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BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
Note. — This species was not recorded by Chamberlain in list 
in Bulletin I, but on page 40 of Bulletin II appears this note : 
“The only example of this species known to have been observed 
in this Province, was shot by Geo. Barnhill, Esq., at Belvidere 
Lake, on April 8th, (1882). * 
On December 15th, a specimen of this species arrived from 
Grand Manan, where it had been shot. It was purchased by a 
Mr. Medford, who had it skinned by a local taxidermist, and later 
presnted it to our Society. Although both as a bird and a skin 
it had received unusually hard usage and handling, it was con- 
sidered too valuable a specimen to be thrown away, and was 
therefore mounted by the writer, and will be added to the 
Society’s collection as soon as it is properly seasoned. 
Additional Notes. — The English Sparrow (Passer domes- 
ticus) is now far too abundant, and its great numbers may be 
accounted for by the number of broods reared, as will be noted 
from the following : On April 2nd I picked up a dead young bird 
evidently a couple of days old, and on September 10th I observed 
a female feeding young. 
It is only necessary to add to this report that the entire col- 
lection of birds has been removed to our new quarters where will 
be found 320 specimens, embracing 192 species, labelled and 
arranged according to the classification of the American 
Ornithological Union. 
The work of moving this collection was necessarily slow and 
required much care and it is a great pleasure to be able to state 
that but one specimen was seriously injured in transit. Quite a 
number of duplicates have been placed in the store room. 
Respectfully submitted, 
' A. Gordon Leavitt. 
Report of Zoology. 
Your Committee on Invertebrate Zoology beg to submit the 
following report : 
During the past year collecting has been carried on by 
A. Gordon Leavitt, William M'clntosh and others. Particular 
