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Prof. John Craig was proposed by the Kev. Dr. Camp- 

 bell, seconded by Dr. Wesley Mills, as an ordinary member. 

 On motion of Rev. Dr. Campbell, seconded by George 

 Sumner, the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot 

 for the election of this member. 



A fine eagle from Agassiz, B.C., was presented by 

 Herbert W. Sheam, of the same place. On motion of the 

 Rev. Dr. Campbell, seconded by Mr. Williams, the thanks 

 of the Society were tendered to the donor. 



Mr. E. T. Chambers, the Librarian, reported the usual 

 number of exchanges, among which were a number from 

 La Plata. 



A paper on Dimorphism and Polymorphism in Butter- 

 flies was then read by Mr. H. H. Lyman. It was moved 

 by Mr. Kearley, seconded by J. S. Shearer, that the thanks 

 of the Society be accorded to Mr. Lyman for his valuable 

 paper. 



A paper entitled "Additional Remarks on the Flora of 

 the Island of Montreal," was then read by the Rev. Dr. 

 Campbell. Moved by Edgar Judge, seconded by J. M. 

 M. Duff, that the hearty thanks of the Society be given 

 to the Rev. Dr. Campbell for the communication. Carried. 



Book Notices. 



From the Greeks to Darwin, an Outline of the Development 

 of the Evolution Idea. — By Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sc.D., Da Costa 

 Professor of Biology in Columbia College, Curator of the American 

 Museum of Natural History. MacMillan & Co., New York and 

 London, 1894. Price $2.00. 



The present work is the outcome of studies which Professor Osborn 

 has been carrying on for a few years past, and should be welcomed as 

 an attempt to select the men who have been potent factors in the 

 development of the evolution idea and to define the part played by 

 them. The work is divided into six chapters : The Anticipation and 

 Interpretation of Nature ; Among the Greeks ; The Theologians and 

 Natural Philosophers ; the Evolution of the Eighteenth Century^ ; 

 from Lamarck to St. Hilaire ; and Darwin. 



