1903] Report of the Council. 9 



Marl Deposits of Eastern Canada, by R. W. Ells. 



On the Nepheline Rocks of Ice River, B.C.; Dr. Alfred R. 

 C. Selwyn, C.M.G., F.R.S., Director Geological Survey of Can- 

 ada, 1869 1894, by A. E. Barlow. 



On the Genus Arctophila, by Dr. Theo. Holm. 



Notes on some Fresh-water and Land Shells; Description of 

 a Fossil Cyrena ; On the Genus Trimerella, by J. F. Whiteaves. 



Notes on the Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, Central Ex- 

 perimetal Farm, by W. T. Macoun. 



Notes on Some Canadian Birds, by Wm. H. Moore 



Nesting- of Some Canadian Warblers (two parts) by Wm L. 

 Kells. 



Field Notes on the Geolog-y of the country about Chelsea, 

 Que., H. M. Ami. 



Obseivations on Animals Native in the Algonquin Park, by 

 Andrew Halkett. 



The Educational Value of Nature Study, by A. E Attwood. 



Notes on the Size of Hawks' Eggs, by J. E. Keays. 



Contributions to Canadian Botany No. XVI, by Janies M. 

 Macoun. 



Ottawa Satyrinae, A E. Richard. 



Besides these llieie are numerous short papers on scientific 

 subjects, reports of soirees and excursions and of the work done 

 by the various branches of the Clun, and reviews oi s icntific 

 books. 



Reports of Branches. 



The Geological Branch did not present any formal report this 

 year as Dr. Ami's paper, which was on the programme for the 

 last scir^e, would have covered the same ground. The branch, 

 has, however, continued its work, and leaders in this subject have 

 attended all the excursions and explained the salient geological 

 features of the places visited. Part of the skeleton of a large fish, 

 probably a salmon, was found in a calcareous nodule at Besserer 

 Grove and is now in Dr. Ami's possession. 



The Botanical Section reports a most successful year's work. 

 The botanical sub-excursions were well attended, several spe^ ies 

 new to this region were discovered an J many new localities found 



