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(Ameiurus), Mullets or Suckers [Ca/as/omus), Sun-fishes [Lepomi's), 

 Yellow Perch {Perca flavescens), Ling- or Burbot {Lota tnaculosd), 

 also Gar-pike or Bill fish [Lepidosteus) and Killifishes [Fundulus 

 diaphanus), in the Bay of Quinte, near Belleville. While in the 

 Province of Nova Scotia, Mr. Halkett secured, at or near Digby, 

 last fall, the Picked Dogfish [Squalus acati/hias), Codfish [Gadus 

 callarias), Tom cod [Aficrogadus iofncod). Haddock [Melano- 

 grammus cBgleJimts), Hake [Merluccius bilinearis) Halibut {Hippo- 

 glossus hippoglossus), Herring' [Clupea harengus), Smelt {Osmerus 

 fnordax), Gunnel or Butterfish {Pholis gii/mel/iis), also bones of the 

 Angler or Goosefish [^Lophius piscatorius), and the scapular bones, 

 two vertebrae and three ribs of a Beluga or White Whale {Delphin- 

 apterus leiicas). Finally, a small Sturgeon [Acipenser), and the 

 head of a large example, were obtained in the St. Lawrence, near 

 Lancaster, Ont. 



In spite of meag"re results, suitable for recording in such a 

 report as this, there is every reason to believe that the zoologists 

 are in various ways vigorously pursuing their favourite studies, 

 and, if no important discoveries are made, these studies are a 

 never-ending source of interest and enjoyment. 



John Macoun, 

 E. E. Prince, 

 W. S. Odell, 

 Andrew Halkett, 



ENTOMOLOGICAL BRANCH. 



The third meeting was held at Mr. Halkett's residence on 

 Thursday, Feb. 12th at 8 p.m., and was opened by the host with 

 some observations upon his very attractive collection. His object, 

 when he began collecting, was chiefly to obtain pretty specimens, 

 but he now recognized that such a collection should only be a 

 stepping-stone to one of greater usefulness in which life-histories 

 would be illustrated. After some discussion on these lines, a list 

 was submitted by Mr. Harrington of some forty species of diptera 

 new to the Ottawa List, and he read a short note urging the im- 

 portance of the study of this order, in view of the influence of 



