THE OTTAWA f(ATURALIST. 



Vol. XVII. OTTAWA, APRIL, 1903. No. i. 



THE REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE OTTAWA 



FIELD-NATURALISTS' CLUB FOR THE YEAR 



ENDING MARCH lyxH, 1903. 



The total membership of the Club is at present 262, of which 

 254 are ordinary m^imbers and eight corresponding. 



Mr. W. T. Macoun represented the Club at the meeting- of 

 the Royal Society of Canada held in Toronto in May, and read a 

 report on the work done by the Club during the year. 



Soirees. 



Seven soirees were held during the winter, the lectures 

 arranged for by the Soiree Committee covering a great variety of 

 subjects. The programme was published on page 210 of The 

 Ottawa Naturalist. 



These lectures were delivered as arranged except the last 

 two. Professor E. E. Prince being ill was not able to be 

 present, and Mr. Andrew Halkett kindly undertook to explain 

 the slides, so that the lecture was not postponed. The last part 

 of the programme had to be dispensed with (Mar. xyth) as Dr. 

 Ami was absent from the city. The lecturers were all residents 

 of Ottawa except Professor D. P. Penhallow of McGill University, 

 Montreal. The Council is pleased to be able to report that the 

 whole course has been well attended by appreciative audiences. 



Excursions. 



Sub-excursions on Saturday afternoons were arranged for 

 April i2ih, 19th and 25th and May 3rd, loth and 31st. The first 

 and third of these were not held on account of rain. On .April 

 19th about 175 members and friends met at Aylmer and collected 



