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however, been compiled and may be consulted by members interested. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



WM. A. D. LEES, 



A. G. KINGSTON, 



JOHN MACOUN, 

 Ottawa, 27th January, 1891 Leaders. 



THE BIRDS OF OTTAWA. 



Readers will please make the following corrections in the list of 

 birds published in the Naturalist, Vol. v, No. 2: p. 42. No. 474, 

 after "1890" read "by Mr. F. A. Saunders": No, 48, after '^americanus" 

 read "American Crow." p. 43, No. 536, after "November iSth" read 

 "(F. A Saundeis)": p. 46, No. 685, strike out the word "breeding". 



REPORT OF THE BOTANICAL BRANCH, 1890. 



To the Council of tliG, Ottatva Fietd-Naturalistt^ Club. 



Ladies and Gentlemen, — The leaders beg to report that active 

 work in this branch has been maintained in a satisfactory manner 

 throughout the season. Fresh plants have been added to the Flora 

 Ottawaensis, and good work has been done by new botanists in 

 confirming past records and discovering new localities. Many of 

 these have already been recorded in the Flora now being pub- 

 lished as a supplement to the Ottawa Naturalist. This work 

 which has been of considerable assistance to beginners, will, we 

 trust, be finished early next year. Efforts have been put forth by the 

 leaders at the General and Sub-excursions to make their branch popu- 

 lar and useful to all who attend those meetings. The addresses have 

 been attentively listened to, and the interest shown has been very en- 

 couraging. One of the series of Sub- Excursions to the Geological Survey 

 Museum, which have been such an instructive feature of the Club's work 

 during this winter, was ably conducted by Prof. Macoun. The leaders 



