116 PROCEEDINGS. 



Ordinary Meeting, Provincial Museum, March 15, 1880. 

 Robert Morrow, Esq., in the Chair. 

 Inter alia. 



Specimens of the Corals, Primnoa Reseda, and Paragorgea Arbcrea were 

 exhibited from the Museum collections. These had been found by fishermen in 

 the Halibut fishery at Little Banquereau, north of Sable Island. They were 

 regarded with peculiar interest as being Nova Scotian products. 



Dr. Gilpin then read a long and interesting Paper, " On the Wild Ducks of 

 Nova Scotia." 



The Paper was illustrated by the extensive and beautiful collection of Wild 

 Ducks in the Museum. 



Ordinary Meeting, Dalhousie College, April 19, 1880. 

 The President in the Chair. 



Dr. SoMMERsread some remarks "On a new Nova Scotia Trillium." 



The specimen was found by Miss Godfrey, of Clementsport, Annapolis 

 County, near the Victoria Bridge, Bear River. 



Mr. Morrow then read the first part of an interesting Paper " On the 

 Osteology of Salmo Salar. 



The Paper was illustrated by carefully prepared skeletons. 



Ordinary Meeting, Dalhousie College, May 10, 1880. 



The President m the Chair. 



Inter alia. 



Dr. James Walker was elected an Associate member. 



Mr. Morrow read the second part of his Paper " On the Osteology of the 

 Salmo Salar. 



Dr. Honeyman then read a Paper entitled " Notes on a new Geological 

 Progress Map of Pictou County." 



Adjourned until October next. 



