PROCEEDINGS FOR 1S99 XCI 



numbers of volume XII. of the Ottawa Naturalist. On the 24th of 

 January, the occasion of the annual conversazione and microscopic'al 

 soirée, the club had the honour of a visit from the' Right Honourable 

 the Earl of Minto, who a few weeks previous, on his 'arrival to Canadia 

 to assume the high duties of his office, had kindly consented to become 

 the patron of the club. A ple^asing feature in connection with this 

 event was the larger attendance of representatives from the various 

 educational institutions in Ottawa. 



The Ottatva Naturalist. 



The Ottawa Naturalist is fast becoming recognized as the readi^t 

 and most convenient medium in which to publish records of observa- 

 tions and discovery in the field of science in Canada. 



This publication was continued during the past year under the 

 editorship of Dr. H. M. Ami, with the following staff of associate editors : 



Dr. E. W. Ells, Geologic'al Survey of Canada, — Department of 

 Geology. 



Mr. W. J. Wilson, Ph.B., Geological Survey of Canada, — Depart- 

 ment of Mineralogy and Litholgy. 



Prof. John Macoun, M.A., F.L.S., F.R.S.C, Dominion Botanist, 

 Geological Survey of Canada, — Department of Botany. 



Mr. F. E. Latchford, B.A. — Department of Conchology. 



Mr. W. H. Harrington, F.E.S.C, Post-Office Department,— Depart- 

 ment of Entomology. 



Mr. W. T. Macoun, Central Experimental Farm, — Department of 

 Ornithology. 



Prof. E. E. Prince, B.A., F.L.S., Commissioner of Fisheries for 

 Canada, — Department of Biology and General Zoology. 



Amongst our contributors we note : — Dr. G. M. Dawson, Mr. J. F. 

 Whiteaves, Prof. E. E. Prince, Prof. J. Macoun, W. H. Harrington, Dr. 

 E. W. Ells, Eev. G. W. Taylor, Messrs. J. B. Tyrrell, A. G. Barlow, F. 

 D. Adams, W. T. Macoun, W. F. Ferrier, W. E. Billings, L. M. Lambe, 

 J. M. Macoun, F. T. Shutt, W. E. Saunders, Allan Brooks, Principal 

 J. A. Dresser. 



A brief summary of some of the more important contributions to 



biological, geologic!al acd other scientific literature with special reference 



to Canada, contained in the Ottawa Naturalist from 1S9S to 1899, is 



here given. 



In Zcologij. 



1. " The vanished Buffalo," by Prof. K. E Prince, Commissioner 

 of Fisheries, pp. 73 to 80, July, 1898. 



