116 PROCEEDINGS. 
ORDINARY MEETING, Provincial Museum, March 15, 1880. 
Robert MorEow, Esq., tn the Chair. 
Inter ala. 
Specimens of the Corals, primnoa reseda, and Paragorgea Arborea were 
exhibited from the Museum collections. These had been found by fishermen in 
the Halibut fishery at Little Banquereau, north of Sable Island. They were 
regarded with peculiar interest as being Nova Scotian products. 
Dr. GILPIN then read a long and interesting Paper, “On the Wild Ducks of 
Nova Scotia.” 
The Paper was illustrated by the extensive and beautiful collection of Wild 
Ducks in the Museum. 
ORDINARY MEETING, Dalhousie College, April 19, 1880. 
The PRESIDENT tm the Chair. 
Dr. SoMMERS read some remarks ‘“‘ On a new Nova Scotia Trillium.” 
The specimen was found by Miss Godfrey, of Clementsport, Annapolis 
County, near the Victoria Bridge, Bear River. 
Mr. Morrow then -read the first part of an interesting Paper “‘On the 
Osteology of Salmo Salar.” : 
The Paper was illustrated by carefully prepared skeletons. 
ORDINARY MEETING, Dalhousie College, May 10, 1880. 
The PRESIDENT in the Chasr. 
Inter alia. 
Dr. JaMES WALKER was elected an Associate member. 
Mr. Morrow read the second part of his Paper ‘“ On the Osteology of the 
Salmo Salar.” 
Dr. HoNEYMAN then read a Paper entitled “ Notes on a new Geological 
Progress Map of Pictou County.” 
Adjourned until October next, 
