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APPENDIX 



JOOO 



HISTORY 



OF THE 



SOCIETY. 



(Continued from Vol. II. p. 662.) 



The Secretary read a communication from Mr v^io, 



Alexander Hood, surgeon in Kilmarnock, giving a ^ c * u °t d D f 



more particular description of the Fossil Tusks, &c. the FossU 



n -i • • • i -i . V • 1 Elephant of 



found m tirrmg a sandstone quarry in the parish of Ayrshire. 

 Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, mentioned at the meeting of 

 7th June last, accompanied with a part of one of 

 the tusks, which he presented to the Society. 



Professor Jameson read a paper on the Geognos- jan^io. 



tical Characters of Simple Minerals, and on the J^ f ^ r on 



Vegetable Origin of the Diamond, in particular ^^1™°*' 



cases. The Secretary read a communication from tei- sof 



. Gems, Sec. 



Mr Butter, surgeon, shewing that the Change of M r Butter 



Plumage in the Females of some Gallinaceous GaiiinTas- 



Birds, to that which resembles the Males, depends sumingMaie 



* Plumage. 



on age only. 



