222 THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. [June 



up of the valley with Upper Silurian and Devonian rock';, and this 

 filling up was again swept away by water. 



With reference to the lake, Dr. Hunt explained that the water 

 shed and rainfall were quite sufficient to supply a little lake like 

 that. The mountain was 1287 feet above the Kichelieu and 

 about 1300 feet above the sea. 



After spending some time on the top, to enjoy the prospect 

 and to collect specimens of the peculiar micaceous diorite of 

 the mountain, together with other objects of Natural History, the 

 company returned to the lake. Here the judges examined the 

 collections made, and awarded three prizes, as follows: — 



1. For the largest number of named species of flowering 

 plants: Miss Isabella Mcintosh, 37 species. 



2 and 3. Best juvenile collection of flowers, not named : 

 Masters G. T. Robinson and Rankin Dawson, equal, each 33 

 species. 



Honourable Mention : Masters Robsrt Lewis, 21 species, and 

 E. G. Penny, 17. 



During the day the following results were obtained by the 

 Zoological and Botanical parties. Tu the department of Zoology 

 no unusual birds were noticed. Several examples of the wood 

 frog (^Rana temporarla var-sylvatica) , a geographical variety 

 of the common English species, were met with, as were also 

 examples of a land salamander of the genus Plethodon. The 

 only ophidian observed was the "small brown" snake (Storeria 

 Dekai/i). No scarce land snails were taken, though the beautiful 

 Helix Sayii of Binney is not untrequent here, and a rigorous 

 search might have resulted in the capture of the still rarer 

 Helix cUntifera. Among the butterflies we noticed the yellow 

 " swallow-tail " (^Papilio tumus), the destructive small cabbage 

 butterfly {Pieris rupee), recently introduced into this country 

 from Europe, the " Caraberwell beauty" (^Vnaessa antiopi) 

 and several " skippers.'' At the top of the mountain, upon 

 beech trees, were found several specimens of the fine and scarce 

 lunar moth (^Saturnia luiui). the crumpled wings of the 

 specimens shewing plainly how recently they had emerged from 

 the chrysalis. Ten species of beetles were taken, a list of 

 which, kindly prepared by Mr. A, S. Ritchie, we subjoin : — 



Cicindela repanda, Dej. Aphodius fimetarius, Liun. 



Platymis sinuatus, Dej. Lachuosterua fusca, Frohl. 



Pterostichus caudicalis, Say. Corymbites seripennis, Kirby. 



