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ilton shells by Mr. A. W. Hanham; several smaller lists in the Reports 

 of the Geological and Natural History Survey; a list of Manitoba shells 

 by Mr. Christy ; and a most interesting little collection of specimens 

 from near Winnipeg received from Mr. N. H. Cowdry through the 

 kindness of Mr. James Fletcher. 



Much, however, remains to be done before a complete check list 

 can be prepared, and I am writing this note in the hope that the mem- 

 bers of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club, who are scattered through 

 the length and breadth of the Dominion, will co-operate with me. 



I should like observers in different parts of Canada to send me, 

 not names merely, but actual specimens of all the species they can find, 

 no matter how common, and in return I will name the specimens sent, 

 as far as I can, for those who are not able to do this for themselves, and 

 will also try to reciprocate by sending Western specimens, if so desired. 

 If the members of the Club will help me in this way during the 

 coming summer, I think that in the autumn, all being well, I can pub- 

 lish a tolerably complete catalogue of our Canadian mollusca. 



GEO. W. TAYLOR, 



Victoria, B.C. 



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MICROSCOPICAL SOIREE. 



On Thursday, the iSth February, a very successful microscopical 

 soiree was held in the Normal School, for the students of which it was 

 in a large measure arranged, in acknowledgment of the courtesy shown 

 to the club by Principal MacCabe. A large number of the students 

 availed themselves of the invitation to attend, and with the members 

 present completely filled the lecture rcom. By request of the com- 

 mittee brief elementary papers were prepared by the following members 

 in explanation of the preparations exhibited : — 



Mr. Harrington — ^Enlomology. 



Mr. Ferrier — Petrography. 



Mr. bhutt — Forms of Animal and Plant Life in Swamp water. 



Mr. Lehmann — Parasitic fungi. 



At the close of each paper an interval of fifteen minutes was 

 allotted to the examination of specimens illustrative of the subject 

 introduced. Messrs. VVhiteaves, Weston, Ferrier, Ami, Craig, Shutt, 



