Natural History Societij, 2o6 



In addition to the original contributions above referred to, 

 many abstracts and reviews of papers and other publications im- 

 portant to Canadian science, have been prepared by members of 

 the Society and published in the Naturalist. 



It was deemed proper by the Council to prssent to His Royal 

 Highness the Prince Consort, on Uie occasion of his presiding at 

 the meeting of the British Association in Aberdeen, a copy of the 

 Naturalist from the commencement. This duty was performed by 

 the President; and the volumes bound in the best style by Mr. 

 Lovell, were presented and graciously received. The correspon- 

 dence on this subject is appended to the Report. 



PUBLICATION OP THE NATURALIST. 



The editing committee report that since last annual meeting 

 Vol. IV. has been completed. It consists of 504 pages, 8vo., 

 being 24 pages larger than Vol. HI., and contains twenty-two 

 original articles presented to, or read before the Society, and 



written expressly for the Magazine, occupying Pages 217 



Fourteen selected articles — many of which, though written 



for other purposes, were first published in its pages ; 



and others of which were revised and amended by the 



autliors — occupying 191 



Miscelhineous Matter, nearly all original, as Reviews of Books, 



Correspondence, and the Societies' Reports 96 



504 



Wood engravings have been as usual, freely furnished by the 

 publishers, who still continue with great liberality to publish the 

 Magazine at some loss to themselves. The Editing Committee 

 regret that the proceedings of the Society have not been so regu- 

 larly reported in the Naturalist as is desirable, and recommend 

 that, in future, this duty be assigned to the Committee. 



The circulation of ih.Q, Naturalist has not materially increased : 

 nor do the Committee anticipate any great im()rovement in this 

 respect, until the Society shall be in such a position as to procure 

 a copy for each of its members, and to distribute the work more 

 extensively in Great Britain, and in foreign countries. The Na- 

 turalist is doing a most important work in Canada, in stimulating 

 the taste for natural science, and in giving the means of publica- 

 tion to observers ; but its value as a medium of publication and 



