Excerpt from The Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. 32: April, 1918-December, 1918 The time has come, however, when a local periodical of this nature is inadequate and the Dominion requires a more creditable and representa tive publication for the record and dissemination of the results of scientific research. The ottawa naturalist, with its already established position, long and honorable history and scientific standing, seems a logical nucleus from which such a publica tion should be developed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.