56 The Ottawa Naturalist. [June-July 



EXCURSIONS. 



The first excursion of the year was held to Roekeliffe and 

 vicinity on Saturday, May 3rd. 



Owing to the warm weather of the previous two weeks, a 

 large number of spring flowers were found. Hepaticas were 

 almost gone, hut Claytonia virgin ica, Erythronium americanum, 

 Trillium grandiflorum and T. crectum, Dicentra canadensis, 

 Caulophyllnni thalictroides, Uvularia grandiflora, Asarum cana- 

 densis, Dentaria diphylla, Viola pubescens and V. canadensis were 

 quite common. Ranunculus abortivus, Sambucus canadensis, 

 Thalictrum dioicum and Mitella diphylla were also collected. 



The Tent Caterpillars were just becoming prevalent. 



At 5 o'clock short talks on collections made were given, at 

 the pavilion, by Messrs. Halkett, Dymond, McGillivrav and 

 Carter and Miss Matthews. J. R.' D. 



The second excursion was held to Leamv's Lake, Hull, on 

 Saturday afternoon, May 10th. The day was rather cold, there 

 having been severe frost during the previous night. 



The party divided into three groups, with the following 

 leaders: Mr. Halkett, Zoology; Dr. Williams, Geologv; Mr. 

 Newman, Botany. At 5 o'clock the divisions re-united for the 

 usual talks by the leaders. Mr. Halkett spoke on Daphnia, a 

 fresh-water crustacean, and of a species of Helicoid or air- 

 breathing mollusc. Dr. Williams discussed Brachvpods and 

 Trilobites. In Botany, the interesting find was that of Viola 

 rostrata, a rather uncommon species, by Miss Ruth Burpee. 

 Other violets collected were V. pubescens, B. scabriuscula, 

 V. canadensis and V. conspersa. J. R. D. 



BIRD NOTES. 



On December 18th, 1912, while driving through the hills 

 north of Kaladar Station, Lennox County, Ont., I saw a flock 

 of seven or eight Canada Jays. When I next visited the same 

 locality. January 28th of this year, although I kept a sharp look- 

 out, I did not observe any; but a few days later, some distance 

 south. ! saw one living about in a farmer's barn yard. It will 

 be interesting to know whether these birds have been observed 

 as far south in other parts of the province. None have been 

 noted near Kingston, Ont. 



On February 12th the first flock of Pine ( irosbeaks was 

 obsen Kingston, and on the 23rd, Evening Grosbeaks. 



Ed. Beaupre, Kingston, Ont. 



