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stewed or fried, or, in fact, cooked in any way suitable for mush- 

 rooms, will bear witness to their delicious flavor. 



The day was too dull for insects to be moving about, but 

 close search revealed many specimens. Large numbers of the 

 bug Lygceus iurcicus were seen clustered on several kinds of 

 plants. A single specimen of the Monarch butterfly was found 

 by one of the ladies. Although late in the season some larvae 

 were siill found to be feeding. The false caterpillars of one of the 

 sawfiies were seen in numbers feeding on willow, and a single 

 specimen of the larva of the noctuid moth, Apatela impressa, 

 was collected. A specimen of the moth, Noctua clandestina, 

 was found beneath a flat slab of stone, and one of Xylina grotei, 

 which was resting on a flower. Some colonies of ants were 

 examined, the species being the common ones, La^m^ niger var. 

 and Mynnica scabrinodes var. Mr. G. E. Sanders found a speci- 

 men of Cremastogasier linsolata attached by its jaws to the 

 antenna of a specimen of M. scabrinodes. Several lately dealeated 

 queens of a Lasius species were found hibernating under stones. 

 The case-bearer, Coleophora tilicE foliella, was collected from bass- 

 wood by Mr. G. O. McMillan. This species is rare in the Ottawa 

 district. 



Beneath a flat stone a young milk snake was found. It had 

 evidently but recently gone into hibernation. Scurrying across 

 a pasture field was an old ground hog, and down at the creek 

 many specimens of the interesting clay nodules were seen and 

 examples taken by members of the party. 



Birds were scarce with the exception of robins, quite a 

 number of which were seen. 



At 5 o'clock the party left the creek, all feeling that they 

 had had a most delightful afternoon. 



A. G. 



REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL BRANCH, 1909. 



The Leaders of the Entomological Branch present herewith 

 a brief report for the year 1909. The members of the Branch 

 have been aci ive during the year, not only in the Ottawa district, 

 but elsewhere throughout Canada. The season on the whole, 

 compara ively speaking, was a poor one for collecting purposes, 

 but where any systematic work was done, many desirable species 

 were cap ured or found. In the Ottawa district a number of 

 interes.ing specimens were taken, chiefly of the orders Lepidop- 

 tera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera and Neuroptera. All of these 

 captures have not as yet been worked up. A beginning has been 

 made of a list of neuropteroid insects, exclusive of Odonata. 



