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Canadian Record of Science. 



* Modern Attainments in Geology. Translated from the 



German by Nevil Xorton Evans, M.A.Sc 272 



* Some Common Birds in their Relation to Agriculture. 



By F. E. L Beal, B.S 291 



* Note on the Earthquake of May 27th, 1897 309 



* Outline of the President's Retiring Address 310 



* Field Day to Riviere Rouge 314 



* Report of Chairman of Council of the Natural History 



Society of Montreal for the year ending 27th May, 



1896 318 



* Museum Report for 1896-7 319 



* Report of the Treasurer from May 28th, 1896, to 



June 3rd, 1897 321 



* Report of the Library Committee 324 



* Report of the Editing and Exchange Committee 325 



Book Notices : 



Sponges from the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts of 



Canada. By W. E. Deeks, B. A., M. A 335 



Postscript to a "Description of a New Genus and Species 

 of Cystideans from the Trenton Limestone at Ottawa. 

 By J. F. Whiteavbs, F.R.S.C." 395 



Addendum to Note on Nova Scotia Carboniferous Ento- 

 mostraca in Number for January, 1897. By Sir Wm. 

 Dawson, LL.D., F.R.S 396 



The Meeting of the British Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science. By Nevil Norton Evans, M.A.Sc. 397 



Address. By Sir John Evans, K.C.B., D.C.L., LL.D., 



Sc.D., etc 399 



Report of Explorations in the Labrador Peninsula along 

 the East Main, Koksoak, Hamilton, Manicuagan and 

 Portions of other Rivers in 1892-93-94-95. By 

 A. P. Low, B.Ap.Sc 426 



The Great Unmapped Areas of the Earth's Surface Await- 

 ing the Explorer and Geographer. By J. Scott 

 Keltie, LL.D., etc 430 



