FEBRUARY, 1899. 



VOL. XII, No. II. 



THE 



OTTAWA ^p 

 NATURALIST. 



Published by the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 



CONTENTS. 



PaAil 



1. On the Origin of Some Archaean Conglomerates, by 



A. E. Barlow, M.A., Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa .... 205 



2. On Some Species of Canadian Palaeozoic Corals, by 



Lawrence M. l-ambe, F.G.S., ot the Geological Survey of Canada 217 



3. The Water of the Illecilliwaet Glacier, by F. T. Shutt, M.A., 

 F.C.S., and A. T. Charron, B.A., ot the Central Experimental 

 Farm, Oliawa .... .... .... .... .... 226 



4. The Birds of King's County, Nova Scotia — Part II, by 



Harold Tulis, Esq., of Wolfville, Nova Scolia. ... .... 229 



5. Conversazione of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists* Club 234 



6. Notes, Reviews and Comments — Review of Report on the 

 Marble, Slate and Granite industries of Vermont by Dr. G. H. 

 Perkins, State Geologist, by J. A. Dre. .ser, M A., Richmond, 

 Que. ; Geological Congress of Paris, 1900 ; A well deserved 

 honour .... .... .... .... .... .... 236 



Tuesday, M^rch 7.—(i) " Life-history of the Salmon," by Prof. E. E. Prince, B.A., F.L.S. 

 Z) Natural History in Art," by Prof. James Mavor, Toronto OniTcrsity. (Both papers illustrated 

 ty lime-light views. ) 



Tuesday, March 14.— The Annual Meeting for the reception and adoption of Reports from 

 he Council, election of Officers, etc. 

 Meetings in Lecture Hall, Y.M.C.A. 



OTTAWA, CANADA. 

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