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an4 Mr. J. B. Williams, on "The Food of the Grass Snake." The volume closed with a 

 report from the North West (Canada) Entomological Society and obituary notices of the lat« 

 Miss Orm^rod and Mr. Otto Lugger. 



The Canadian Entomohxiid has been regularly issued at th y beginning of each month. 

 The 33rd volume was completed in December last ; it consisted of 348 pages, illustrated with 

 five full-page plates and eleven figures from original drawings. The contributors number 

 sixty-two and represent Canada, the United States, England, Germany, Luxembourg and 

 India. Of the 34th volume ten numbers have thus far been published ; those for November 

 and December will be duly issued at the beginning of their respecive inonths. 



During the greater part of the year meetings for the study of Entomology have been 

 held on Tuesday evenings, followed during the summer months when the weather was favour- 

 able by collecting excursions on Saturday afternoons. The Geological Section has met regu- 

 larly on Thursday evenings ; the Ornithological once a month on Fridays ; the Microscopical 

 on alternate Saturdays duriui,' the winter and the Botanical during the summer and autumn. 

 The reports of these Sections, giving a record of their proceedings, will be read at this meeting 

 and be published in the next Annual Report of the Society. 



The good work of the Society has been much extended by the delivery of popular lectures 

 by several of the members. Dr. James Fletcher has given a large number on insects, noxious 

 weeds and nature study in various peaces in Ontario, Qufbec, the Maritime Provinces, Mani- 

 toba, the North-West Territories and British Columbia, in fact from one end of the D miinion 

 to the other. Dr. Bethune has lectured, chietly to school children and horticultural .societies, 

 in Lond(m and a number of towns not far distant, on noxious, interesting and beneficial 

 insects. Mr. W. E. Saunders has addressed teachers and other assemblies in Montreal, 

 Ottawa, London and elsewhere, on "The Birds of Canada." The Rev. Dr. Fyles has given 

 popular lectures on Entomology in Quebec and Levis, P. Que. ; and Prof. Lochhead has 

 delivered lectures on entomological subjects in Guelph, Port Elgin, Owen Sound, Beeton, 

 Woodstock and Hanidt^ n. 



All of which is resjjectfully submitted. 



Thohas W. Fyles, President. 



HEPORT OF THE MONTREAL BRANCH. 



The 241st regular and 29th annual meeting of the Montreal Branch of the Entomological 

 Society of Ontario was held in the library of the Natural History Society, University street, 

 on Tuesday evening. May 13th, 1902. 



Owing to the absence of the President, due to illness, Mr. Charles Stevenson, Vice- 

 President, occupied the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read, and minutes of last annual meeting taken as, 

 read and confirmed. 



The Vice-President on behalf of the Council read the foil )wing report : 



Report of the Councii,. 



The Council takes jdeasure in presenting the following report of the Society's work during 

 t'le seasons 1901 to 1902 : 



Nine regular meeting have been held, the average attendance being sevf n. 



