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and altogether was one of the most successful ever held at that 

 beautiful place ; the latter to Aylmer although successful was not 

 so largely attended. These excursions form the most important 

 part of the Club's work. The outings themselves are most health- 

 ful and enjoyable, but when to the pleasure of a tramp through 

 the open glade or leaty forest is added an opportunity of observing 

 or learning something of the beauty that abounds. in every rock, 

 plant or insect, the outing is doubly beneficial. These excursions 

 give an excellent introduction to Nature Study, about which so 

 much is written at the present time. Full accounts of the localities 

 visited and the work done at these outings have appeared from 

 time to time in The Ottawa Naturalist. 



The Ottawa Naturalist. 



The seventeenth volume of The Ottawa Naturalist has 

 been completed. It contains twelve numbers of 228 pages with 

 eight plates. The following are some of the papers published in 

 this volume : 



Yukon Hepaticae, by A. W. Evans. 



The Nesting of Birds at the Central Experimental Farm, by 

 W. T. Macoun. 



Description of a new species of Matheria from the Trenton 

 Limestone at Ottawa, by Dr. J. F. Whiteaves. 



The Beetles of the Oregon Beach, by H. F. Wickham. 



A Red-shouldered Hawk in Captivity, by Roger T. Hedley. 



Curiosity of a Hummingbird, by Dr. C. Guillet. 



Moose with Elk Antlers, by Rev. Wm. A. Burman. 



Description of a species of Cardioceras from the Crows Nest 

 Coal Fields, by Dr. J. F. Whiteaves. 



Nesting of some Canadian Warblers (3rd paper), by Wm. F. 

 Kells. 



Hunting for Caterpillars, by Arthur Gibson. 



Petrography of some Igneous Rocks of the Kettle River 

 Mining Division, B.C., by L. P. Silver. 



Notes on the Nesting Habits of the Brown Creeper and 

 Hudsonian Chickadee, by L. M. Terrill. 



My Pet Crows, by L. H. Smith. 



Winter Growth of a Water Lily, by Walter S. Odell. 



