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American Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 Prof. Bailey, of Fredericton ; Prof. Macoun, of the Geologi- 

 cal Survey; Prof. McKay, of Halifax; Professors Pen- 

 hallow, Johnston, Murray and Dr. Wesley Mills, of .M HI ill 

 College, Mr. Geo. Murray, of the High School ; Eevs. Dr. 

 Patterson and Withrow, Thos. Mcllwraith, Esq., of Hamil- 

 ton, one of the great ornithologists of the continent ; Jas. H. 

 Coyne, Esq., <>f the Elgin County Pioneers; H. Ami, Esq., 

 of the Geological Survey, and Messrs. W. D. Lighthall and 



A. E. Lyman, representing affiliated societies. 



Among the members of the Natural History Society ac- 

 companying the excursion were Messrs. J. S. Shearer, Vice- 

 President; Senator Murphy, Vice-President ; J.S.Brown, 

 President of the Microscopical Society ; Professor Cox and 

 Mr. Adams, of McGill College ; Capt. Adams, Dr. McConnell, 

 E. W. McLachlan, S. Finley, H. T. Martin, H. McLaren, F. 



B. Caultield, J. B. Goode, Edgar Judge, Hon. J. K. Ward, T. 

 H. Carter, J. Harper, Eev. Dr. Smyth and Eev. Dr. Camp- 

 bell, Vice-President. The citizens generally were repre- 

 sented by Aldermen Eolland, Martineau, Shorey and Griffin, 

 Eev. Principal Barbour, Messrs. Geo. Lighthall, E. H. 

 Hamilton, Dr. B. H. Clarke, Eugene Beaudry and others, 

 and a very large number of ladies, who have always proved 

 the most enthusiastic patrons of our annual field day. The 

 excursionists filled five cars to their utmost capacity. 



The place selected for this year's visit was Calumet, a 

 station on the main line of the Canada Pacific Railway mid- 

 way between Montreal and Ottawa. At this point the 

 southernmost ridge of the Laurentians almost touches the 

 north banlc of the Ottawa river, and a lovelier spot, or one 

 likelier to yield a day's profitable search to the naturalist 

 could not have been chosen. The weather proved most 

 propitious and great was the delight of all the excursionists 

 as the train bowled past numerous orchards white with 

 fragrant blossoms and grassy meads dotted with the golden 

 radiancy of the dandelion, and pastures enlivened with the 

 brightest of buttercups. Calumet was reached at 11 am. 

 and as the quests defiled from the train laden with baskets, 



