588 Report on a Collection of [Noy. 
once continuous over the whole space. The sketch does not pretend to 
accuracy, but the height of the hill to the right is stated in round terms to 
be 150 feet. It would be a profitable employment for a geologist to strike 
a complete section across from the trap hills 8. E. of Jabalpur to the sand- 
stone range of Pataria, and another from Tendukaira to the hills south of 
Narsinhpir, sounding through the alluvium of the valley of the Nerbadda, 
and so putting us in possession of the true features of this field, now becom. 
ing every day more important from the discovery of its coal, fossil wood, 
shells, and animals. 
Description of Plate XXI. the locality of the Narsinhpur Fossil Bones. 
Fig 1, the section of the bank laid bare by the gradual action of the Omar 
Nadi exhibits ; first, an inclined plane, C D, marking the limit of the rise 
and fall of the stream, about 12 feet. Above this the bank is exposed for 25 
or 30 feet in height between two ravines, which, and the surface, are 
covered with thick jungle. The upper part of the bank is composed of a 
light soil, mixed with kankar, and a number of globular kankar nodules are 
found inthe bed of the stream, containing silicious nuclei. 
A A, the rock in which the bones are imbedded, is a gravelly concrete, 
formed of rounded pebbles, grains of quartz, jasper, and basalt, united into a 
hard rock, with calcareous cement : it seems to agree with Captain Franklin’s 
rock, which may thus prove very fertile in organic remains, while it must 
also be of great extent in the valley of the Nerbadda. 
Fig. 2, the plan of the locality requires no explanation. 
Fig. 3, is the fossil tooth alluded to in Dr. Spiuspury’s note. This tooth, 
according to Mr. Prarson, is the third molar of the left side of the lower 
jaw of a horse, and it agrees with other fossil bones of horses in being a 
little smaller perhaps than the present species, but it is impossible to judge 
from a single bone. Fossil remains of horses are common enough along with 
those of the elephant, elasmotherium, hog, &c. 
An elephant 14 feet in height will, according to Cuvier, have a thigh. 
bone 5 feet in length. It is doubtful whether any Indian elephant has been 
seen of that height. P. 
VI.—Report on a Collection of Objects of Natural History. By the 
Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society. 
[Read 30th October, 1833.] 
A valuable collection of objects of natural history having been offered 
for sale for Rs. 200, it was thought advisable to purchase them for the 
Society’s museum, with the intention of disposing of the numerous 
duplicates to private collectors in exchange for other specimens. 
Owing to the sad state in which the insects were brought, and the 
trouble of cleaning them, time has not been allowed to do more than 
put them on the table for the Society’s inspection this evening, with- 
out any attempt having been made at arrangement; the same reasons 
apply to the shells; and will, it is hoped, be a sufficient excuse for 
the dromiscuous manner in which they are placed, 
