48 FIRST REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



Invertebrate Zoology. 



In this section excellent work has been done. The entomo- 

 logical cabinet shows over 1500 specimens, and many molluscs 

 and marine articulates have been collected, but owing to lack of 

 room no systematic arrangement of the material has 3^et been 

 made. 



Archaeology. 



A fair beginning has been made in this department. About 

 twenty-five prehistoric stone implements, a number of interest- 

 ing relics of early French occupation, and a few old curiosities 

 have been brought together ; but as this part of the province is 

 rich in remains of the Stone Age, this section of the museum is 

 expected to grow rapidly. 



LECTURES AND ESSAYS. 



Since organization Feb. 2nd, 1897, to the present, the follow- 

 ing meetings were held, and discourses delivered : 



1897. 



Feb. 9. The Skeleton of the Bird. " J. McG. Baxter, M. D. 



Feb. 16. Digestion of Birds. J. McG. Baxter, M. D. 



Feb. 23. Nature and Economy of Cryptogams. J. McG. Bax- 

 ter, M. D. 



Mar. 2. Fossil and Wingless Birds. Dr. Cox. 



Mar. 9. Feathers. J. McG. Baxter, M. D. 



Mar. 16. Devonian Fishes. Dr. Cox. 



Mar. 23. Modern Cartilaginous Fishes. Dr. Cox. 



Mar. 30. Embryonic Development and Growth of Bony Fishes. 

 Dr. Cox. 



April 6. Importance of Study of Insect Life. J. D. B. F. Mac- 

 kenzie. 



April 13. Moths. J. D. B. F. Mackenzie. 



April 27. Animal Intelligence, Instinct or Reason, Which ? J. 

 McG. Baxter. 



May 4. Classification of Fishes. Dr. Cox. 



