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of Erttotnology. In 1897 he succeeded in the formation of the Quebec Branch 

 of our Society, acting as its President and in fact its mainstay, as after his de- 

 parture in 1909, the Branch, in spite of heroic efforts on the part of some of its 

 members, gradually died out through having lost its inspiration and its guide. 

 In recognition of his learning and ability, he was appointed Honorary Professor 

 of Biology in Morrin College, Quebec ; Fellow of the Linnean Society of Lon- 

 don; and given the honorary Degree of D. C. L. by the University of Bishops' 

 College, Lennoxville, Quebec. From 1899 to 1901 he was President of the 

 Entomological Society of Ontario, and its delegate to the Royal Society of 

 Canada in 1890, 1894 and 1895 ; he was also for many years a member of the 

 Council of the Society and of the Editing Committee of the "Canadian Ento- 

 mologist." 



In 1909 he gave up his work at the Port of Quebec owing in some 

 measure to an accident which had injured his foot and impaired his powers of 

 walking and former activity. Before leaving, his fine collections were trans- 

 ferred to the Museum in the Quebec Parliament Buildings, where, no doubt, they 

 are well looked after and carefully preserved. On his retirement and resignation 

 of active work, at the age of "]"/ years, he had well earned a period of rest. He 

 spent three years at Hull and in 19 12 removed across the river to Ottawa, where 

 he remained until the hour of his death. 



Dr. Fyles was a constant contributor during a long series of years, to 

 the publications of the Entomological Society of Ontario. His first papers in 

 the "Canadian Entomologist" were "Notes on a Gall-mite of the Nettle-Tree 

 {Celtis occidentalis)" in October. 1882. and "A Description of a Dipterous Para- 

 site of Phylloxera z'astatrix, Diplosis grassator, new species" in December. 1882. 

 'rhe latter was also published, as his fir.st contribution to the Annual Reports, 

 in the Fourteenth, for 1883. Many papers of a descriptive or systematic char- 

 acter appeared in the magazine, but his most characteristic articles were those 

 read at the meetings of the Society and published in the Reports. His inimitable 

 manner of reading and the keen humour that pervaded many of them charmed 

 his audience and will not soon be forgotten by those who had the privilege and 

 opportunity of hearing them. 



For thirty-four years he never failed to furnish a paper for our meet- 

 ings; the last, in 1916 on "The Naturalist in the City", describing various incidents 

 that came under his observation while living in Ottawa. Among the seventy- 

 six papers that appeared in the Reports were many that showed his extensive 

 knowledge of Entomology in most of its orders, as may be learnt from the fol- 

 lowing titles : "Certain Forms of Neuroptera in their Relation to the Fishing 

 Interests" ; "Butterflies" with tables for the determination of the species found 

 in the Province of Quebec ; "The Sphingidae of Quebec Province", with similar 

 useful tables; "Dragon-flies of Quebec"; "Crickets"; "Paper-making Wasps"; 

 "Food-habits of Hymenopterous Larvae"; "Hemiptera" ; "Two-winged Flies"; 

 "Forest Insects"; "The Tussock Moths"; "Notodontidae" and several others. 



His most delightful papers, however, were of a different character and in 

 his own wonderful style that charmed those who heard or read them. The fol- 

 lowing series may be mentioned especially : "Voices of the Night", "The Pool", 



