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bird of the locality, we took a pair in 1917 on May 

 28, and later some six individuals were seen at var- 

 ious times in the neighborhood. In 1918, Young 

 saw 2 and 7 birds on June 24 and 25. On Oct. 2 

 as he was leaving there was a migrational wave of 

 the species and he lists 50 for that day. This 

 suggests that far from Shoal Lake being the most 

 northern extremity of the species range here there 

 is a habitat beyond that is occupied by them in 

 considerable numbers. The species is apparently 

 spreading into this country. 



ADDENDA. 

 Since the publication of the earlier parts of this 

 paper the following published data on the birds of 

 the locality have been called to my attention in 



Recent Bird Records for Manitoba by E. T. Seton, 

 Auk, XXV, 1908, pp. 450-454. 



20. (anlea) BLACK DUCK, Anas ruhripes. 



Mr. Seton here reports another Shoal Lake 

 specimen of this species in his collection taken by 

 Geo. H. Meacham in 1901 who reports "two or 

 more were shot at Shoal Lake in 1899". 



28. (aniea) WOOD DUCK, Aix sponsa. 



Seton says: "G. H. Meacham reports it rare at 

 Shoal Lake, but one or two are seen there each 

 year". 



212 LEAST BITTERN, Ixohrychus exiUs. 



Seton says: "Frank M. Chapman saw one at 

 Shoal Lake, June, 1901". 



BRIEF REPORT OF THE OTTAWA FIELD-NATURALISTS' CLUB FOR 



THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 18, 1919. 



The fortieth year of the existence of The 

 Ottawa FieM-Naturalists' Club has been the most 

 successful in the recent history of the society. The 

 club activities are directed toward popularizing and 

 diffusing knowledge of the natural sciences, and have 

 been carried on in three chief ways: a course of 

 lectures, two series of field excursions, and the 

 publication of The Ottawa Naturalist. 



The club membership now numbers 540. Twenty- 

 cne members serving overseas have been carried 

 gratis. 



The lecture programme consisted ot seven sched- 

 uled lectures and a special lecture on wild geese by 

 Mr. "Jack" Miner, of Kingsville, Ontario. The 

 lectures are planned to create a more intelligent 

 interest in Canadian natural history, and to give a 

 better understanding of the value of scientific work. 



The field excursions were well patronized, 

 especially the spring series at which the attendance 

 averaged 38. Weather conditions reduced the at- 

 tendance at the fall series. The spring series con- 

 sisted of five outings and the autumn series of three 

 outings. Scientific men attended the excursions to 

 direct interest and answer questions. 



The Ottawa Naturalist, the official organ of 

 the Club has been enlarged in dimensions and im- 

 proved in material qualities and by the introduction 

 of a cover design, more illustrations and more articles 

 of Dominion-wide interest. 



At the request of several natural history societies 

 of the Dominion, a plan of affiliation has been ar- 

 ranged, the magazine of The Ottawa Field-Natur- 

 ahsts' Club to be the medium of publication. 



The officers and committees for the year 1919 

 are as follows: 



President, M. Y. WiUiams; Vice-Presidents, L. 

 D. Burling, P. A. Taverner; Secretary, Clyde L. 

 ' Patch; Treasurer, F. W. Waugh; Editor, Arthur 

 Gibson. 



Additional members of Council: Hoyes Lloyd; 

 W. T. Macoun, G. A. Millar, R. M. Anderson, 

 J. M. Macoun, Miss M. E. Cowan, Miss Crampe, 

 C. B. Hutchings, C. M. Sternberg, H. I. Smith, H. 

 McGillivray, H. B. Sifton. 



Standing Committees of Council. 



Fufc/ica/ions Clyde L. Patch, A. Gibson, P. A. 

 Taverner, L. D. Burling, H. B. Sifton. 



Excursions~F. W. Waugh, H. B. Sifton, C. M. 

 Sternberg, G. A. Millar, Miss M. E. Cowan, C. L. 

 Patch, H. McGillivray, C. B. Hutchings, Miss 

 Crampe. 



Lectures J. M. Macoun, P. A.Taverner, L. D. 

 Burling, W. T. Macoun, G. A. Millar, R. M. 

 Anderson. 



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C. Gord 



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Trust Funds W. T. Macoun, 

 Hewitt, H. M. Ami. 



Auditors]. Ballantyne, E. C. Wight. 



Leaders at Excursions. 



Archaeology Harlan I. Smith, F. W. Waugh, 

 W. J. Wintemberg, Dr. C. M. Barbeau. Dr. E. 

 Sapir. 



Botan^G. A. Millar, W. T. Macoun, J. M. 

 Macoun, Mrs. A. F. Brown, Dr. M. O. Malte, 

 J. R. Dymond, E. C. Wight, H. B. Sifton, Miss 

 M. E. Cowan. 



Entoniology C. B. Hutchings, Arthur Gibson, 

 Dr. C. G. Hewitt, J. M. Swaine, F. W. L. Sladen, 

 Miss Crampe. 



Geology Dr. E. M. Kindle, Dr. W. Y. 

 Williams, H. McGillivray, L. D. Burling, E. 

 Poitevin, Dr. M. E. Wilson. 



Ornithology P. A. Taverner, C. L. Patch, Dr. 

 M. Y. Williams, A. G. Kingston, Hoyes Lloyd. 



Zoology Dr. R. M. Anderson, A. Halkett, E. 

 E. Lemieux, E. A. LeSueur, C. H. Young, C. E. 

 Johnson. 



Photography W. S. Hutton. 



