DECEMBER, 1895. 



VOL. IX, No. 9. 



THE 



OTTAWA 



NATURALIST. 



Published by the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. 



CONTENTS. 



Page 



1. The Land and Freshwater Shells of Alberta, Canada. By Rev. Geo. W. Taylor, F.R.S.C 173 



2. Report of the Entomological Branch of the O.F.N.C 178 



:i. Obituary Notices. 1. Dr. Geo. Lawson, of Halifax, N.S. 2. Don Antonio del Castillo, Mexico.. 180 

 4. Notes, Reviews and Comments: l. tieology The Saguenay Gorge ; Geological Society of 



America Winter Meeting. 2. Entomology (a) Canadian Spiders, by l'rof. J. Fuierton ; 

 (6) North American Water-Mites, by )'. Koenike ; (<) Practical Entomology, by J. Fletcher. 



3. Plcton Academy Museum 181 



B. Fossil Ineeots of the Leda Clays of Ottawa and Vicinity. By H. M. Ami 190 



C. Microscopical Soiree .... .... .... ... ... .... .... .... 191 



7. Announcement 192 



OTTAWA, CANADA. 

 Printed at the Office ok Paynter & Abbott, 



48 Rideau Street. 



Ktitcrcd at the Ottawa Post Office as second-class mutter 



Prof. Macouri an,d Mr. Fletcher : Thursday, E p.m., December 5th, 1895. formal School. 



Illustrated Papers. See Announcement. 



