THE REPORT OF THE N». 19 



13. A Card System for Notes on Insects .... A. F. Winn. 



] 4. Notes on Coleoptera Charles Stevenson 



15. A New Capsid, Lygus Chagnoni Charles Stevenson. 



16. Additions to the Syrphidae of the Province of Quebec . G. Chagnon. 



17. Further Notes on Haploa H. H. Lyman. 



18. Lantern Exhibition of Lepidopterous slides A. E. Norris assisted by A. Griffin. 



Three field days were" held, twice to Piedmont in June and once to St. Hilaire in July. 

 There was also ood collecting done by the members indiyidually at Trembling Mountain, 

 xligaud, Quebec, in Chambly, Laval and Rouville Counties as well as Montreal Island. 



We have received two new members, Masters G. R. Southee and A. Denny. 



For some time it was found difficult to fix an evening on which to hold the meetings. Your 

 Council believe that the second Monday of the month has proved the most convenient to 

 the members. 



The Branch is greatly indebted to Mr. A. E. Norris for his care and guardianship of the 



Cabinet. 



The finances of the Branch are in a satisfactory condition as will be shown in the Secretary- 

 Treasurer's ^.Report. But itj^will be seen by the Curator and Librarian's report there is not 

 as much interest taken in the cabinet and Library as might be. 

 Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Council. 



(Signed) Chakles Stevenson, 



President. 



The Treasurer then submitted his report, showing a balance of $68.86. on hand 



The Librarian and Curator then presented his reports, whicH showed that additions had 

 been made to the Library by A. Griffin, H. jjH. Lyman, .Charles Stevenson and the South 

 London Ealomological Society, and the first 10 volumes of the Canadian Entomologist had 

 been added to the Library, several complete volumes and some incomplete ones being presented 

 by Mr. Grltfiii and thj other volumes aad missing parts purchased and the whole bound in 

 5 volumes. 



The following gentlemea had presented drawers to the cabinet, A. F. Winn 1, G.' Chagnon 

 1, A. E. Norris 1, G. A. Moore 1, Charles Stevenson 1, H. H. Lyman 2, D. Brainerd 3 and 

 M. W. Davis 1. 



Mr. H. 11. Lyman moved that the reports be received and adopted, seconded by A. F. 

 Winn. Carried. 



The President then read his Annual Address. 



The following officers were elected for the coming year: — President, Charles Stevenson; 

 Vice-President, D. Brainerd ; Librarian and Curator, A. E. Norris ; Secretary-Treasurer, 

 Geo. A. Moore ; Council, H. H. Lyman, G. Chagnon and A. F. Winn. 



Mr. A. E. Norris then gave an illustrated talk on "Method of coloring photographic 

 lantern slides of butterflies." 



Mr. H. H. Lyman read a paper on "The Lepidoptera of Kirby's Insects of the Fauna 

 Boreali- Americana. ' ' 



Mr. H. H. Lyman exhibited a piece of wood, the property of the Natural History Society, 

 showing marks probably made by a beetle. 



It was then decided to hold an outing on Victoria Day, May 26th to St. Hilaire. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Geo. a. Moore, 



Sec-Trea?. 



