THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 161 
REPORT OF THE BIOLOGICAL SECTION. 
Read at the Annual Meeting of the Association, May r1th, 1893. 
During the past year this Section held thirteen meetings. 
The meetings were kept up during the summer months, but did 
not prove a great success. 
Although only one regular paper was read before the Section, 
we always had subjects and objects of interest to discuss at our 
meetings. 
We feel greatly indebted to our worthy friend, Mr. Yates, of 
Hatchley, for his very interesting and instructive series of Biological 
Notes, read before the Section at several of our meetings. 
We specially draw your attention to the note regarding the 
amount of wild life still to be found in Ontanio. 
On February 3rd, Mr. J. B. Turner read a paper on the 
*“Ornithorhynchus Paradoxis, or Duck-Billed Platypus of Australia,” 
a specimen of which we have in our Museum. 
On March roth, Mr. A. Alexander favored us with a sketch of 
his summer trip up the Tyrolese Alps, with especial reference to the 
Botany of the district. 
At the Association field day at Grimsby Ravine on June rith, 
this Section was well represented, and several Botanical specimens 
- were collected. - 
On July 20th, the Section held a field day at Dundas Ravine, 
which was well attended by the members. 
Some of our members possess powerful microscopes, which have 
added interest to our meetings from time to time. 
In Botany considerable individual work has been done during 
the summer, and for the coming season a systematic visitation of 
botanical grounds near here has been arranged. 
Several additions have been made to our herbarium, of wild 
plants found in this locality. 
je Be BURNER, | H. S. MOORE, 
Chairman. Secretary. 
