Minutes of Proceedings. xxix 



A beautiful example of a fossil Alga was then exhibited, which 

 Mr. Schwarz had obtained from the Zwarteberg sandstone 

 (Devonian) near Worcester. It can be referred to the genus 

 Spirophyton, and is probably identical with the S. cauda-galli of 

 the New York Devonian. There is a close similarity between the 

 Lower Devonian rocks of our Bokkeveld and those of South 

 America, and hence the discovery of a similarity in the Upper 

 Devonian of South African and North America is interesting, as 

 showing an enlargement northwards of the sea in which these rocks 

 were deposited. 



Mr. Sclater exhibited the skulls of three species of Cetacea, 

 lately obtained for the South African Museum. 



The first of these was Kogia breviceps, the smaller sperm whale 

 which was stranded on the rocks near Green Point and was secured 

 for the Museum. 



The specimen proved to be a young one, measuring only 9 ft. 

 5 in. in length ; the skull and skeleton have been cleaned and 

 mounted for the Museum." 



This is apparently a somewhat rare animal, though it has been 

 obtained in such widely-apart localities as the Cape, the Madras and 

 Australian coasts. 



The second skeleton exhibited was that of a species of Delphinus, 

 probably Delphinus delphis the dolphin of European seas. 



A complete animal in the flesh together with two heads were 

 obtained from the Malay fishermen of Green Point ; the length of the 

 animal was 7 ft. 7 in., the number of teeth were approximately ^~. 



The third skull was obtained by Mr. P. J. F. Truter on the 

 Muizenberg beach, and was presented by him to the Museum. It 

 proved to be that of a species of Prodelphinus, probably Prodelpliinus 

 obscurans, but until the diagnostic characters of the species of this 

 genus are more clearly defined it is impossible to be certain. The 

 number of teeth in this specimen were j^- 5 and measured about 

 5 mm. in diameter. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 



Wednesday , February 24, 1897. 



Present :— Mr. T. Muir, LL.D., M.A., E.B.S.E., President, and 

 eighteen members. 



Dr. A. Eddington and Dr. V. F. Manikus were elected ordinary 

 members of the Society. 



