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animal, or in any way adding to our knowledge of it, will not fail to 

 avail himself of it, and thus render to Science most useful and 

 valuable assistance. 



Mr. Rouse suggested as a reason why the elks migrated 

 to the north in winter the weakness of their horns, but this 

 was doubted, because another species migrate the reverse 

 way. 



Mr Notman asked what became of their cast-off horns, to 

 which it was answered that they were eaten by small rodents. 



Mr. Shaw asked the name of the Oat referred to. Ans. — 

 Stipa spartica. 



Mr. Murray asked as to the fertility of hybrid deer, to 

 which it was answered that they were all fertile. 



The President remarked that the only domesticated Ameri- 

 can animal was the Llama. 



FOURTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING. 



The Fourteenth Ordinary Meeting of the Session i884-'85, 

 was held on Saturday, February 14th, 1885, the President in 

 the Chair. 



The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following list of donations and exchanges was read : 



1. Rules and Regula'feions of the Royal Society of Canada. 



2. The Canadian Entomologist, Vol. XVI., No. 12, December 1884. 



3. Science, Vol. V., No. 105, February 6th, 1885. 



4. Appleton's Literary Bulletin, Vol. IV., No. 1. 



5. Journal of the Pranklin Institute for February, 1885. 



6. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. XLV., No. 2, 



for December, 1884. 



7. Transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts, Vol. XI., Part 2. 



8. Atti della Society Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Processi Verbali, Vol. IV. 



9. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias in Cordoba (Republica 



Argentina), Tomo VI., Entrega 4a. 



