Woolhope Club, the party first of all inspected the 

 Crumlin Viaduct, by which the Great Western Eailway is carried 

 over the gorge of the Ebbw valley at a height of 210 ft., and then 

 ascended Llanhilleth Hill, at the summit of which (about 1600 ft.), 

 commandins: a wide panorama, Mr. G. Phillips Bevan, F.G.S., de- 

 livered to the assembled members an address on the South Wales 

 Coalfield, in which he called attention to its former continuity with 

 other coalfields, and also to the various geological conditions which 

 had taken place in the history of the basin, and which he briefly 

 summed up as follows : — 1. Deposition of the Lower Measures ; 2. 

 Their subsidence ; 3. Occurrence of westerly force ; 4. Deposition 

 of Upper Measures ; 5. Gradual uplifting ; 6. Denudation. From 

 Llanhilleth Hill the party moved off through the lovely glen of 

 Cwmffrwyd, where the botanists found some rare mosses, and ar- 

 rived at Pontypool to dinner, under the presidency of Dr. McCullough. 

 After dinner, a paper was read by Dr. Kankine on " The Flight of 

 Birds," and another by Mr. Elmes Steel on ''Mason Wasps and 

 their habits." Mr. Bevan was elected an honorary member of the 

 Woolhope Club. The weather was magnificent, and the day was 

 greatly enjoyed by both clubs. 



