tary, Mr. Jonathan Dvvight, Jr. ; Treasurer, Dr. C. Slover Allen. Reso- 

 lutions were adopted relative to the death of Mr. S. Lowell Elliott, a Resi- 

 dent Member. Mr. Ernest E. Thompson made some remarks upon the 

 'Zoographical Areas of the Province of Ontario, Canada,' in substance as 

 follows : A line drawn from the southern end of Georgian Bay to the east- 

 ern end of Lake Ontario seems to divide the Canadian from the Allegha- 

 nian fauna, and this same line is the dividing line between the Laurentian 

 and Silurian geological formations. North of it is a region of rocks and 

 fresh water lakes, where are found such species of birds as the Spruce Par- 

 tridge (Deudragapus c?inade?isis) , Hudsonian Chickadee (Parus hudso?ii- 

 cus), and Three-toed Woodpeckers (Picoides arcticus and/ 5 , americanus) ; 

 while south of it is found an alluvial soil and a fine farming country, where 

 such species as the Black Squirrel (Sciurus caroline7isis leitcotis), Fox 

 Squirrel (S. niger ludovicianus) , Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila ccerti- 

 lea), Wood Thrush (Tardus mustelinus) , and Red-bellied Woodpecker 

 (Melanerpes carolinus) are found. Along the shores of Lake Erie grow 

 liriodendron, walnut, chestnut and peach. North of this is a region of 

 tamarack swamp, although in elevation 250 feet higher. At Ottawa there 

 is an area of depression, characterized by many forms of life usually confined 

 to more southern latitudes. Such species as Polioptila ccerulea, Tardus 

 mustelinus, Harporhynchus rufus, Am mod ramus passerinus, and Ammo- 

 dramus caudacutus are among those recorded from this region. Near Lake 

 Nipissing is another area of depression where some oak and beach are 

 found. A curious fact is that during the spring migration the Plovers 

 and Shore-birds. approach Toronto from the east and then turn abruptly 

 northward, while the Warblers come from the southwest. Fifty years 

 ago the Skunk (Mephitis mephitica) was not found at Toronto, where it 

 is now established. A strange record is that of a Franklin's Spermo- 

 phile (Spermophilus franklini) killed near Gravenhurst, about 120 miles 

 north of Toronto. 



Mr. George B. Sennett exhibited, from his collection from Tamaulipas, 

 Mexico, many species of birds given in Mr. Ridgway's 'ManuaF as found 

 in the region contiguous to the United States, and liable to occur within 

 oar limits. — Jonathan Dwight, Jr. , Recording Secretary. 



