1909] The Ottawa Naturalist. 83 



Miss Norton of the Carp High School, in a few well chosen 

 words spoke of the pleasure derived from the visit of the Ottawa 

 Field-Naturalists' Club. As a member of the Committee chosen 

 to consider the formation of a branch of the club at Carp, she 

 felt sure that such an organization would be a help to those 

 engaged in teaching, and a pleasure to all who would join with 

 the club in such a work. 



Mr. Arthur Gibson spoke briefly of some of the insects which 

 had been observed during the afternoon. Mosquitoes were out 

 in full force and the relation of these pests to malaria and some 

 other diseases was mentioned. A few nests of the American 

 Tent Caterpillar had been observed, as well as a few of the early 

 butterflies, such as the Spring Blue, the Clouded Sulphur, the 

 Small White Cabbage and the little black Skipper. Specimens 

 of the White Grub were shown and information asked as to its 

 economic importance. This well known insect, the larva of the 

 May beetle, or June Bug, annually does serious damage to the 

 roots of grasses and other plants. 



Mr. W. J. Wilson spoke of the geological formations in the 

 vicinity of Carp and exhibited samples of mica, hornblends, 

 feldspar, magnetite and apatite, and explained briefly some of 

 their physical properties. The most interesting was a specimen 

 of apatite in which the crystals were considerably curved, owing 

 to long continued, steady pressure. Similar crystals were noted 

 by Dr. Ami at a former visit of the Club to this place. Evidence 

 that the land had been under the sea at a comparativelv recent 

 date, geologically speaking, is found in the fact that the sand and 

 gravel abound in marine shells, specimens of which were shown. 

 These forms live in the ocean at the present time. 



Mr. F. T. Shutt congratulated the people of Carp on the 

 fact that they were about to form a branch of the Field-Natura- 

 lists' Club and said it would be the aim of the Club to give all 

 possible assistance. 



Rev. Mr. Eifrig spoke of the birds the ornithological party 

 had seen, viz.. Flycatchers, 2 Phoebes, 6 Kingbirds, 3 Pewees, 



1 Crested Flycatcher, 5 Chebecs, Blackbirds, etc., 10 Bronzed 

 Grackles, 10 Meadowlarks, 8 Bobolinks, 4 Red-winged Blackbirds 



2 Baltimore Orioles, Crows, Woodpeckers, 1 Flicker, Sparrows: 

 2 White-throated Sparrows, many Clipping, 4 Vesper, many Song, 

 5 Savanna, a flock of about 20 Goldfinches, English Sparrows, 

 (many nests with 4-6 eggs in a barn). Swallows: 6 Purple 

 Martens, 10-20 Barn Swallows, (1 nest with 7 eggs, 2 with 2 eggs), 

 many Bank Swallows, Warblers, 6 Yellow, 4 Black and White, 

 2 Blackpoll, 2 Chestnutsided, 1 Blackthroated Blue, 4 Yellow- 

 throats, Thrushes, many Robins (nest with 3 young), 8 Blue- 

 birds, Wrens, etc., 5 House Wrens, 1 Winter Wren, 1 Brown 



