LXXX ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



At the annual meeting of the club held in March last the following- 

 officers were elected for the season of 1896-97. 



Patron, His Excellency the Earl of Aberdeen, governor-general 

 of Canada. 



President, Prof. Edward E. Prince, B.A., F.L.S. 



Vice-Presidents, H. M. Ami, .M.A., F.G.S. ; W. Hague Harrington, 

 F.E.S.C. 



Librarian, S. B. Sinclair, B.A., Xormal School. 



Secretary, Andrew Halkctt, Esq., Marine and Fisheries Department. 



Treasurer, John Craig, Esq.. Central Experimental Farm. 



Committee, James Fletcher, LL.D., F.E.S.C. ; Frank T. Shutt, Esq., 

 M.A., F.C.S. ; W. T. Macoun, Esq. ; Miss A. M. Living ; Miss G. Harmer ; 

 Miss Marion Why te. 



Standiyig Committees of Council. 



Publishing, H. M. Ami, W. H. Harrington, F. T. Shutt, J. Craig, 

 W. T. Macoun, Miss Whyte. 



Excursions, J. Fletcher, J. Craig, A^. Halkett, Miss Living, Miss 

 Harmer. 



Soirées, H. M. Ami, J. Fletcher, J. Craig, W. H. Harrington, Miss 

 Whyte. 



Leaders. 



Geology, Dr. Ells, Mr. Ferrier, Dr. H. M. Ami. 

 Botany, Mr. J. Craig, Mr. J. M. Macoun, Mr. E. B. Whyte. 

 Entomology, Dr. Fletcher, Mr. Harrington, Mr. W. Simpson. 

 Conchology, Mr. Latchford, Mr. Halkett, Mr. O'Brien. 

 Ornithology, Mr. A. G. Kingston, Mr. W. T. Macoun, Miss Harmer. 

 Zoology, Prof. Prince, Prof. Macoun, Mr. H. B. Small. 



The following comprise the editorial statf of The Ottawa Naturalist : 

 Editor, Henry M. Ami, M.A., D.Sc, F.G.S. 



Associate Editors. 



Mr. A. E. Barlow, M.A., F.G.S.A., Geological Survey of Canada, 

 Department of Geology. 



Mr. W. F. Ferrier, B.A.Sc, F.G.S., Geological Survey of Canada, 

 Department of Mineralogy and Litholog}'. 



Prof. John Macoun, M.A., F.L.S., Dominion botanist. Geological 

 Survey of Canada, Department of Botan3^ 



Dr. James Fletcher, Central Experimental Farm, Department of 

 Conchology. 



Mr. W. H. Harrington, Post Office Department, Department of 

 Entomology. 



