ANNUAL REPORT. 
To the Members of the Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club : 
The Council elected by you on the 23rd March, 1880, in presenting a 
report of the proceedings of the year just expired, can honestly congratulate you 
on the vigorous condition of the Club, as evidenced by increased membership, 
enlarged work, and extended reputation. 
It was not found necessary since the annual meeting to summon any 
general meeting of the members for the transaction of business. The Counc 
in fulfilment of their duties, met fifteen times, and many extra meetings were 
obviated by the early appointment of committees, on whom much of the work 
devolved. 
There were, at the opening of the year, the names of ninety-three persons 
upon the list of members. Of these persons one is dead, nine have left the 
city, and three have resigned, leaving eighty remaining. During the year, 
twenty-two new members joined the Club, so that the list now contains one 
hundred and two names, Although the increase in membership thus shown is 
only nine, the actual gain of bona fide riwembers is almost double that, there being 
ninety-two paid-up members, as against seventy-seven in the preceding year. 
A third corresponding member has been added to the Club in the person 
of Mr. A. J. Hill, C.E., at present in British Columbia, who has evinced much 
interest in the success of the Club, and has sent to the President, for examination, 
collections of insects and plants, of which some species have proved new to 
Canada. 
The summer excursions were well attended, and were successful in all 
respects. Four only were held ; the fifth, which it was proposed to hold on the 
9th October, had to be abandoned on account of wet and inclement weather at 
that season. The first was hela on the 27th of May, when the west side of 
King’s Mountain was visited, and a very pleasant day spent in investigating that 
favorite locality. The second, on the 24th June, was the best attended excursion 
yet held by the Club, while the place selected, the Chats Falls, had many attrac- 
tions. Unfortunately, owing to the time occupied in going and returning, the 
stay at the falls was so limited that members could obtain but a glimpse of the 
natural products of the locality. The next excursion was held nearer home, on 
Saturday afternoon, 24th July. The iron mines of the Chelsea hills were visited, 
and quite a number, in addition to examining the surface operations, descended 
into the pits.and saw the steam drills at work, the overseer very kindly explain- 
