1837.] Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 159 



Captain Edward H. Harris, Commodore on the Surnt station, pre- 

 sented a box of fossil bones from the Perim island in the Gulf of Cumbuy, 

 which he had procured after much difficulty expressly for the Society. 



Among these are several very perfect bones — an alligator's head differing 

 from that sent by Lieutenant Fulljames — a buffalo's horn — a very large ver- 

 tebra—a well preserved mastodon's tooth in irou-sand conglomerate — and 

 numerous other fragments. 



Captain A. Burnes' series of the geology and fossil conchology of the 

 Chari range in Cutch, an-ived since last meeting, was laid on the table. 



" These specimens" (Captain Burnes writes) (i are duplicates of what I for- 

 warded to the Geological Society of London about six months ago. Professor 

 Lyell had cursorily looked over them, and a friend writes of some others 

 which had been sent from the same spot : ' Mr. Lonsdale is decidedly of opinion 

 that the fossils are much more different specifically from European secondary 

 fossils, than those received from Cutch a few years ago.'" 



The principal varieties of these shells, are sketched in the accompanying plate, 

 (ix.) but it is impossible, from the imperfection of most of them in essential 

 parts, to name them with accuracy. 



From the Chari hills, fig. 4, a large buccinum (?) 8 inches long; — ammonites 

 of several species (1, 2,) enclosed in wacken bulls, — sometimes mineralized with 

 a fine red ochre ; belemnites, 3, occurring with and inclosed in bivalves 11, 12, 

 14 ; — ostrea, two varieties, 9 and 10. From Wagne, east of Bhooj, the same 

 shelly conglomerate, containing a variety of bivalves, 11, 15 and 16" ; pecten 16 

 and 17 (area?) with large ammonites, &c. From Liseput, the principal shells 

 are nummulites 5, 6, 7, — some curiously curved in a saddle form ; — and small 

 egg-shaped radiata, 9, pentacrinites ? 



The geological matrix of the Chari and Wagne specimens is a yellow ochre- 

 ous limestone similar to the lithographic stone from Jesulmir : one specimen 

 has much the appearance of oolite. Also crystallized sulphate of lime, vesicu- 

 lar basalt with zeolites and green earth, septarium iron clay, iron sand, and 

 fossil wood. 



From Hyderabad ; gypsum cryst. compact sandstone and lias (?). 



Wara Vechia ; granular granite, passing into sandstone basalt— decom- 

 posed felspar. 



Balmer, south of Jesulmir; sienite lithomargic conglomerate, white 

 porcelain clay, red ochre balls. 



Liseput ; light clayey limestone — and porous basalt. 



Paccham island ; sandstoue and coarse pebbly conglomerate, yellow lime- 

 stone and gypsum, as before. 



Naitra ; a basaltic grit. 



Tramlow, six miles N. W. of Bhooj ; iron pyrites. 



Toomra ; porous red iron clay. 



Angier ; hillocks of wacken pebbly conglomerate, same as from Mujjul i 

 and close-grained basalt from a cone 200 feet high. 



Dharniyo ,• iron veins in sand, worked as an ore ; fossil trunk of a tree 

 found in the soil. 



Mhur ; lithomarge, yellow clay, iron conglomerate. 



Badra ; continuation of the yellow limestone, with pectens and cythe- 

 ria?— (16). 



Jeradar ; low hillocks of a porous light grey volcanic tuffa. 

 The volcanic field of this province deserves a minute examination — and it is 

 much to be regretted that Captain Burnes did not favor the Society with sec- 

 tions and maps of the country to elucidate his specimens. This enterprising 

 officer is again employed on a mission to Sinde, whence we shall doubtless soon 

 hear of fresh researches and discoveries. 



Dr. Pearson read a memorandum on the^aw;- and gayal, in justification 

 of the name given to the specimen of the former in the Society's museum. 

 [This note and Mr. Evan's, read at the last meeting, will be published io 

 our next. — Ed.] 



