72 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. [YOL. II. 



Austria-Hungary 145 



Belgium 18 



Denmark 5 



France 572 



Germany 9^1 



Italy 177 



Netherlands 36 



Norway 16 



Portugal 16 



Russia 42 



• Spain 27 



Sweden 24 



Switzerland 24 



British India 68 



Java 28 



China 4 



Japan 24 



Cochin China 2 



Africa 5 



Australasia 20 



Total 3,700 



REPORT OF THE BIOLOGICAL SECTION. 



This Section has just closed another very successful session of fourteen- 

 meetings, at which fifteen papers have been read. One field-day excursion 

 was taken to Howard Lake, at which there was a numerous attendance 

 of members and friends. The Microscopical Sub-section, lately formed 

 under the charge of Mr. G. G. Pursey, has held several meetings, and is 

 now in good working condition. 



The Ornithological Sub-section has done good work, judging from the 

 report in the last issue of the Proceedings. 



The Botanical Sub-section has done excellent work during the past 

 session. Since it was formed about a year ago, 389 species of plants 

 have been collected and identified, of which 325 species were found in 

 the vicinity of Toronto, the balance (for most of which we are indebted 

 to Miss Alice Hollingworth, of Beatrice, Muskoka), were collected in the 

 northern parts of Ontario. This Sub-section having been considerably 

 inconvenienced in its work by not having suitable accommodation for 



