12 The Ottawa Naturalist. [April 



that the waters of the straits off Nanaimo were covered for an 

 extent of hundreds of acres with dead herring lying- two or three 

 feet thick. Reference is also made to the Biological Report from 

 the Marine Scientific Station founded by the Dominion Govern- 

 ment on the Atlantic Coast, and to the Marine Invertebrates of 

 Eastern Canada by Dr. J. F. Whiteaves. 



The Entomological Report draws attention to the continued 

 investigation of the life-histories of many of our insects, especially 

 at the Central Experimental Farm, where Dr. Fletcher and his 

 assistants have bred various interesting species and where a fine 

 series of inflated skins of larvae has been prepared by Mr. Gibson. 

 Mr. Young has also continued his excellent work in the same line. 

 The report also mentioned some of the more interesting insects 

 observed during the year, and the entomological papers which 

 have been published in The Ottaw^v Naturalist and elsewhere. 



The Ornithological Branch reports that the usual notes and 

 records have appeared in The Ottawa Naturalist, and that the 

 active work has been about the same as in former years, though 

 much of this has been done by ornithologists residing outside of 

 the Ottawa district. In this connection mention is made of the 

 excellent work done by Mr. W. E. Saunders. The dates of the 

 arrival ol 107 species of birds have been published and about 20 

 more dates of other species have come to hand but not yet pub- 

 lished. 



From reports received from various places in Canada and one 

 place in Michigan, the ornithological editor of The Ottawa 

 Naturalist has been able to publish a comparative table of the 

 first arrival of birds in different parts of the country. 



The Club again desires to publicly express its thankfulness to 

 Dr. J. A. MacCabe, Principal of the Normal School, for the free 

 use of rooms in that building for our library and for Council meet- 

 ings, and for the Assembly Hall for four evenings. Our thanks 

 are also due the Young Men's Christian Association for the use of 

 their Assembly Hall for four evenings; and to the daily newspapers 

 for inserting free notices of our meetings. 



Robert Bell, W. }. Wilson, 



President. Secretary. 



