Natural History of the Hudson's Bay Territories, 45 
hen, Gallinula chloropus, and a water ouzel, Cinclus aquaticus, both 
apparently swallowed very shortly before the fish was captured. The 
pike weighed 30 lbs,, and measured 4 feet 4 inches in length. It was 
taken on the estate of the Duke of Atholl, in Perthshire, and is now pre- 
served in the valuable Anatomical Museum of the University. 
Wednesday, 26th January 1859. — T. Strethill Weight, M.D., 
President, in the Chair. 
The Donations to the Library were as follow : — 
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadel- 
phia, 1857-8 ; Notice of some Remarks by the late Mr Hugh 
Miller, — From the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 2. 
Memoires de la Societe Imperial des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg, 
Tome IV., 1856. — From the Society. 3. Graduation Address, 
August 1858; On the Structure and Growth of Timber, and on the 
Dry Rot in Wood ; Notice of the Palm House in the Royal Botanical 
Garden at Edinburgh, by Professor Balfour. — From the Author. 
4. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, No. 56, 
November 1858. — From the Society. Thanks were voted to the donors. 
The following communications were then read : — 
I. Contributions to the Natural History of the Hudson's Bay Terri- 
tories. Aves. — Part 1. (Numerous Specimens were exhibited.) By 
Andrew Murray, Esq. 
Before commencing the enumeration of the birds, I should 
wish to make an ample preliminary acknowledgment of the 
assistance I have received in determining them, from our cele- 
brated ornithologist Sir Wm. Jardine, Bart., and also from 
Dr J. A. Smith of Edinburgh. Their extensive knowledge and 
familiarity with the subject have saved me much labour ; and 
wherever the species were difficult of determination, the reader 
has the satisfaction of knowing that it is introduced in accord- 
ance with the careful examination and deliberation of these 
gentlemen as well as myself. 
Archibuteo Sancti Johannis, (Gmel.) 
Received both from Severn House and Trout Lake Station. 
Very near our own Archibuteo lagopus^, or rough-footed fal- 
