APPENDIX E CIII 
Tel est le sommaire exact des travaux à l’Institut Canadien Fran- 
çais d'Ottawa, durant l’année académique 1909-1910. 
Veuillez croire, messieurs de la Société Royale du Canada, à toute 
notre reconnaissance de la politesse gracieuse de votre accueil. 
A. T. GENEST. 
Ottawa, le 10 juillet 1910. Président. 
XVI.—Report of The Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club. 
On the 15th of March, 1910, the Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club 
completed the thirty-first year of its existence. Since its inauguration 
the Club has steadily grown and developed. During the last year 
28 new members were elected, making the membership at the close 
of the year 320, composed of 312 ordinary and 8 corresponding members. 
An examination of the programmes for the seasons 1908-9 and 
1909-10 will show the varied character of the addresses, lectures, etc.., 
given under the auspices of the Club. In co-operation with other local 
societies of Ottawa, the Club has now contributed three lectures to 
the joint winter course established a few years ago in this city. During 
the past winter six of the meetings were held in the Assembly Hall 
of the Normal School; and three, including the annual meeting, in the 
hall of the Carnegie Library. 
The lectures, etc., given during the season of 1909-10 were as 
follows :— 
“Home Birds and Wanderers,” by Mr. W. E. Saunders, of London. 
Conversazione, with exhibition of zoological and botanical speci- 
mens, etc. 
“Instinct and Education,” by Mr. A. E. Attwood, M.A., President 
of the Club. 
“Life,” by Mr: A. H. W. Cleave, F.R.M.S. (illustrated by lantern 
slides). 
“Flora and Fauna of the West Coast of Vancouver Island,” by 
Prof. John Macoun. ; 
“House Flies and their Relation to Public Health,” by Dr. C. 
Gordon Hewitt (illustrated). 
‘À Plant Doctor and his Work,” by Mr. H. T. Gussow, F.R.M.S. 
(illustrated). 
The lecture contributed by the Club to the joint winter course 
was one on “ Bacteria in relation to Plant Life,” by Prof. F. C. Harrison, 
of Macdonald College. 
The spring and autumn excursions have always been a very at- 
tractive feature of the Club’s work, but the planning of an excursion 
