THE 



Canadian Record of Science. 



MONTREAL 



VOLUME I. NUMBER I. 



I. Introduction. 



The Canadian Naturalist, of which the present journal is a 

 continuation, first appeared in February, 1856, under the title of 

 The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist, with the name of E. 

 Billings as editor, and was published at Montreal, bi-monthly. After 

 the first year there was added to its title the words, " and Pro 

 ceedings of the Natural History Society of Montreal" it being 

 at the same time announced that it was conducted by a committee 

 of this Society, Mr. Billings remaining one of the editors. 



Of this, the first series of the journal, eight volumes appeared, 

 the last in 1863. In 1864 began a new series with the same title 

 as before, still published bi-monthly and conducted by a committee 

 of the Natural History Society, Mr. D. A. P. Watt being the 

 general editor. In 1866 only two numbers of volume III. were 

 published, and but one in 1867, the remaining three numbers 

 appearing in 1868 ; so that this volume extends over the three years 

 1866-1868, though the journal still purported to be bi-monthly. 

 With volume IV. the title was changed to that of The Canadian 

 Naturalist and Quarterly Journal of Science. This volume was 





