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10. Fertilization of Plants by Insects. (Discussion.) 



11. Notes on Birds of Paradise, by Thos. ilcllwraith and T. W. Eeynolds, M.D. 



12. Notes on the Floia.of the -IQth Parallel from the Lake of the Woods to the Eocky Moimlains : 

 Observations made while serving as Surgeon in Her Majesty's British Noith American Boundarj' 

 Commission, by T. J. W. Burgess, M.B. 



13. Notes on Birds seen during the Winter of 1887-8, by Thos. Mcllwi-aith. 



14. Some Inquiries aiiout the Inception of the young of the Marsupials, by J. Alston Miittat. 



As an outcome of the paper on Economic Oi'nilhology, which was afterwards read bL-forc the 

 Fruit Growers' Association and published in the Furmers' Advocate, a committee has been formed b}' 

 the Fruit Growers' Association to secure the necessary legislation to restrict the increase of the 

 English Sparrow. 



This paper will be included in the volume of ProeeediDgs now in course of publication by the 

 Association. 



The Biological Section purposes holding Weekly Field Meetings during the summer, and a 

 Monthly Meeting in the Library and Museum to examine specimeus and compare notes on field 

 work, etc. 



At the Annual Meeting, the following were elected the executive for the ensuing year : — 



President Eev. Samuel Lyle, B.D. 



,,. ^ . , ( T. J. W. Burgess, M.B. 



Vice-Presidents ] r-i -u -oi t^ 



( W. A. Child, Ph. D. 



Eecording Secretary A. Alexandei', F.S.Sc, London, England. 



Corresponding Secretary H. B. Witton, B.A. 



Treasurer Richard Bull. 



Curator and Librarian Alex. Gaviller. 



f J. Alston Moffat. 



I S. J. Ireland. 

 Council •! B. E. Charlton. 



I Wm. Kenned}'. 



I T. W. Eeynolds, M.D. 



v.— From The Natural Society of Montreal, through 3Ir. A. T. Drummond :— 



During the past j^ear the Society has held seven regular meetings for the reading and discussion 

 of papers. These papers have included the following : — 



1. The meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for 1887, by Dr. T. 

 Wesley Mills. 



2. The Pi-airies of Manitoba, by A. T. Drummond. 



3. The Physical and Past Geological Eelations of British North American Plants, by A. T. 

 Drummond. 



4. Notes on new Fossil Sponges from the Quebec group at Metis, by Sir Win. Dawson. 



5. Examination of some Manitoba Waters, by A. McGill. 



6. On the classification of the Cambrian Eocks in Acadia, by G. F. Matthew. 



7. Fossils from the Utica Shale at Murray Bay, by H. M. Ami. 



8. Some of the Bii-ds and Mammals of the Hudson Bay Territories and Arctic coast, by Dr. John 

 Eae. 



It. Chicago Boulder Clay, by Dr. Anderson. 



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