The following from Alex. Bell, of Euphemia, through Edward Little, of Newburg, C. W. :—

1. A Wart taken from the root of a soft-maple tree (Acer. dasycarpum) fully 26 feet from the living trunk, the root to which it was attached not exceeding one inch in diameter at its junction in either end. 1856.

2. An Arrow nearly one yard in length, one of a full quiver of fifty from Upper California, now in possession of a gentleman who, after being pierced with two of them, despatched the Indian and brought the bow and arrow home. The quiver is made of tanned deerskin, with the hair on. The arrow is made of two different kinds of wood and spliced very neatly; it is also barbed with three feathers. The stone head is remarkably sharp and neatly made.

3. An Oak Deer-bleat, given to the donor by the Indian Shauriabee in 1846, and stated by him to be his own manufacture.

4. A Stone Arrow-head 1 inches long, found ten feet under ground on Lot 21, Euphemia, C. W., shewing a striking analogy between the Californian and Canadian weapon.

5. An Oval Stone Hatchet about 4 inches long by 21 broad, inch thick, well polished and perforated across its breadth, the aperture half an inch in width. The stone is a very jasperry slate, transversely marked with natural lines. This instrument was obtained in 1854 below the surface of the ground on the margin of the River Sydenham, Lot 12, First Concession, Brooke, C. W.

6. A Horse's Tooth. (For particulars see page 317 of the Naturalist for August, 1858.)

7. A piece of fossiliferous limestone from Newburg, C. W.

A true specimen of Datura Wrightii Metallides; from William Lunn, Esq.

Snout of a Sword-fish; from Captain Lafontaine.

A Thermometer; from Dr. Gibb, London.

Two portions of Strata from bed of the St. Lawrence; from Captain Dutton.

Two specimens of Coronula Diadema from whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; from Principal Dawson.

Twenty-one Chinese Tiles; from Dr. Gibb, London.

Box of Ores; from Wilgress, Esq.

A Box of Specimens from Pompeii; from Dr. W. Jones.

A Belt-plate of the Royal 60th Regiment; from ditto.

The Rattle of a Rattlesnake; from ditto.

Bamboo or Cane-stick, with curious knotted head (from the Mauritius); from ditto.

Fossil Plants from Devonian Rocks of Gaspé; from Principal Dawson, President of the Society.

Antelope Furcifer, from the plains of the Saskatchewan; from Geo. Barnston, Esq.

Tetrao Richardsoni, male and female, from the Rocky Mountains, lat. 65 degrees N.; from ditto.

Embryo Salmon; from James Ferrier, Jr., Esq.

A Concretion from the Caen stone used in the construction of the new English Cathedral; from Mr. Hutchinson, builder.

A Systematic List of Coleoptera found in the Vicinity of Montreal. By W. S. M. D'URBAIN.

The following list, being the result of hardly two seasons' collecting, contains only a small portion of the Coleoptera to be found in the neighbourhood of Montreal, but is nevertheless offered as a contribution to the Entomology of Canada, in the belief that it will be useful in ascertaining the geographical distribution of the species enumeratel, nearly all of which have been determined by the eminent coleopterist, Dr. J. L. Leconte of Philadelphia, to whom I here beg to return. my sincere thanks for his kindness in naming a large number of specimens for me.

GEODEPHAGA.

1. Family Cicindelida, Kirby.

1. Cicindela, Linn. (See Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., Vol. XI., new series, p. 27.)

C. sexguttata, Fabr. Common, May and June.

C. purpurea, Oliv. Extremely abundant on sandy places from April

to August; several remarkable varieties occur.

C. vulgaris, Say. (obliquata, Dej.) Very abundant, with the preceding species.

C. duodecim-guttata, Dej. (proteus, Kirby.) In the same places,
but not so numerous as the two last species, May.

C. Baltimorensis, Herbst. (repanda, Dej.) Rather scarce, May to
July,

1. Lebia, Latr.

L. tricolor, Say.

L. fuscata, Dej.
June.

2. Fam. Carabidæ, Leach.

1. Sub-fam. Brachinides, Westw.

One specimen taken on the Mountain in October.
Rare, by sweeping herbage on the Mountain in

L. axillaris, Dej. Rare, by sweeping herbage on the Mountain in

June.

L. viridis, Say.

L. pumila, Dej.

2. Cymindis, Latr.

Rare, on the Mountain in October.

Abundant on flowers of Solidago in August.
(Tarns, Clairville.)

C. pilosa, Say. Rare, under bark of dead stumps on the Mountain.
C. reflexa, Lec. (marginata, Kirby?) Common under stones, bark
of dead stumps, &c., on the Mountain, May.

3. Brachinus, Weber.

(Several species, not determined.) Common, under stones.

2. Sub-fam. Scaritides, Westw.

4. Dyschirius, Bon. (See Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. IX. p. 75.) D. globulosus, Putz. Under stones on the Mountain, May.

5. Patrobus, Dej.

3. Sub-fam. Harpalides, Westw.

P. longicornis, Say. Under stones, Montreal and Beloeil Mountains, May and June.

6. Platynus, Bon. (Agonum and Anchomenus, Bon.)

Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. VII. p. 40.)

(See Proc

P. sinuatus, Dej. Abundant under bark of stumps, swamp near Mile-end road, September.

P. melanarius, Dej. Under stones, sides of the Mountain, May. P. Harrisii, Lec. One specimen taken under a stone N.E. side of the Mountain, April.

P. atratus, Lec. One specimen taken with the last species.

P. cupripennis, Say. Abundant under stones, &c., everywhere.
P. obsoletus, Say. Very numerous in the old Museum of the Nat.
Hist. Soc., Little St. James St., May to August, 1857; flies to
light at night.

P. stigmosus, Lec. Not common, under stones.

7. Poecilus, Bon. (See Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. II. new series, p. 253.)

P. lucublandus, Dej. Extremely abundant under stones every where, especially in early spring.

8. Pterostichus, Bon. Feronia, Latr.

(See Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci.

Phila., Vol. II., new series, p. 234.)

P. mutus, Say. Abundant under stones, Montreal and Beloeil Mountains, May and October.

P. erythropus, Dej.

Under stones on the Mountain, May.

P. adjunctus, Lec. Under stones, sides of the Mountain, May.

P. mandibularis? Kirby. Under stones, sides of the Mountain.

9. Amara, Latr. (See Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. VII., p. 346.) A. angustata, Say. One specimen taken by sweeping herbage, sides of the Mountain, June.

A. impuncticollis, Say. Under stones.

A. interstitialis, Dej. (inæqualis, Kirby.) Not uncommon in spring. A. obesa, Say. Not common, under stones.

10. Agonoderus, Dej.

A. pallipes, Dej. Not uncommon under stones on the Mountain slopes.

11. Anisodactylus, Dej.

A. Baltimorensis, Say. Common under stones, &c., Montreal and

Laprairie.

A. Harrisii, Lec. (agricola, fide Harris.) Not common, under

stones.

12. Harpalus, Latr.

H. Pensylvanicus, Geer. (bicolor, Fabr.) Abundant under stones. In vast numbers at dusk running over the fields near Laprairie, in September.

H. viridiæneus, Beauv. Abundant under stones, Montreal and

Sorel.

H. herbivagus, Say. In great abundance under stones, &c., Montreal, Laprairie, Beloeil Mountain, and Sorel, April to October.

13. Brady cellus, Erich. (Geobanus, Lec.)

B. rupestris, Say. (Trechus flavipes, Kirby.) Common under stones, sides of the Mountain, and at Sorel under dry cowdung.

14. Stenolophus, Dej.

S. conjunctus, Say. By sweeping herbage on the Mountain in June; common under stones, Beloeil Mountain, in May.

S. inops, Lec. One specimen taken under a stone, Beloeil Moun

tain, May.

15. Chlænius, Bon. (See Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. VIII. p. 25.) C. sericeus, Forst. Extremely abundant under stones everywhere. C. chlorophanus, Dej. Common under stones, shores of islands

above Lachine.

C. tricolor, Dej. Abundant under stones.

C. Pensylvanicus, Say. (vicinus, Dej.) Not so common as the last species.

C. circumcinctus, Say. Rare.

C. impunctifrons, Say. Rare, Beloeil Mountain.

C. tomentosus, Say. Logan's farm, June.

16. Carabus, Linn.

4. Sub-fam. Carabides, Westw.

C. serratus, Say. Under stones; most numerous at Sorel.

17. Calasoma, Weber.

C. calidum, Fabr. Very abundant everywhere.

18. Elaphrus, Fabr.

E. Californicus, Mann. (var. punctatissimus, Lec.) Rare.
5. Sub-fam. Bembidiides, Westw.

(See Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. IX., p. 2.)

19. Bembidium, Latr. (Ochthedromus, Lec.)

B. lucidum, Lec. Abundant under stones and in damp yards, May

and June.

B. patruelis, Dej.

June.

Taken by sweeping herbage, Logan's farms

B. versicolor, Lec. (variegatum, Kirby.)
Logan's farm, June.

Taken by sweeping,

B. rupestre, Dej. One specimen taken in the yard of the old Nat. Hist. Soc. Museum, Little St. James Street, June 1857.

20. Tachys, Knoch.

T. inornatus, Say. Numerous under bark of a dead pine on the Mountain, May; and Mile-end road, September, 1857.

1. Dytiscus, Linn.

HYDRADEPHAGA.

1. Fam. Dytiscidæ, Leach.

1. Sub-fam. Dytiscina.

D. fasciventris, Say. (Carolinus, Aubé.) Rare, ditches on the Lachine Railway, April.

2. Acilius, Leach.

A. fraternus, Harris. Extremely numerous in small pools on the sandy common between St. Catherine and Sherbrooke Streets May.

2. Sub-fam. Colymbetina.

3. Colymbetes, Clairville.

C. triseriatus, Kirby. One specimen taken in a pond near Mileend toll-bar, May 7th, 1857.

C. binotatus, Harris. In a pond on the common at Laprairie, May 13th, 1857.

4. Ilybius, Erichs.

I. biguttulus, Germ. In a small pool in a field at the head of St. Denis Street, August 27, 1857.

5. Agabus, Leach.

A. striatus? Say. In ponds, June.

A. (not named.) In a running stream on the common between St. Catherine and Sherbrooke Streets, May 7th, 1857.

6. Laccophilus, Leach.

L. maculosus, Say. Abundant in streams and ponds, Montreal and St. Hilaire.

3. Sub-fam. Hydroporine.

(See Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. VII., p. 290.)

7. Hydroporus, Clairville.

H. similis, Kirby. Numerous in a pond at the head of St. Denis Street, April 1857.

HI. modestus, Aubé. In small ponds between St. Catherine and Sherbrooke Streets West, beginning of May.

H. nanus, Aubé. Very abundant in ponds between St. Catherine and Sherbrooke Streets West, and at St. Hilaire, May.

8. Haliplus, Latr.

Sub-fam. Haliplinæ.

H. immaculaticollis, Harris. Stream on Logan's farm, October. 9. Cnemidotus, Mlig.

C. duodecim-punctatus, Say. Very abundant in a stream on Logan's farm, October.

1. Gyrinns, Geoff.

2. Fam. Gyrinida, Leach.

G. lateralis, Aubé. Pools on the common between St. Catherine

and Sherbrooke Streets West, May.

G. (not determined.) Pools on the common between St. Catherine and Sherbrooke Streets West, May.

G. (not named.) Pools and streams, May to October.