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Notes on the raode of occurrence of these two form«i, and the species 

 found associated with them, were sent, along with the specimens, to Dr. 

 Woodward and Dr. Hinde for publication. 



Other notes on fossils and general geology were also obtained dur- 

 ing the past season, which will add considerably to the material already 

 on hand for the construction of a detailed geological map of Ottawa. At 

 excursions and sub-excursions of the Club one of the leaders, as usual, 

 gave addresses on the geology of the district visited. 



In conclusion the leaders hope that the interest manifested in the 



studv of geology of Ottawa shall continue, as in the past. 



T , ( Henry M. Ami. 

 Leaders: | ^ ^^ ^^^^ 



Ottawa, March 7ih, 1889. 



REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL BRANCH: FOR THE 



YEAR 1888-89. 



To the President and Council of the Ottaioa Field Naturalists Club : 



Gentlemen,— Although only a few of the members have taken an 

 active part in the work of this branch of the club, a considerable 

 amount of useful study has been pi'osecuted. Early in the Spring, 

 before the snow had left the ground, several sub-excursions were made 

 by the leaders on snow shoes. In all instances were they well repaid 

 for their trouble, and they would draw the attention of members to this 

 pleasant mode of collecting at a season of the year when ifc is supposed 

 that little or nothing can be done in the way of collecting insects out 

 of doors. The hibernating larvae or pupse of several moths, and a few 

 butterflies may be found by those who know whei*e to look for them. 

 Many beetles pass the winter in moss or beneath flakes of bark upon 

 standing trees. Again in running water many aquatic species of 

 beetles are to be found even in mid-winter. These may be collected by 

 cutting a hole in the ice and then watching till they come to the sur- 

 face. At the bottom amongst stones and leaves many aquatic larvse 

 occur. In addition to this many kinds of galls on plants may be col- 

 lected in winter, perhaps to better advantage than at any other time of 

 the year. The study of galls will be found to be most interesting. 

 The novice will be surprised to find that several different kinds of 



