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Reading or Lewisham. He found them in many places where he landed along the 
shores of the Irawadi ; and near Pugan and Westraasnt they were associated with 
brown coal and petroleum precisely as we find them containing brown coal all over 
Europe, and connected with wells of petroleum near Parma, and also in Sicily, and 
near Baku on the west coast of the Caspian. Near the petroleum wells of West- 
masut Mr. Crawfurd also found large selenites resembling those that occur at Ncw- 
kaven in our plastic clay. In Ava, as in Europe, they seem to be coextensive with 
the clay beds of the tertiary formation.” . 
6. “The transition limestone appears, from the few specimens obtained, to 
be of the same character with that of Europe, hut in these specimens there are no 
organic remains." 7. “ There are specimens of greywacke much charged with 
carbonate of lime, from so many distant points along the Irawadi, that in the ab- 
sence of better information we may conjecture the fundamental strata of this region 
to belong to the transition series, and that they are covered more or less by the 
tertiary strata and diluvium which we have been considering.” 
8. “ From the mountains of the Sakaing chain, a little above Ava, we have mnch 
pure mica slate and statuary marble in its nsual connection with mica slate and 
hornblende rock ; this marble is of the finest quality, and extensively employed by 
the natives in making images of Budila.” 
“ The specimens afford no decided example of secondary rocks in this district; 
but a reddish sandstone, which is used for architecture in the construction of 
thrones to receive the images of Budda, and a limestone which resembles the mag- 
nesian limestone of England, may,” it is thought, “ with more probability be refer- 
red to the new red sandstone than to any other formation.” 
“ The extent and relative position of all these strata it was impossible to ascer- 
tain from the few opportunities afforded to Mr. Crawfurd of landing from the steam 
boat in which he made his voyage : these may become the subject of future inves- 
tigation.” 
In an appendix is given a translation of a passage from Ferislitn, in which men- 
tion is made of numerous bones (some very large) being found in cutting through 
a mound or hill that lay between the Sersutti and Sulima rivers, hoth of which join 
the Setluj. The site was near the town of Pinjore, N. Lat. 30* 47' E. Long. 7(i°54'. 
And in a postscript notice is taken of a statement published in Lieut. Alexander’s 
travels in the Burman Empire, of the petrifying quality of the waters of the Ira- 
wadi, and their daily and hourly operation. Dr. Buckland shows, what every reader 
has doubtless perceived, the improbability of the statement ; and further its opposi- 
tion to Mr. Crawfurd's observations. In another part of the volume, he brings 
forward the positive testimony of Dr. Wallich to prove the incorrectness of the 
statement. 
XXVI. Description of Fossil Remains of some Animals from the North Eastern Bor- 
der of Bengal. By J. B. Pentland, Esq. in a letter to W. H. I’ilton, M. D. P. G.S. 
This is a short paper in which Mr. Pentland gives an account of a discovery he 
has made, in examining the collection of specimens from Caribari in Cooch Behar, 
presented by Mr. Colebrnoke, of the remains of four different species of Mammalia; 
1. a species of the “ Anthracotiierium of Cuvier ; 2. a small species of Ruminant 
allied to the genus Moschus ; 3. a small species of herbivorous animal referable to 
the order Fachydermata, bat more diminutive than any of the fossil or living species ; 
and 4. a carnivorous animal of the genus Viverra.” 
The Anthracotherium appears to Mr Pentland to form a new species, and he pro- 
poses to name it A. Silistrense*. Mr. P. intends resuming the subject. 
XXVII. On the Cycadeoideec , a family of Fossil Plants found in the Oolite Quar- 
ries of the Isle of Portland , by the Ren. William Buckland, D. D. F. G. S. F. R. S. 
F. L. S. Prof. Geol. Oxford, pp. 395-404. 
This is an extremely interesting paper, and we wish our limits would allow of our 
giving it in full. But our analysis has already extended to such a length, that we 
are forced to compress more than wc could wish. We will at least endeavour to give 
the most interesting facts. 
In the celebrated free tone quarries of the Isle of Portland have been found re- 
mains of a silicified plant, which from their peculiar shape have obtained from the 
workmen the name of petrified birds’ nests- Their mineral character varies from 
that of coarse granular chert to imperfect chalcedony. On being submitted “ to 
* From one of the ancient names of the Brahmaputra. 
