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lection made by Gould and Godfrey numbered: 259 mammals, including 
27 skeletons and alcoholic preparations; 229 birds, including 46 skeletons 
and alcoholic preparations; 20 amphibians; 10 reptiles; and a few other 
specimens. 
P. A. Taverner devoted part of the season to collecting and photograph- 
ing flowering plants in the vicinity of Ottawa. One purpose of this work 
is to secure good illustrations, coloured and uncoloured, for lantern slides, 
and eventually, perhaps, for a popular book on the most interesting Cana- 
dian plants. 
Charles H. Young and Ronald W. Smith made a brief field trip to 
Meach lake, Gatineau county, Quebec, to collect local material of Ottawa 
district, and obtained 55 birds and 14 mammals between September 19 and 
30. Mr. Smith took advantage of an unusual migration of winter birds 
while on a visit at Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and collected 48 birds and 1 
mammal between January 1 and 10. 
Clyde L. Patch, D. J. Blakely, and C. E. Johnson made small additions 
to the local collections of the museum. 
Routine work occupied much of the year for the chief of the division. 
Some further progress was made on a book on the “ Mammals of Canada ” 
and in revising a detailed technical manuscript “ Check-List of Canadian 
Mammals.” Revisionary studies of some of the lesser known groups of 
mammals were carried on as part of the necessary foundation for the above 
works. He also served as member of several interdepartmental advisory 
boards and standing committees. 
Publications 
Reports and scientific papers published during the year are: 
Our Birds of Prey. By P. A. Taverner. Forest and Outdoors, Montreal, Que., 
Sept. 1935. 
Avian Murder. By P. A. Taverner. Canadian Field-Naturalist, Ottawa, Oct. 1935. 
Reviews of Ornithological Literature. By P. A. Taverner. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 
1935-36. 
Taxonomic Comments on Red-tailed Hawks. By P. A. Taverner. The Condor, 
Berkeley, California, March-April 1936. 
Lectures 
Some Problems of Mammal Distribution in Southern British Columbia. By R. M. 
Anderson. Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A., May 2, 1935. 
Biological Work. By R. M. Anderson. Normal School, Ottawa, series of lectures, 
Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, 1935. 
Bird Life Zones in Southern British Columbia. By R. M. Anderson. A.O.U., Royal 
Ontario Museum, Toronto, Oct. 23, 1935. 
Canadian Mammals. By R. M. Anderson. Normal School, Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 11, 1935. 
Mammals of the Ottawa District. By R. M. Anderson. Field Naturalists Club, Ottawa, 
Ont., Feb. 27, 1936. 
Backstage in a Museum. By C. L. Patch. Westboro Men’s Club, Westboro, Ont., 
Dec. 15, 1935; Normal School, Ottawa, Feb. 12 and March 11, 1936. 
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Educations] Work 
Sixteen new specimens of mammals and birds were added to the School 
Loan Collection, which now contains 138 specimens. Four hundred and 
seventy-five loans were made to educational institutions for use in nature 
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