8 The Ottawa Naturalist. [April 



The Evolution of the Sheep, by B. C. Tillet. 



Some Habits of Swainson's Hawk in Manitoba, by Norman 



Criddle. 

 The Use of Gum Damar in Paleohistology (with notes on 



the genus Benthopecten), by G. H. Hudson. 



Gleanings in Fernland, by Frank Morris. 



The Curious Egg of the Hagfish (Maxine), by E. E. Prince. 



Fossil Collecting, by E. M. Kindle. 



Buprestidae Known to Occur in the Ottawa District, by 



Bro. Germain. 

 The Genera of the Odontopleuridae, by P. E. Raymond. 



Prenanthes mainensis: Notes of the Morphology, Taxonomy 

 and Distribution of this Hybrid form, by Bro. M. Victorin. 



Birds of Algonquin Park, by W. E. Saunders. 



Excursions. 



The following field excursions were arranged last spring by 

 the committee in charge: 

 May 8. Rockcliffe. 



15. Iron Mines at Ironside. 

 " 22. Britannia. 

 " 29. Aylmer. 

 June 5. Wright's Grove, Ricleau River. 



For most of the excursions the weather was favourable, 

 and the attendance fairly good. About seventy were at the 

 Ironside excursion, which afforded an excellent opportunity for 

 a study of the interesting geology of the old iron mines. 

 The Rideau River excursion was attended by about forty. 

 Attention was mostly devoted to botanical specimens. There 

 were no excursions conducted during the autumn. 



Lectures. 



The following is the programme of the series of lectures 

 for the winter season, which was carried out with certain changes 

 both as to time and place. 



Dec. 7. Wheat Improvement in Canada, by Dr. C. E. 

 Saunders, Dominion Cerealist. 



Jan. 11. Canadian Folk-tales and Oral Traditions, by Mr. 

 C. M. Barbeau, Division of Anthropology, Geological Survey. 



Jan. 2 5. The Use of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, by 

 Mr. W. T. Macoun, Dominion Horticulturist. 



Feb. 8. The Formation of the Great Plains, by Mr. D. B. 

 Dowling, Geological Survey. 



