82 BULLETIN' OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



Jan'y 4. "Niagara," by Prof. L. W. Bailey. 



Canadian Earthquakes in 1897, by Samuel W. Kain. 



In addition to the above, an elementary series of lectures was 

 delivered, viz.: 



London Museums; Geologj- from a Railway Train; Peat-Bogs — three 

 lectures by Dr. Geo. F. Matthew. 



* Philosophy of Art — Dr. D. R. Moore. 



Upon Trinidad and the Customs of Its People — J. V. Ellis, Jr. 



Pre-Historic American Pottery — S. W. Kain. 



Anatomical Features of Birds; Plumage of Birds; Observation, Collecting, 

 and Mounting — three lectures by A. Gordon Leavitt. 



Invertebrates. 



The Chairman of this Committee reports that the entire collection 

 of insects has been re-mounted and re-arranged by Mr. Wm. Mcintosh. 

 He has also added some 500 specimens, which, with about 200 speci- 

 mens presented by Mr. Philip Mcintosh and Mrs. S. B. McPherson, 

 constitute the most important accession of the year. 



Archaeology. 



But little work has been done in this department. A circular has 

 been received from Prof. Penhallow asking the co-operation of the 

 Society in a scheme having for its object the collection of information 

 relative to the ethnography of Canada. The Committee hope to aid 

 in this work when definite plans have been arranged by the promoters. 



Museum. 



The museum has been open to the public, as usual, on Tuesday 

 evenings and .Saturday afternoons, and, as the register shows, has 

 attracted many visitors. The rooms underwent a thorough cleaning 

 in October, but constant attention is required to keep them in good 

 condition. 



Botany. 



The Committee on Botany record a few plants found new to the 

 province. A list of these will be found on page 75. 



Geology. 



The report of the Chairman of the Geological Committee deals at 

 some length with the work at Quaco (in connection with the Summer 

 Camp), where a third member of the Mesozoic system, the presence of 

 which has not been before noticed, was recognized by Dr. Matthew. 



* Published in pamphlet of 88 pp , 1807; reviewed in Pop. Sei. Monthly, Oct., 1897. 



