Table 2. Acquisitions of the P.E.I. Natural History Society 1889-1891(?) 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Natural History of Prince Edward Island by F. Bain - presented by Mr. Bain 
     
     Gray's Manual of Botany, 1890 edition - purchase authorized by executive 
     
     16 issues of the Transactions of the N.S. Institute Nat. Science - obtained 
     
     ' from Prof. McGregor of Halifax (by Nov. 19, 1890) 
     
     The Ottawa Naturalist received monthly since April 1890 - obtained from Prof. 
     
     Fletcher (by Nov. 19, 1890) 
     
     12 Bulletins — obtained from the Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa (by Nov. 19, 
     
    
   
   
    
     1890) 
     
    

    
     several pamphlets - obtained from Mr. Henry Piess (sp.) and others (by Nov. 19,. 
     
     1890 ‘ 
     
    

    
     At the Nov. 19, 1890 executive meeting the following gifts were also reported: 
     
     Bear paws, skull of walrus and ? - from Mr. R.H. MacDonald, St. Eleanors 
     
    
   
   
    
     Large walrus skull - Mr. James Grant 
     
     Shark's head - Mr. R.R. Brace 
     
     Specimens of foliage of native trees - The Pres. 
     
     Specimens of native woods and a salamander - Mr. Jno Newson 
     
    

    
     Undated clipping: . 
     
     "Edward Bayfield Esq., has presented to the Natural History Society of P.E. 
     
     Island a valuable caoinet of shells collected from the Gulf and River St. 
     
     Lawrence by the late Admiral Bayfield, during his survey of these waters. 
     
     The collection is one of the most interesting in these Provinces as it 
     
     represents the various sections of the wide field covered by the Admiralty 
     
     Survey. It contains a large number of specimens of each of the seventyd 
     
     six species represented, and exhibits these in their many forms and 
     
     varieties." 
     
     The list of species in the cabinet as compiled by Francis Bain records: 
     
    
   
   
    
     1 Arthropoda, 65 Mollusca, 3 Echinodermata, 1 Protozoa (sponge), 1 Algae 
     
     and 24 fossils. 
     
    
   
   
    
     FEEDER REPORT 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Andrew feeder in Milltown Cross: (mid February maximums) 10 Blue Jay, 5 Common 
     
     Crow, 20 Starlina, 1 Common Grackle (Feb. 19), 50 Brown-headed Cowbird (Feb. 15), 
     
     30 Evening Grosbeak, 1 Junco (Mar. 5) (LA). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Clark feeder in Indian River: (Feb. 10) 6 Canada Goose (1 with a broken wing), 1 
     
     Goshawk (Jan. 21), 2 Merlin (Feb. 8), 1 Ruffed Grouse (Feb. 7), 5 Mourning Dove, 
     
     2 Hairy Woodpecker (Dec. 9 - Jan. 10), 2 Downy Woodpecker, 5 Common Crow, 24 
     
     Black-capped Chickadee, 1 Robin (Feb. 3-6), 12 House Sparrow, 9-10 Common Grackle 
     
    
   
   
    
     (passing through on Jan 26), 85 Evening Grosbeak, 2 Purple Finch, 6 Dark-eyed 
     
     Junco, 3 Red Squirrel ( C)- 
     
    
   
   
    
     West feeder in Lewis Point: (Feb. 1) 15 Gray Partridge (about Feb. 10), 2 Hairy 
     
     Woodpecker, 2 Downy Woodpecker, 3 Blue Jay, 4 Common Crow, 3-4 Black-capped 
     
     Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch (2 on Jan. 18, 1 on Jan. 30), 6 Evening Gros- 
     
     beak (Jan. 28), 3 Red Squirrel (AW, MW). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Thanks to all who contributed records: Lenore Andrew (LA), Jack Beaton (JB), 
     
    

    
     Vera Beck (VB), Winnie Cairns (WEC), Thelma Clark (TC), Bill Green (BG), Catherine 
     
     Herring (CH), Geoff Hogan (GGH), Alan Holman (AH), Helen Holman (HH), Ann-Charlotte 
     
     Kelly (ACK), George Knox (GK), Jim Lovering (JL), Gerald MacDonald (GM), Arlene 
     
     MacGuigan (AM), Bruce MacLaren (RBM), Ian MacQuarrie (IGM), Dan McAskill (JDM), 
     
     Phil Michael (PM), Janet Stairs (JS), 'Spud' Stewart (SS), Jane Symmes (JS), Dot 
     
     Vessey (DV), David Webber (DW), Eulalie Weeks (EW), Allison West (AW), Miriam 
     
    

    
     West (MW), Carl Willms (CW), Mary Willms (MW), John Wright (JW). 
     
    
   
   
    
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