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sand what species are, or have been, used in Canada by the native 

 Indians to yield food, dyes, &c., noting all the particulars of such 

 uses. 



8. Lichens are very easily collected and transported ; they re- 

 quire no sort of preparation ; they may be simply allowed to dry 

 in the open air and packed as convenient. Those growing on 

 trees generally require the piece of bark on which they grow to 

 be sliced oflf with a knife, and those on stones the piece of rock to 

 be broken with a hammer. Both may be wrapped in paper like 

 miueralogical specimens. In all cases the localities and dates of 

 collection should be mentioned, and any father information as to 

 uses, &c., which may be known to the collector. 



The Rev. Principal Leitch, the President, in drawing the pro- 

 ceedings to a close, congratulated the Members on the success of 

 the Meeting, and the wide interest manifested in the Society's 

 proceedings. This meeting diflfered from those previously held in 

 regard to one circumstance — the presence, of the Lady members. 

 Botanical researches of great value had been carried out by ladies 

 in other countries and all Departments of Scientific knowledge 

 had benefited by their exertions. It was gratifying, therefore, 

 that the ladies of Kingston were not behind in this respect, and 

 he looked forward with interest to the contributions which they 

 would no doubt continue to make to the Society's Meetings, in 

 imitation of the example set by Mrs. Lawson. The President 

 concluded by giving some interesting details regarding the em- 

 ployment aff'orded by the silk culture in Judsea. 



The Society then adjourned. 



ARTICLE XXII. — On the Mammals and Birds of the District 

 of Montreal, By Archibald Hall, M.D., L.R.C.S.E. 



*' When accurate lists of the resident birds in each region, and of the 

 " summer and winter visitors, are obtained, many highly interesting and 

 <* unexpected deductions will doubtless be made, and much theoretical 

 " reasoning exploded." — Fauna Boreali Americana. 



Richardson and Swainson. 



Editorial Note. 

 [The following paper is a portion of an extended memoir of 153 

 MS. pages, prepared by Prof. A. Hall, M.D., for the Natural 

 History Society of Montreal, in 1839. It received the silver 

 medal offered by the Society ; but unfortunately for the interests 

 bi science and the reputation of the Society, was not printed. 



