REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
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The Wood Ibis, also known as Water Turkey or Colorado 
Turkey, is stated to range from southern South America 
to south-eastern California, Arizona and the Gulf Coast, 
wandering in summer northward through the lower Mississippi 
valley to Missouri, irregularly to Utah, Colorado, Indiana and 
Wisconsin, and casually to Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. 
So it will be noted that the presence of the bird so far north is 
probably a very unusual occurrence. 
Archaeology (William McIntosh, Chairman.) 
During the past three years your Committee on Archaeology 
has not presented a report. During this time considerable 
field work was done, resulting, in the Society’s collection of 
prehistoric Indian relics being increased over four fold. This 
great accession of material was due largely to the gifts of a 
number of local collectors, who generously gave to the museum; 
specimens which were the result of many years collecting. 
Among other donors, Mr. David Balmain, of Indian Point, 
presented 227 specimens. Mr. Duncan London of Lakeville 
Corner, 157 specimens; Messrs. John, Harry and Leslie Gunter 
of Upper Jemseg, over 100; Mr. Chas. Coakley, Douglas Harbor, 
Mr. Melbourne Dykeman, Upper Jemseg, and others, smaller 
collections. A full list of those who presented articles will be 
found in the yearly reports. 
During the summers of 1909, 1910, 1911, the Curator accom- 
panied by members of the Society, visited a large number of 
pre-historic camp and village sites in central New Brunswick. 
Sketch maps were made, and a great deal of valuable data was 
obtained regarding the archaeology of the Province. Savage 
Island on the St. John River was the most northerly place 
visited. At the upper end of this island we obtained a fine 
plummet, a, stone axe, arrowheads, pottery and quantities of 
chips giving evidence of an Indian encampment having been 
situated here in former times. We camped on Ministers Island; 
according to local tradition this was an Indian burial place, 
but we were not able to find any trace of graves. A number of 
the islands in the vicinity were searched but with little success. 
