XXXII EOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



The winter course of meetings consisted of six soirees and nine elementary lectures, as follows : — 



January 13th, President's Inaugural Address, by Prof. Macoun. 



January 27th, Our Ottawa Butterflies, by Mr. J. Fletcher ; Reports of Geological and Concholo- 

 gical Branches ; Note on Ottawa Salamanders, by Mr. F. R. Latchford. 



February 10th, The Development of the Mines of the Ottawa District, by Mr. John Stewart ; 

 Report of the Entomological Bi'anch ; Note on Flour and Giain Beetles, by Mr. W. II. Harrington. 



February 24th, The Gjeat Ice Age and subsequent Formations at Ottawa, by Mr. H. M. Ami. 

 Report of Botanical Branch ; Note on the " Maple Lung " as a Substitute for Yeast, by Mr. John Stewart, 



March 3rd, A Chemical View of the Metallic minerals, by Rev. Prof Marsan ; Note on Mono- 

 tropa uniflora, by Dr. Geo. Baptie. 



March 10th, The Puma or Mountain Lion, by Mr. W. P. Lett; Report of Ornithological Branch, 

 Some New Species from the Trenton Formation, by Mr. "W. R. Billings ; Note up on an Abnormal 

 Specimen of Calypso borealis, by Mi-. J. Fletcher. 



The elementary lectures, arranged to formas far as possible a consecutive course, were held every 

 Mondtjy afternoon from January Itth to March 14th as follows : — 



Local Geology. — Mr. H. M. Ami. 



Geographical Distribution of our Native Trees. — Prof Macoun. 



Insects Destructive to our Native Trees.- Mr. W. H. Harrington. 



Our Introduced. Weeds. — Prof Macoun. 



How to Identify Minerals. — Mr. H. P. Brumell. 



The Forms of Leaves. — Mr. E. B. Whj-te. 



Leaf-eating Insects. — Mr. J. Fletcher. 



The Forms of Floîvers.— Mr. E. B. Whyte. 



Flower Insects. — Mr. J. Fletcher, 



The liluary of the Club has been materially increased during the past year by many valuable 

 works icceivcd as donations, or in exchange for our Transactions fiom kindred societies. 



At our annual meeting held on March 15th, the following officers were elected ibr the year 

 188Y-88 :— 



President R. B. Whyte. 



Vice-Presidents Prof Macoun and Piincipal Woods. 



Secretary W. H. Harri ng ton. 



Treasurer J. Fletcher. 



Librarian T. J. McLaughlin. 



Committee Dr. Baptie, Dr. Small, H. M. Ami. 



The following leaders have been appointed for the present year : — 



Geology. — H. M. Ami, Rev. Prof Marsan and J. Stewart. ^ 



Botany. — J. Fletcher, Dr. Small and Dr. Baptie. 



Conchology. — F. R. Latchford and H. B. Small. 



Entomology. — W. H. Harrington, J. Fletcher and T. J. McLaughlin. 



Ornithology. — G. R. White and Prof Macoun. 



XIV. — From The Natural History Society of Montreal, through Mr. J. Bemrose. 



As delegate from the Natural History Society of Montreal, I have the honour to lay before you 

 the following report of work done dui-ing the session 1886-87. 



