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north, soutli, east and west. He has taken these Papllio 

 Oregonia, hitherto considered peculiar to the Pacific Coast. 



In addition to extending the range of this and other spe- 

 cies, Mr. Heath has discovered a new moth, Asterocopiis 

 horealis, Smith, now in the U.S. National Museum, and 

 probably also a new butterfly, a species of Thecla, as yet un- 

 described. 



A list of works on our insects or useful to students of the 

 same, mil be published as an appendix to this paper. 



ZOOLOGY. 



The standard work on our l^orthwest fauna has hitherto 

 been Sir John Richardson's "Fauna Borealis Americana." 

 Professor J. Macoun has given much attention to the 

 subject and as before stated, is working up the mam- 

 mals, reptiles and birds for publication. In his "Manitoba 

 and the N'orthwest" (1882), the Professor gives lists of species 

 known to that date. The follomng synopsis of the mammals 

 is taken from that work : — • 



Carnivora (Flesh Eaters) . . 

 IJngTilata (Hoofed Mammals) 

 Ohiroptera (the Bats) . . . . 

 Insectivora (Insect Eaters) . 

 Kodeniia (the Rodents) . . . 



Total Orders . . 5 



The "Contributions to N'atural Science," published by 

 the Smithsonian Institution, A¥ashington, contain, I beheve, 

 a good deal of material upon our mammals, but I have not 

 l)een able to consult them. 



hocal Invesiicfators. — Mr. E. E. Thompson, formerly of 

 Carberry, has given considerable attention to the mammals, 

 and has published several works, some being papers prepared 

 for this Society. 



Some work has been done in the l^orthwest by amateurs, 

 amongst whom are Mr. Coubeaux. 



In Manitoba we are fortunate in ha^dng an enthusiastic 

 worker, in Mr. G. E. Atkinson, of Portage la Prairie, who 

 is now investigating the mammals of the Province. 



There is much to be done in this field. 



