54 Canadian Record of Science. 



Eight new members have been added this year, and we 

 have lost four by death, viz. : H. Lyman, one of our oldest 

 Life Members, Robert Mitchell, E. R. Grindley, and 

 W. Kennedy. 



The number of members, at present, is only about 170 ; 

 this includes the life, ordinary, and associate members. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



J. Stevenson Brown, 



Chairman of Council. 



Museum Repoet for 1897-98. 



During the past year I have to report that our collec- 

 tion of Hummingbirds has been named and labelled, and 

 this has completed the renaming of our entire bird 

 collection. 



The Birds' Eggs have been cleaned and re-arranged, 

 and quite a number of additional specimens have been 

 named and placed on exhibition, so that these cases of eggs 

 form quite an attractive feature of the Museum. 



Mr. Winn has re-arranged several drawers in the insect 

 cabinet, and both he and Mr. Brainerd have made valuable 

 additions to our collection of Canadian Lepidoptera. 



The two cases of Lepidoptera on the Landing have also 

 been cleaned and labelled. We hope to exhibit in the 

 Museum this summer live specimens of the larva of some 

 of our large Moths and Butterflies, so that visitors may 

 see them in the various stages of their developement. 



The collection of Crabs, Lobsters and other Crustacea 

 has been re-arranged in the gallery cases and the different 

 families grouped together and labelled, and the Corals, 

 Sponges and other low forms of life have also been cleaned 

 and re-arranged and placed all together in the gallery cases. 

 The Eish Collection has been re-arransred and a large 



