398 THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. [June 



Miscellaneous. — The ethnological and miscellaneous objects 

 in the cases and on the walls of the gallery have been re-grouped 

 and, as far as possible, labelled. A new case has been put up 

 in the gallery for the reception of objects of antiquarian and of 

 general ethnological interest. A collection of medals and medal- 

 lions given some years ago by Dr. Gibb, has been arranged and 

 labelled. Want of cases has prevented the formation of a collec- 

 tion to illustrate the comparative anatomy of our Canadian 

 vertebrates; still, a beginning has been made, and the few 

 specimens we have, have been collected together and some of 

 them cleaned. 



The Council desire to renew their expression of satisfaction at 

 the manner in which the varied duties of Janitor, Taxidermist 

 and Cabinet-keeper have been performed by Mr. Hunter, — whose 

 labours have been necessarily increased by the opening of the 

 Museum to the public. 



LIBRARY. 



The Council regret that no funds have been at their disposal 

 to increase the Library, or even to bind the periodicals, which at 

 present are almost useless for reference. It is recommended that 

 during the forthcoming year the Council take steps to render this 

 department more attractive to members, and that gentlemen 

 be incited to contribute books and periodicals thereto. 



ORIGINAL PAPERS. 



The following are among the communications laid before the 

 Society : — 



On the Mineralogy of Crystalline Limestones. By the Pre- 

 sident. 



On the Classification of the genus Athyris M'Coy, as de- 

 termined by the laws of Zoological Nomenclature. By E. Bil- 

 lings, F.G.S. 



On certain discoveries in regard to Eozoon Canadcnse ; On 

 Insects from the Devonian and Carboniferous Formations ; and 

 On Canadian Pearls. By Principal Dawson, LL.D., F.R.S., 



On the Distribution of Plants in Canada, as related to its 

 physical and geological conditions. By A. T. Drummond, B.A. 



On Some Mammals and Birds recently added to the Society's 

 Museum. By the Scientific Curator. 



On certain peculiarities in the Shell-structure of Chitonidae ; 

 and on the Vital Statistics of Montreal. By P. P. Carpenter, 

 B.A., Ph. D. 



