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bridge’s Bay, Toronto, by Mr. Frank Otto, on November 20, 
1905, 1S now in the possession of Mr. S. T. Wood, of Toronto, 
who says that it was in good condition and weighed three pounds 
eleven ounces when shot. Its stomach was empty, and its bill 
and feet were pale blue, like the bill of the ‘‘blue bill” or Lesser 
Scaup duck, but both are ‘‘fading out.” 
The three fine specimens of the White Gyrfalcon in the Mu- 
seum of the Survey, are from the neighborhood of York Factory, 
Keewatin. 
Ottawa, Jan. oth, 1906. 
REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL BRANCH OF THE 
OTTAWA FIELD-NATURALISTS’ CLUB FOR 
1905-1906. 
(Read : January 7th, 1906.) 
The work done by the geological branch of the O, F. N. 
Club during the past summer has been for the most part of the 
usual routine character. One or more of the leaders have attend- 
ed the various excursions and explained as far as possible the 
geological phenomena of the localities visited. 
Interesting studies were made of the gravel and stratified 
sand deposits in the vicinity of McKay Lake. Numerous exam- 
ples of false beddisg are seen in the sand quarries and also strata 
lying uncomformably on the lower beds. These beds have yielded 
several well preserved specimens of a Leda sp., of small size. The 
overlying marl beds afford a good collecting ground for fresh- 
water shells. 
One of the leaders made a careful examination of Strathcona 
Park and will present the information gathered in his address to- 
night. The excavations which have been carried on in the Utica of 
that locality have afforded an excellent opportunity for studying 
that interesting geological horizon, and it is fortunate that so 
much work has been done as it is not at all likely a similar chance 
will again offer itself. 
On the visit to Fairy Lake the outcrop of Birdseye and Black 
River limestone containing the coral reefs or Columnaria beds at 
the northeastern end of the lake were noted and the Trenton for- 
