1909] The Ottawa Naturalist. . 13 



been found in what is known as the Ottawa district, embracing 

 the area within a radius of thirty miles in every direction from 

 Ottawa. It will describe the characteristic habitat of each 

 species collected and will give the names of the. localities where 

 it has been collected as well as the name of the collector and the 

 date of collection. The work is being submitted in parts to local 

 workers so that each may add the results of his own field work. 

 Every record in the late Dr. Fletcher's Flora Ottawaensis is to 

 be included, and the work, when completed, cannot fail to prove 

 a \'aluable local guide to the botanists of the Club. 



The Entomological Branch. 

 This Branch of the Club's work has had an active year. 

 During the collecting season, as mentioned in the annual report 

 of the Branch read at the evening soiree held on January 19th 

 last, several of its members collected rather extensively in 

 distant parts of Canada, thus adding considerably to the known 

 range of many species of insects. These collections have not, 

 as yet, been fully worked up, but some of the species are being 

 recorded in the "Entomological Record for 1908," which has 

 been prepared by Mr. Gibson, and which is being published in 

 the annual report of the Entomological Society of Ontario, for 

 that year. 



The local members of the Branch have all been busy, and 

 several interestnig additions have been made to the Ottawa list. 

 Two valuable papers appeared in the Ottawa Naturalist during 

 the year, which are of particular interest, viz. : Dr. E. M. Walker's 

 article on "The Dragonflies of the Ottawa District," and Mr. W. 

 H. Harrington's paper on "Fauna Ottawaensis: Hymenoptera 

 Superfamily III Vespoidea." 







The Ornithological Branch. 

 The ornithological section has made progress in its work 

 during the past year inasmuch as regular monthly ineetings have 

 been held at which papers have been read by the various members. 

 Some new blood has been infused into this Branch by the addition 

 of some young and capable ornithologists. Headway has been 

 made in the revision of the Ottawa list of birds, and new and 

 interesting records have been made. Particular attention might 

 be drawn to the unusual bird visitors of the present winter as 

 recorded in the November nmnber of The Ottawa Naturalist. 



The Zoological Branch. 

 The Committee have to report that various members have 

 carried on active field work; but of actual results there !< VAf]c 



