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APPENDIX. 



JamSon'^ rica. Profcssor Jameson also read a notice con- 

 on the Talc cernins; the Indurated Talc which occurs in quan- 



ofUnst. . . ^ 



tity in the Island of Unst, one of the Zetlands, 

 and which, he stated, might be profitably brought 

 to market, the article being in demand for remov- 

 ing stains from silks, &-c., and selling at a con- 

 siderable price. 



1815. 

 March 11, 

 Professor 

 Jameson's 

 mineralogy 

 of East 

 Lothian. 

 Mr Scores- 

 by on Polar 

 Ice. 



1815. 

 March 25. 

 Mr Wil- 

 son's de- 

 scription of 

 Aquatilis 

 undulatus. 



Mr Scores- 

 by's paper 

 on Polar 

 Ice conclu- 

 ded. 



Professor Jameson read a continuation of his 

 Mineralogical Description of East Lothian, il- 

 lustrating it by sketches and specimens. The Se- 

 cretary read the continuation of Mr Scoresby's 

 paper on the Polar Ice. 



Mr Wilson read the description of a new spe- 

 cies of Water Ouzel, named by him Aquatilis 

 undulatus ; and a specimen of the young bird, 

 and a drawing of the bird in a state of maturity, 

 were exhibited. The Secretary then read the con- 

 cluding part of Mr Scoresby's paper on the Po- 

 lar Ice, with his remarks on the practicability of 

 travelling to the North Pole. This paper is in- 

 serted in 2d vol. Mem. p. 261. — 338. 



1815. 

 April 15. 

 Mr Gilby 

 on rocks of 

 Bristol. 

 Colonel 

 Montagu 

 on rare 

 British 

 Fishes. 



The Secretary read a communication from 

 Mr Gilby on the Rocks around Bristol. The 

 first part of a paper by Colonel Montagu on 

 some rare or new British Fishes, was then 

 read. 



