1036 The American Naturalist. [iMovember, 
neath the surface of the ground, at the foot of a large hickory tree. 
No other evidences of Indian occupation were noticed in the vicinity. 
Mr. Davy desired to present it to the Association. 
Mr. E. M. Eadie showed a large lance- or spear-head from Watch- 
ogue. 
Mr. Arthur Hollick presented specimens of the sandstone contain- 
ing fossil vegetable remains, from the shore at Tottenville. Also simi- 
lar stone from the shore at Perth Amboy. At this latter locality it was 
found in place, in the form of concretions, in an irregular layer at the 
top of the Cretaceous clay. The rock contained, besides vegetable 
remains, impressions of mollusca. This find is another important link 
in the chain of evidence identifying our Tottenville fossil leaves with 
the Cretaceous formation, and it is probable that the clay is almost at 
the surface of this locality, where it is covered by the Drift. This 
supposition is borne out by the fact that a new outcrop of Cretaceous 
clay was discovered at low tide on the beach, about a quarter of a mile 
west of the Prince's Bay light-house. The same sandstone occurs 
there, where the junction of the Drift and Cretaceous may be seen. It 
has not been found in the Drift under any other circumstances. 
A list of Staten Island fungi, named by Mr. J. B. Ellis, from speci- 
mens in the cabinet of the Association, was presented for publication. 
October loth, 1889. — Mr. Wm. T. Davis read the following addi- 
tional notes in regard to butternut trees on the Island. 
In addition to the butternut trees growing along Sandy Brook, men- 
tioned in the proceedings of April nth, 1889, a single large tree was 
discovered during the past summer on a sand dune, near the Rossville 
Road. 'Mid the surrounding pines, wild cherries, etc., many little 
trees, seedlings from this one, are springing up, and if they are not 
destroyed by fire, there will probably soon be a considerable grove of 
them on this part of the Island. The dune is some distance to the 
west of the little swamp where Sandy Brook rises, and is nearly a mile 
from the trees previously reported. Mr. Wm. S. Page has informed 
me that trees of this species grew on the Vail place, near the bluff at 
Prince's Bay, and not far from Lemon Creek. A glance at the map 
will show, from the localities given, that the trees extend in'"a belt 
across the Island from North to South, following in a general way the 
direction of Sandy Brook. 
Mr. George J. Hicks showed a set of five sparrow-hawk's eggSj 
found last May on Todt Hill, by Spire Pitou, George W. Jewett and 
J. J. Hicks. The nest was in a hollow tree, almost thirty feet from 
the ground. In the same tree were nests of the red-headed wood- 
