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Crinoideit, or Sea-Lilies. — From a ccmmunication recently 

 received from Prof. F. A. Bather, of the British Museum, he in- 

 forms the writer that he has ahnost completed his investij^-ations 

 and studies of the collection of Ottawa Crinoidea and Cystoidca 

 sent by the writer some years -a^o to the authorities of the British 

 Museum. This collection formed part of the Stewart collection, of 

 which such fine and unusually well-preserved forms were purchased 

 by the Geolog-ical Survey department and are now placed on exhibi- 

 bition in one of the Trenton cases in the Palceontolouj-ical Section. 

 Prof. Bather's notes on these Ottawa species will be looked for- 

 ward to with much interest. As was pointed out some years ago 

 by Mr. Walter R. Billings, the members of the Geological branch 

 of the Club can do much in helping to further the interests of 

 science and scientific research in our midst by communicating their 

 specimens to specialists. 



Pleistocene Geology. — In connection with the work of investi- 

 gating the boulder-clay, marine sediments, such as the Leda clay 

 and overlying Saxicava sands in the series of Pleistocene deposits, 

 considerable progress has been made. Probably as an inducement 

 to make additional collections and investigations in the marine 

 clays of the 0>^tawa Valley, one of your leaders has been selected 

 to represent this portion of Canada on the Committee of the 

 British Association for the Advancement of Science "to investi- 

 gate the fauna and flora of the Pleistocene of Canada, of which 

 Sir Wm. Dawson is Chairman." 



Bibliography. — The progress of Geological work in Canada 

 during i8g8, as recorded by the writer,* shows that upwards of 

 seventy distinct reports, publications or pamphlets were published 

 during the past year by Canadian geologists either in Canada, 

 Great Britain or the United States. 



It is earnestly hoped that during the coming season much 

 work will be accomplished in this district. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



(Sgd.) H. M. AMI. 



Leader. 

 March, 1899. 



*Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. XIII, No. 2, pp. 52-55. 



