igoi] . Report of the Council. ii 



The Annual Address of the President of the Ottawa Field- 

 Naturalists' Club, by Dr. H. M. Ami. 



Notes on the Acadian Owl [Nyctala Acadicd) in captivity, by 

 F. Norman Beattie. 



Notes on some Land and Fresh Water Mollusca from Fort 

 Chirho, Ung-ava Bay, by Dr. J. F. Whiteaves. 



Notes taken in the Peace River, Athabasca, and adjacent 

 country, by J. A. Macrae. 



Two Warblers new to Canada, by W. L. Kells. 



Besides these long-er papers there are numerous short notes 

 on scientific subjects, book reviews, etc. 



The Treasurer reports that after paying all expenses he has 

 $256.46 on hand. 



The Council recommends that the following gentlemen be 

 made corresponding members of the Club in recognition of valu- 

 able services they have rendered to the Club and to science, viz : 

 Prof. H. F. Wickham, of Iowa State University, and Mr. 

 Theodor Holm, Assistant Botanist of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Washington, D.C. 



A special prize was offered by the Hon. G. W. Ross, Minister 



of Education, to the student of the Normal School doing the best 



work in Natural History in connection with the Club's work. The 



prize was awarded to Miss Elma Cannon, of Athens, Ont., for the 



best collection of botanical specimens made during the season. 

 A second prize was given by the President, Dr. Ami, and was 

 awarded to Miss May E. Robson, of Grey Co., Ont. 



A memorial portrait of the late Elkanah Billings has been 

 presented to the Geological Survey Department by a committee ot 

 the Club, as recorded in the Ottawa Naturalist for January 



last. 



The hearty thanks of the Club are again due Dr. J. A. Mac- 

 Cabe for giving the use of rooms in the Normal School for our 

 library and for holding Council meetings, and tor the use of the 

 Assembly Hall and lantern on two evenings. We have also to 

 acknowledge our indebtedness to the Young Men's Christian 

 Association for the free use of their Assembly Hall for ordinary 

 meetings ; to Mr. D. B. Dowling, Mr. Putm.an and other gentle- 

 men who assisted in operating the lantern at different lectures, 

 and to the daily newspapers for inserting notices of our meetings. 



Henri Ami, W. J. Wilson, 



President. Secretary. 



