"4adfb110-a9a2-47d4-a9d8-b37e55e987cc"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "REPORT OF PROVINCIAL MUSEUM, 1941."@en . "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1198198"@en . "Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "British Columbia. Legislative Assembly"@en . "2016"@en . "[1943]"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0314285/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA\nEEPOET\nOP THE\nPEOYINCIAL MUSEUM\nOP\n. NATURAL HISTORY\nAND\nANTHROPOLOGY\nFOR THE YEAR 1941\nPRINTED BY\nAUTHORITY OP THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.\nVICTORIA, B.C. :\nPrinted by Chables P. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.\n1942. To His Honour W. C. Woodward,\nLieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia.\nMay it please Youe Honour:\nThe undersigned respectfully submits herewith the Annual Report of the Provincial\nMuseum of Natural History and Anthropology for the year 1941.\nGEORGE S. PEARSON,\nProvincial Secretary.\nProvincial Secretary's Office,\nVictoria, B.C.\nProvincial Museum op Natural History\nand Anthropology,\nVictoria, B.C., December 31st, 1941.\nThe Honourable George S. Pearson,\nProvincial Secretary, Victoria, B.C.\nSir,\u00E2\u0080\u0094The undersigned respectfully submits herewith a report of the activities of the\nProvincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology for the year 1941.\nI have the honour to be,\nSir,\nYour obedient servant,\nG. CLIFFORD CARL,\nActing Director. DEPARTMENT of the PROVINCIAL SECRETARY. \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nThe Honourable George S. Pearson, Minister.\nP. Walker, Deputy Minister.\nPROVINCIAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTHROPOLOGY.\nStaff:\nG. Clifford Carl, Ph.D., Acting Director.\nWinifred V. Hardy, Botanist (to April 30). George A. Hardy, Botanist (from May 1).\nMargaret Crummy, B.A., Stenographer. Lillian C. Sweeney, Assistant Preparator.\nE. A. Cooke, Laboratory Assistant and Attendant.\nH. H. Pegler, Attendant.\nPROVINCIAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY\nAND ANTHROPOLOGY.\nOBJECTS.\n(a.) To secure and preserve specimens illustrating the natural history of the Province.\n(6.) To collect anthropological material relating to the aboriginal races of the Province.\n(c.) To obtain information respecting the natural sciences, relating particularly to the\nnatural history of the Province, and to increase and diffuse knowledge regarding the same.\n(Section 4, \" Provincial Museum Act,\" 1913.)\nADMISSION.\nThe Provincial Museum is open to the public, free, week-days, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and on\nSunday afteriioons, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., from May 1st to October 31st.\nBy special arrangement the Museum remained open on Sunday afternoons during\nOctober, November, and December, 1941, and will continue on the same schedule until further\nnotice. CONTENTS.\nReport of the Acting Director\t\nThunderbird Park\t\nExhibition and Preparation.\nLoan E xhibits\t\nField-work\t\nMotion-picture Production-\nCataloguing\t\nPublications\t\nLectures and Demonstrations..\nStaff Changes\t\nAttendance\t\nReport of the Botanist\t\nReport of the Entomologist-\nAccessions to the Museum\t\nPage.\n___ 5\n__ 5\n__ 5\n7\n7\n7\n7\n7\n8\n9\n11\n12 (Courtesy B.C. Government Travel Bureau.)\nA portion of Thunderbird Park, Victoria, B.C. REPORT of the PROVINCIAL MUSEUM\nFOR THE YEAR 1941.\nREPORT OF THE ACTING DIRECTOR.\nDuring the year 1941 the Provincial Museum has continued to serve the public in the\nfields of natural history and anthropology. The following report includes an account of the\nactivities of the museum during this period, together with lists of specimens collected by the\nstaff or received as gifts.\nThunderbird Park.\nDuring the spring months the installation of totem-poles, house fronts, and other\nIndian carvings in Thunderbird Park was completed and the area was officially opened to the\npublic on May 24th. The dedicatory programme consisted of addresses by Mayor Andrew\nMcGavin and Premier T. D. Pattullo, followed by a series of dramatized versions of ancient\nlegends of Okanagan Indians presented by children of the Inkameep Reserve at Oliver, B.C.\nThe plays were directed by Mr. Anthony Walsh and the presentation was arranged by Major\nL. Bullock-Webster, Provincial Director of School and Community Drama.\nBy day the exhibits arranged within the park are shown to good advantage against a\nnatural background of native trees, and by night, when the area is lit by flood-lights, the\ncarvings stand out in striking contrast against the dark background. The park has attracted\nwide attention and has received much favourable comment, particularly from tourists and\nother out-of-town visitors.\nA booklet has been compiled and issued by the Department of Trade and Industry, giving\na short account of the origin of art among the native tribes of the British Columbia coast and\nincluding notes on each exhibit to be seen in the park. This brochure is available on application at the British Columbia Government Travel Bureau or the Provincial Museum.\nExhibition and Preparation.\nSeveral new exhibits have been completed and have been put on display during the past\nyear. Of special interest are scale models of the house-fly and the common earwig, prepared\nby Mrs. L. C. Sweeney, assisted by other members of the staff. These models, being twenty\nto thirty times life size, show clearly the structure of these household pests.\nAnother addition which has attracted considerable attention is a \" working model \" of the\nPacific rattlesnake which is found in the Interior of the Province. In this exhibit the\n\" rattle \" is vibrated vigorously by a concealed electric motor controlled by a push-button.\nIn the palseontological section a small display has been set up to demonstrate various\ntypes of fossils, showing examples of true fossils and also objects which are not true fossils.\nAnother case contains a recently acquired specimen of dinosaur footprints on shale found in\nthe workings of the Crow's Nest Coal Company and a collection of trilobites (extinct crustaceans) from Cranbrook, B.C.\nOn the main floor, at the foot of the staircase, a miniature fish-hatchery has been installed.\nHere it is possible to see eggs or fry of trout and salmon in various stages of development,\naccording to the season. The Museum is much indebted to the Fisheries Research Board of\nCanada and to the Provincial Game Commission for fish-eggs supplied by their organizations.\nIn the botanical section the principal addition is a collection of models of local mushrooms\nand other fungi, prepared by Mrs. Sweeney and Mr. Hardy. These models are faithful reproductions of both common and rare forms and are accompanied by labels giving the name and\nhabitat of each species. It is planned to expand this display to include as many local forms\nas possible.\nIn the fish section, models of the following have been completed or are in the process of\nbeing made: Sucker, tench, perch, fresh-water sunfish, black bass, sea bass, long-spined\ngreenling, rockfish, sculpin, mackerel scad, butterfish, marine sunfish, chum salmon, and\nlamprey. These will be placed on display when space is made available. C 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nAmong the Indian materials are three new exhibits arranged by Miss Walker. The first\ndisplay attempts to show various methods of wood-working, using examples from several\ntribes of the Province. The second demonstrates the costume and accessories worn and used\nby the \" Hamatsa,\" or so-called \" Cannibal Dancer\" of the Kwakiutl Tribe. A manikin\nposed in a characteristic position of the dancer shows off the ceremonial costume to advantage.\nThe third display consists of materials and tools used by Salish Indians of the Coast in the\nweaving of woollen blankets. Labels explain the steps in the process from unspun raw wool\nto the finished product.\nIn co-operation with the Society for the Preservation of Native Plants the museum staff\nhas prepared a series of wild-flower photographs in natural colour. These are in the form of\n2-inch lantern-slides and are intended for lecture illustrations and for use in the schools of the\nProvince. They are to be accompanied by suitable lecture notes which are now being prepared.\nLoan Exhibits.\nDuring the year the Museum has loaned various anthropological materials to other institutions or organizations as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nVancouver Art Gallery\u00E2\u0080\u0094July 10th to August 22nd.\nExhibit, Princess Alice Reception\u00E2\u0080\u0094March 31st.\nExhibit, Canadian Authors' Convention\u00E2\u0080\u0094August 25th.\nPacific Northwest Library Convention\u00E2\u0080\u0094August 27th to 29th.\nSociety for the Furtherance of Indian Arts and Crafts, Victoria\u00E2\u0080\u0094July 21st to 26th.\nInstitute of Technology and Art, Calgary\u00E2\u0080\u0094November 23rd to December 8th.\nThe recently completed models of the house-fly and the common earwig were displayed in\nthe exhibit sponsored by the Dominion Insect Laboratory during the Vancouver Exhibition at\nHastings Park, August 25th to September 1st, and again at the Provincial Exhibition at\nWillows Park, September 6th to 13th.\nIn addition to loaning exhibits the Museum has shown exhibits obtained from outside\nsources. The first of these was a display of oil paintings of native wild flowers by Mrs. A. E.\nPlanta, of Nanaimo, B.C. These paintings were loaned by Mrs. Planta and were exhibited\nin the Museum during the period March 18th to April 16th. A second exhibition consisted of\nmaterial submitted by students of rural schools and was held under the auspices of the Society\nfor the Preservation of Native Plants. The material on display consisted of natural history\nspecimens, drawings, models, bird-houses, and other types of handicraft. These were on view\nfrom June 11th to June 21st.\nField-work.\nDuring the period May 17th to June 15th the Acting Director, accompanied by Dr. I.\nMcTaggart Cowan, of the Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, made a\ntrip through the Okanagan Valley and Kamloops region for the purposes of collecting specimens of natural history for the Museum. Stops were made at Osoyoos, Anarchist Mountain,\nOliver, Penticton, Westbank, Okanagan Landing, and Kamloops, and at these places special\nefforts were made to obtain specimens not already represented in the Museum collections. At\nKamloops the facilities of the Field Station (Lac du Bois) and the Laboratory (Mission\nFlats) were placed at the disposal of the party. Thanks are due to Mr. E. R. Buckell and\nMr. G. Allen Mail, of the Dominion Entomological Branch, for these services.\nOn several occasions during the season trips were made to the nesting-grounds of cormorants and gulls on certain islands in Georgia Strait for the purpose of making a moving-\npicture film as noted in the following section. Other collecting trips were made to Stamp\nFalls, Alberni (June 21st to 23rd), Cultus Lake (June 27th), Lake Cowichan, and Sooke.\nDuring the week ending November 18th, Mr. E. A. Cooke visited Estevan Point, on the west\ncoast of Vancouver Island, for the purpose of recovering parts of a whale skeleton reported\nstranded at that place. The courtesies extended by Commissioner T. W. S. Parsons and the\nofficers and crew of the \" P.M.L. 14 \" on this occasion are much appreciated.\nOnce more the Museum was fortunate in receiving the co-operation of Mr. and Mrs. J. F.\nStanwell-Fletcher, of Dimock, Pennsylvania, who again spent many months in the Driftwood\nRiver area near Takla Lake, B.C., collecting information and specimens of natural history.\nAs a result of their field-work the Museum has received valuable specimens of both animals\nand plants from this little-known district. REPORT OF PROVINCIAL MUSEUM, 1941. C 7\nMotion-picture Production.\nIn order to obtain pictures for lecture material a natural colour moving-picture film of\nnesting sea-birds has been produced during the past season. The subjects selected were\ncolonies of double-crested cormorants and glaucous-winged gulls nesting on Balling-all (Twin)\nIslets, Trincomali Channel, and on Yellow Island and Bare Island, near Sidney. During visits\nto these colonies on April 28th and 29th, June 17th and 18th, and July 22nd and 23rd pictures\nwere taken of nests, eggs, and several stages of young of these birds and from this material\na 400-foot film has been made. This film is intended for distribution to schools and other\norganizations within the Province. Copies have been acquired by the British Columbia\nGovernment Travel Bureau for their film library and by the Alberta Wheat Pool for circulation in the Prairie Provinces.\nAs photographer for this project the Museum was most fortunate in obtaining the services of Mr. C. R. D. Ferris, of the British Columbia Travel Bureau, whose technical skill and\nwide experience in kinematography contributed much to the success of the picture. Thanks\nare due also to Mr. A. A. Sherman, Dominion Fisheries Guardian, Cowichan Bay, who\nco-operated whole-heartedly in supplying his services and that of his boat.\nCataloguing.\nThe cataloguing of anthropological, botanical, and zoological specimens has continued\nthroughout the year as new material has been added, and another group\u00E2\u0080\u0094the fishes\u00E2\u0080\u0094has been\nincluded in this system. This group, not hitherto catalogued, numbers 492 specimens and is\nincreasing in value as new collections are being made. Many of the species are represented\nby models for display as noted in another section of this report. A card-index to the fishes,\namphibians, and reptiles in the Museum is being compiled.\nPublications.\nDuring 1941 the following papers have been published through the Museum:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nBeware the broken egg! G. Clifford Carl, Progressive Fish-Culturist, No. 53, pp.\n30-31. 1941.\nInsularity in the Genus Sorex on the north coast of British Columbia. I. McTaggart\nCowan, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Vol. 54, pp. 95-108.\n1941.\nLongevity of the red-legged frog. I. McTaggart Cowan, Copeia, No. 1, p. 48. 1941.\nStudies of waterfowl in British Columbia. The Grebes. J. A. Munro, Occasional\nPapers, British Columbia Provincial Museum, No. 3, pp. 1-71. December, 1941.\nIn addition to the above the Museum contributed to the compilation of a brochure issued\nby the British Columbia Government Travel Bureau, Department of Trade and Industry, in\nconnection with Thunderbird Park.\nTwo articles by the Acting Director also appeared in newspapers as follows: \u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\" The Provincial Museum.\" Victoria Colonist, June 15th, 1941.\n\" Not all fish in Island waters are truly native.\" Victoria Colonist, August 31st,\n1941.\nThe first-listed contribution contained several illustrations showing staff members at work\nand also new exhibits on display.\nLectures and Demonstrations.\nDuring the year the Acting Director delivered ten lectures at schools and other\norganizations.\nAs a new venture, Mrs. Sweeney gave three demonstrations of model-making to schools\nin Saanich Municipality under the auspices of the Society for Preservation of Native Plants.\nStaff Changes.\nOn April 30th, Mrs. G. A. Hardy resigned from the Museum staff after occupying the\nposition of Botanist since 1936. Previous to this appointment Mrs. Hardy had been associated\nwith the Museum for a number of years, first as Stenographer and later as Botanist and\nRecorder. Since leaving the staff she has maintained her interest in the form of voluntary\nassistance, which is much appreciated. C 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nOn May 1st, Mr. G. A. Hardy was appointed to the position of Botanist, a position held\nby him some years previously. His wide experience in the fields of botany and entomology\nenables him to contribute much to the work of the Museum.\nDuring July and August the Museum was fortunate in receiving the voluntary assistance\nof Miss E. Walker, a graduate in Anthropology of the University of California. During this\nperiod Miss Walker undertook to check over the entire collection of Indian material as well as\nbringing the catalogue up to date, carrying out certain literature research and arranging\nspecial exhibits of Indian materials. Her assistance was of great help to the Anthropological\nsection.\nAttendance.\nThe number of visitors to the Museum during the year 1941 has shown a marked increase\nover the former year and, in fact, exceeds all records since 1937. This is the result of a\nnumber of factors, among which are increased numbers of tourists, increased population in the\nVictoria region, and increased open -periods of the Museum.\nWith regard to the latter, it may be noted that in this year the usual practice of closing\nthe building on Sundays during the winter was not adopted. Remaining open on Sunday\nafternoons has appealed particularly to men in uniform, who have attendee, in some numbers.\nA total of 8,117 visitors registered during the months of October, November, and December\nas compared with 4,070 for the same period in 1940. It is thought that the greater part of\nthe increased attendance during these months is due to the Sunday opening.\nOn the evening of September 9th the Legislative Buildings were opened for a reception\nfor members and guests of the P.E.O. organization as a contribution to their convention programme. During the tour of inspection which followed several hundred visitors were guided\nthrough the Museum Building by members of the staff.\nThe following figures give the numbers of visitors registered and the number checked\nby the staff during the year 1941:\u00E2\u0080\u0094 Registered. Checked.\nJanuary 1,720 1,934\nFebruary 1,111 1,814\nMarch 1,353 2,156\nApril 1,952 3,367\nMay 2,895 4,675\nJune 4,595 7,528\nJuly 8,043 12,230\nAugust 7,437 11,445\nSeptember 3,768 6,751\nOctober 2,203 3,386\nNovember 1,873 3,031\nDecember 1,086 1,901\nTotals 38,036 60,218\nAs a point of interest the attendance record for the month of July has been analysed\nand each visitor has been classified according to his place of residence. The result may be\nbriefly presented as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nNumber of Number of\nResidence. Visitors. Residence. Visitors.\nBritish Columbia 2,352 Washington 1,407\nAlberta 595 Oregon 647\nSaskatchewan 395 California 1,037\nManitoba 217 Other States 1,023\nOntario 235 British Empire 47\nQuebec 32 Other countries 14\nNew Brunswick 18 Country not stated 20\nNova Scotia 6 \t\nNorth West Territories 1 Total 4,195\nTotal 3,848 Grand total 8,043 REPORT OF PROVINCIAL MUSEUM, 1941. C 9\nOutside of Canada and the United States of America the countries represented by visitors\ninclude: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, China, Japan,\nEgypt, France, Holland, Spain, Chile, Argentine, San Salvador, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.\nREPORT OF THE BOTANIST.\nA glance at the following facts will show that the botanical section continues to hold a\nhigh place in the interest of both the general and scientific public.\nThe number of plant specimens recorded during the year is 848; the number checked but\nnot listed 534, making a total of 1,382 sheets of new material. Of this, 111 were collected\nby the staff, forty-three taken from the J. M. Macoun collection of Alaskan plants, while the\nremaining 1,228 were obtained by gift. The number of specimens mounted and filed is 600;\nmany others are under preparation.\nPlants identified for the general public, as distinct from accessions, comprise 1,707 specimens. In this connection it has been gratifying to note the wide variety of interests displayed\nby those seeking this information\u00E2\u0080\u0094educational, medicinal, economic, and aesthetic.\nThe exhibit of living wild flowers continues to be as popular as ever, seasonal specimens\nof the more evident flora having been maintained throughout the year. Advantage is taken\nof this opportunity of imparting information relative to the economic and conservationist\nview-point wherever possible.\nOver 100 native flowering plants, forty trees and shrubs, and ten species of ferns have\nthus come under review, in addition to several introduced trees and shrubs of unusual interest.\nA collection of seeds of our flora has been commenced; each species is mounted in a cell\nsunk in thick cardboard and covered with a movable slip of celluloid. The mounts are of the\nsame size as filing-cards, thus combining a storage and filing system in one. Over fifty have\nbeen completed, with as many more awaiting attention.\nA display collection of the local mushrooms has been inaugurated and a number of\nspecimens have already been modelled by Mrs. L. C. Sweeney. A few are now on view\npending the preparation of a larger exhibit designed to show these fungi in their natural\nhabitat.\nAmong those who have contributed to the herbarium is Mr. J. W. Eastham, Provincial\nPlant Pathologist, Vancouver. He has continued his interest of past years by further enriching our collection with material from many parts of British Columbia, particularly from\nlittle-known areas along the Big Bend Highway. To date his researches have resulted in\none species new to science, seven additions to the British Columbia flora, and a large number\neither new to the herbarium or from localities hitherto unrepresented.\nDr. T. M. C. Taylor, University of Toronto, has revised all our Ophioglossaceas and\nPolypodiacea- and unravelled many perplexities in nomenclature.\nMrs. T. .C. Stan well-Fletcher, Dimock, Pennsylvania, contributed material from Omineca\nMountains and Driftwood Valley region; thereby augmenting specimens donated by her from\nthis area last year.\nMr. A. G. Slocomb, Department of Lands, found time to obtain a valuable series from\nthe Liard River district.\nOne specimen sent in by Mrs. A. E. Planta, from Comox, V.I., proved to be a first record\nfor North America.\nDr. G. C. Carl has donated an extensive collection of aquatic plants from many points in\nBritish Columbia and a number of Dry Belt forms from the Interior.\nMr. F. M. Shillaker has contributed a series from the Chezacut region, which is of\ninterest since it contains survivals in a grazed-over area.\nDr. I. McTaggart Cowan sent in a number of aquatic plants from Alta Lake, representing an association of widely related plants existing in a similar environment.\nTo all who have contributed specimens, both for the herbarium and the wild-flower\nexhibit, we have pleasure in extending our sincerest thanks and appreciation for their\nco-operation. This applies with especial emphasis to the following specialists who have so\nwillingly and courteously given of their services in the identification, verification, and the\ndissemination of knowledge relating to difficult problems:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nDr. L. Constance, University of California, Berkeley, California.\nMr. J. W. Eastham, Plant Pathologist, Vancouver, B.C.\nDr. Joseph Ewan, University Museum, Boulder, Colorado. C 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nProfessor M. L. Fernald, Gray Herbarium, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.\nDr. J. W. Groves, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa.\nDr. D. D. Keck, Stanford University, California.\nDr. F. W. Pennell, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Penn.\nMr. A. E. Porsild, National Museum, Ottawa.\nDr. T. M. C. Taylor, University of Toronto, Toronto.\nThe following British Columbia plants have been added to the herbarium:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCystopteris montana Bernh. Kinbasket Lake, Big Bend Highway, July 22nd, 1941;\nJ. W. Eastham.\nAgropyron spicatum (Pursh.) Scribn. and Smith. Fairmont Hot Springs, July 16th,\n1941; J. W. Eastham.\nCalamagrostis inexpansa Gray. Kinbasket Lake, July 21st, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nCalamagrostis Scribneri Beal. Kootenay National Park, July 18th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nDistichlis striata (Torr.) Rydb. Kamloops, July, 1938; E. W. Tisdale.\nElymus innovatus Beal. Kechika River, July 16th, 1940; N. C. Stewart.\nFluminea festucacea (Wild.) Hitchc. Kamloops, July 23rd, 1937; E. W. Tisdale.\nMuhlenbergia asperifolia (Nees and Mey) Parodi. Tranquille, August 28th, 1930; E. W.\nTisdale.\nMuhlenbergia squarrosa (Trin.) Rydb. Cariboo, August 16th, 1937; E. W. Tisdale.\nMuhlenbergia racemosa (Mich.) B.S.P. Donald, July 21st, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nPanicum capillare var. occidentale Rydb. Richter Pass, Keremeos, July 30th, 1936;\nE. W. Tisdale.\nCarex angara Steud. Monashee Pass, July 19th, 1940; J. W. Eastham.\nCarex Buxbaurnii Wahl. Kootenay Lake, July 12th, 1940; J. W. Eastham.\nCarex capillaris L. Fairmont Hot Springs, July 16th, 1941, and Yoho Valley, July 20th,\n1941; J. W. Eastham.\nCarex gynocrates Wormsk. Yoho Valley, July 20th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nCarex phyllomanica Boott. Chilliwack, June 12th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nCarex praegracilis Boott. Field, July 19th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nCarex vesicaria L. Big Bend, July 15th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nCarex vaginata Tausch. Field, July 20th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nEriophorum callitrix Cham. 10 miles north of Sifton Pass, July 1st, 1940; N. C. Stewart.\nEleocharis rostellata Torr. Alberni, V.I., August 10th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nJuncus alpinus var. fuscescens Fern. Cameron Lake, V.I., August 12th, 1941; J. W.\nEastham.\nJuncus Balticus var. montanus Engelm. Yoho, July 21st, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nJuncus effusus var. compactus Hoppe. Hollyburn plateau, Vancouver, September 6th,\n1941; J. W. Eastham.\nJuncus triglumis L. Yoho Valley, July 20th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nAllium Schoenoprasum var. Sibiricum (L.) Hartus. Liard River, July, 1941; A. G.\nSlocomb.\nPolygonum aviculare forma erectum (Hayne) Arzw. Golden, July 20th, 1941; J. W.\nEastham.\nPolygonum aviculare forma procumbens (Hayne) Arzw. Alberni, V.I., August 8th,\n1941; J. W. Eastham.\nLychnis coronaria Desr. Metchosin, V.I., July 6th, 1941; G. A. Hardy.\nAnemone canadensis L. Emerald Lake, July 20th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nDelphinium depauperatum Nutt. Nelson, July 7th, 1940; J. W. Eastham.\nCorydalis paucifiora Pers. Sifton Pass, 10 miles north, July 1st, 1940; N. C. Stewart.\nLupinus leucophyllus Dougl. Lumby, June 13th, 1940; J. W. Eastham.\nLupinus Wyethii S. Wats. Kechika River, June 29th, 1940; N. C. Stewart.\nPrimula Maccalliana Wiegand. Kinbasket Lake, July 21st, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nHalenia deflexa Griseb. Golden, July 21st, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nGratiola virginiana L. Sicamous, July 23rd, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nCastilleja hyetophila Pennell. Alberni, V.I., June 30th, 1939; J. W. Eastham.\nAntennaria monocephala D.C. White Pass, June 24th, 1936; E. and J. Lohbrunner.\nAster Fremontii Gray. Lightning Peak Road, July 14th, 1940; J. W. Eastham. REPORT OF PROVINCIAL MUSEUM, 1941. C 11\nAster Bichardsonii Spreng. Fairmont Hot Springs, July 16th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nGnaphalium ustulatum Nutt. Saanichton, V.I., July 6th, 1941; E. C. Reid.\nSolidago serotina Ait. Nelson, July 7th, 1940; J. W. Eastham.\nThe following specimens from areas adjacent to British Columbia have been added to the\nherbarium:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nLycopodium alpinum L. Aleutian Islands, Alaska, June, 1914; J. M. Macoun.\nRanunculus altaicus Laxm. St. Paul Island, Alaska, June 23rd, 1914; J. M. Macoun.\nRanunculus Pallasii Schl. St. George Island, Alaska, July 13th, 1914; J. M. Macoun.\nCardamine umbellata Greene. St. Paul Island, Alaska, June 30th, 1914; J. M. Macoun.\nDrabahirtah. St. Paul Island, Alaska, June 29th, 1914; J. M. Macoun.\nSaxifraga stellaria L. var. comosa Poir. St. George Island, Alaska, July 15th, 1914;\nJ. M. Macoun.\nGeum Rossii Ser. St. Paul Island, Alaska, July 2nd, 1914; J. M. Macoun.\nRubus stellatus Smith. St. Paul Island, Alaska, July 2nd, 1914; J. M. Macoun.\nOxytropis Richardsonii Hook. Banff, Alberta, July 18th, 1914; J. W. Eastham.\nRuta graveolens L. Twin Butte, Alberta, August 2nd, 1941; G. Frank.\nEpilobium Behringianum Haussken. St. Paul Island, Alaska, August 1st, 1914; J. M.\nMacoun.\nEpilobium clavatum Trel. St. Paul Island, Alaska, August 7th, 1914; J. M. Macoun.\nAndrocace villosa L.. St. Paul Island, Alaska, June 23rd, 1914; J. M. Macoun.\nPrimula eximia Greene. St. Paul Island, Alaska, July 2nd, 1914; J. M. Macoun.\nGentiana frigida Haenke. St. Paul Island, Alaska, July 29th, 1914; J. M. Macoun.\nGentiana tenella Rottb. St. Paul Island, Alaska, August 15th, 1914; J. M. Macoun.\nPlantago spinulosa Dem. Milk River, Alberta, July 8th, 1895; J. M. Macoun.\nChrysanthemum integrifolium Rich. Ogilvie Mt., Yukon, July 27th, 1936; E. and J.\nLohbrunner.\nThe following plants are not known to have been previously recorded from British\nColumbia:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCarex aboriginum M. E. Jones. Hollyburn Ridge, September 6th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nCarex gymnoclada Holm. Kaslo, July 11th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nCarex microptera Mack. Nelson, July 9th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nCarex subfusca W. Boott. Vancouver, June 21st, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nCarex tribuloides Wahl. Creston, July 14th, 1941; J. W. Eastham.\nPolygonum Kelloggii Greene. Botanie Valley, Lytton, per J. W. Eastham.\nChorispora tenella (Pall) D.C. Penticton, May 10th, 1941; J. W. Eastham. (Introduced.)\nPoly gala vulgaris L. Comox, V.I., May 30th, 1941; L. A. Planta. (Introduced.) This\nis also believed to be the first record for North America.\nThe following species are additions to the \" Flora of Vancouver and Queen Charlotte\nIslands,\" 1921 :\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nCastilleja hyetophila Pennell. Alberni, June 30th, 1939; J. W. Eastham.\nPolygonum aviculare forma procumbens (Hayne) Arzw. Alberni, August 8th, 1941;\nJ. W. Eastham.\nSagina procumbens L. Saanichton, May 11th, 1941; J. R. Shenstone.\nPolygala vulgaris L. Comox, May 30th, 1941; L. A. Planta. (Introduced.)\nREPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGIST.\nA considerable amount of interest is shown in the insect-life of the Province, judging\nfrom the numerous inquiries and donations. Every encouragement is extended in this\ndirection as it is often the means of discovering otherwfse unknown rarities and unsuspected\nside-lights on the commoner species, not to mention important economic possibilities.\nA collection of Cerambycida. (long-horned beetles) and Buprestidse (flat-headed borers)\nhas been presented by Mr. G. A. Hardy. It contains over 2,000 specimens, including a good\nseries of the 100 or more species recorded from Vancouver Island, twenty species from the\nmainland of British Columbia not found on Vancouver Island, and approximately 300 species\nand varieties from adjacent areas and other sections of North America. Of particular\ninterest are one type, six paratypes, nine first records for Vancouver Island, and several C 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nspecies quite rare in collections. A small collection of European forms of related genera is\nalso included. A card catalogue with full data regarding localities, habitat, and bibliography,\ntogether with a full set of storage-boxes completes the set.\nMr. W. H. A. Preece, of Lakehill, V.I., has contributed over 100 specimens of Ceram-\nbycidas, representing ten species, one or two of which are very desirable acquisitions.\nMr. F. M. Shillaker, of Chezacut, B.C., has sent in some very acceptable Sphingidas and\nother rare insects, thereby adding to the known locality records.\nA rare nocturnal moth commonly called the \" Black Witch \" has been donated by Mr.\nCaldwell, of Cadboro Bay, and by Mr. C. S. Shubrook per A. Neville Smith, from Oak Bay.\nThe life-history of several species of insects has been worked out during the season;\nspecimens of each stage of development have been preserved with the purpose in view of\nassembling materials for teaching and displays. In this connection invaluable help has been\nrendered by Mr. H. Andison, Dominion Entomological Branch, who has prepared exhibits of\nmany larval insect stages.\nA collection of coloured drawings of butterfly and moth caterpillars is being accumulated\nfor future reference; these are excellently portrayed by Mrs. L. C. Sweeney.\nAdvantage is taken of this opportunity to express our most sincere thanks and appreciation to all donors of material and information, particularly to the following specialists who\nhave given freely of their time and knowledge:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nMr. H. Andison, Assistant, Dominion Entomological Branch, Victoria.\nMr. L. S. Dillon, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Reading, Pennsylvania.\nMr. W. Downes, Dominion Entomological Branch, Victoria.\nDr. J. McDunnough, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.\nMr. J. F. Gates Clarke, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.\nProfessor G. J. Spencer, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.\nACCESSIONS TO THE MUSEUM.\nSeveral outstanding gifts have been made to the Museum in addition to the botanical and\nentomological items already noted. Among these is a slab of shale bearing dinosaur footprints, a donation from the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company at Fernie, B.C., through Mr.\nH. P. Wilson, President, and Mr. B. Caufield, Colliery Manager. These fossil remains are of\nparticular interest, because the only other known place where dinosaur tracks are to be found\nin British Columbia is in the Peace River District.\nA second donation of a geological nature is a collection of fourteen fossil trilobites from\nthe Cranbrook region, collected and presented by Mr. W. B. Johnstone, of Cranbrook.\nAmong biological material recently acquired is a collection of amphibians and reptiles\ndonated by Mr. George P. Holland, of the Livestock Insect Laboratory, Kamloops, B.C.\nRepresented in this series are many native species, providing new locality records. Of special\ninterest are examples of several stages in the development of turtles and of snakes.\nAmong living animals received are two snakes, a blue racer and a rubber boa, from Mr.\nH. C. Dalziel, of Okanagan Landing; a rubber boa from Mrs. T. L. Thacker, of Hope, B.C.;\nand a tailed toad from Mr. K. Graham, of the Dominion Forest Insect Laboratory, Victoria,\nB.C. The latter specimen was collected near Hatzic and provides a new locality record for\nthis amphibian in Canada.\nA collection of English birds' eggs, received from Mr. Sidney Johnson, of Victoria, B.C.,\nhas been put on display in the bird section of the Museum.\nOn December 31st, 1941, the catalogued specimens of the Museum numbered as follows:\nAnthropological, 5,069; botanical, 14,923; mammals, 4,883; birds, 8,963; reptiles, 208;\namphibians, 423; fishes, 492.\nContributors and specimens added in 1941 are as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nBotanical Accessions.\nC. Berkeley, Nanaimo, 1; Mrs. K. Bridge, Ladysmith, 3; Joseph C. Bridgman, Victoria,\n2; Mrs. G. C. Carl, 96; G. C. Carl, 324; L. J. Clark, Victoria, 25; R. Connell, Victoria, 1;\nW. Downes, Victoria, 2; I. McTaggart Cowan, Vancouver, 156; E. A. Cooke, Victoria, 3;\nJ. W. Eastham, Vancouver, 409; Mrs. J. F. Stanwell-Fletcher, Takla Landing, 108; R. S.\nGallop, Jordan River, 1; K. Mackenzie-Grieve, Victoria, 1; H. C. Gunson, Victoria, 1; Mrs. REPORT OF PROVINCIAL MUSEUM, 1941. C 13\nG. A. Hardy, Victoria, 2; G. A. Hardy, Victoria, 76; Miss H. Hinder, Victoria, 38; Mrs. T. M.\nKnox, Victoria, 2; J. W. Laing, Victoria, 1; E. Lohbrunner, Victoria, 2; C. S. McTavish,\nSidney, 1; Roger Monteith, Victoria, 1; C. P. H. Newcombe, Victoria, 1; Mrs. M. Nichol,\nVictoria^ 2; H. H. Pegler, Victoria, 1; W. P. D. Pemberton, Victoria, 2; Mrs. A. E. Planta,\nNanaimo, 1; Mrs. Edith Prichard, Redonda Bay, 1; F. R. Shenstone, Sidney, 6; F. M. Shil-\nlaker, Chezacut, 117; A. G. Slocomb, Victoria, 75 plants taken in Liard River district; Mrs.\nL. C. Sweeney, Victoria, 22; Dr. White, Victoria, 3; John A. Worthington, Victoria, 5.\nAnthropological Accessions.\nSalishan (Coastal).\nFrank Alder, Thetis Island. Parts of two Indian skulls.\nDr. E. C. Hart, Victoria. One Indian skull.\nJohn M. Hicks, Powell River. One Indian skull.\nW. J. MacAllan, Victoria. One Indian spoon found near Rescue Bay, Oak Bay.\nThe late Chief Justice Archer Martin, Victoria. Indian bones collected at Gonzales.\nJohn Montgomery, Vancouver. Replica of Medicine Man's jadite bowl which was collected near Haney in September, 1938.\nF. A. Skiff, Victoria. Indian stone implement.\nHaida.\nHerbert Carmichael, Victoria. One blanket-fastener from Graham Island.\nNootkan.\nR. J. Meek, British Columbia Provincial Police. Rock found in midden in Barkley Sound\narea by Louis G. Larsen.\nMajor George Nicholson. Harpoon-thrower, two lengths of harpoon rope and harpoons\nattached.\nZoological Accessions.\nMammals.\nJ. F. Stanwell-Fletcher, Takla Landing. Forty-nine mammal specimens collected in the\nDriftwood River district.\nA. D. Hardie, Oliver. One mounted deer-head, mounted by Gunner Alec Victor Noble,\n2nd Canadian Division D.M.B.\nJ. Hatter, Lake Cowichan. Two ground-squirrel skeletons.\nMrs. Joe Lavoie, Vanderhoof. One wolf skull.\nD. Leavens, Cultus Lake. Two rats.\nA. P. McBean, Victoria. Two mice and one shrew.\nG. Prevost, Duncan. One mink skull found by Mr. Vic. Williams.\nJohn Richardson, Victoria. One muskrat and one rat.\nF. M. Shillaker, Chezacut. One lynx skull, one fisher skull.\nMrs. T. L. Thacker, Hope. One bat.\nFred Swanson, Lake Cowichan. One bat.\nBirds.\nBruce Cash, Victoria. Two flickers.\nJ. 0. Clay, Victoria. One nest of Seattle wren.\nE. A. Cooke, Victoria. One western goshawk.\nJ. F. and T. C. Stanwell-Fletcher, Takla Landing. Thirty-one specimens collected in the\nDriftwood River district.\nG. A. Hardy, Victoria. One screech owl.\nJames Hatter, Lake Cowichan. One Audubon's warbler taken in Highland district,\nVictoria.\nP. W. Martin, Victoria. One harlequin duck taken on Banks Island.\nTheed Pearse, Courtenay. One whistling swan.\nJim Stewart and Harry Vittlecombe, Victoria. One bird-nest. C 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA.\nAmphibians and Reptiles.\nG. C. Boyd, Lake Cowichan. One salamander.\nMiss Ottilie G. Boyd, Ucluelet. One salamander.\nH. C. Dalziel, Okanagan Landing. One rubber boa, one blue racer, one turtle.\nG. C. Emerson, Victoria. One alligator lizard.\nJ. F. and T. C. Stanwell-Fletcher, Takla Landing. Thirteen amphibian specimens.\nV. Goddard, Victoria. Collection of salamanders, two garter snakes.\nK. Graham, Victoria. One lizard, one toad.\nJames Grant, Lumby. One lizard.\nG. A. Hardy, Victoria. One garter snake.\nClaude Harrison, Victoria. One salamander.\nJames Hatter, Kamloops. One turtle.\nGeorge P. Holland, Kamloops. Collection of amphibians and reptiles.\nE. Lohbrunner, Victoria. Two salamanders.\nPaul Parizeau, Victoria. Three newts.\nDr. M. Prebble, Victoria. Seven garter snakes.\nW. Sim, through Dr. Neal M. Carter, Prince Rupert. One salamander.\nWalter Stevens, Oliver. One salamander.\nG. A. Whatmough, Toronto. Two snakes.\nPalxontology.\nWalter B. Johnstone, Cranbrook. Fourteen fossil trilobites.\nH. P. Wilson, Fernie. Shale slab bearing fossil footprints of dinosaur.\nInvertebrates.\nHarry Andison, Victoria. Two insects.\nEd. Bailey, Duncan. One insect.\nN. R. Broadhurst, Victoria. One shell.\nPeggy Browning, Victoria. One spider.\nG. C. Carl, Victoria. Two insects and collection of grasshoppers.\nL. J. Clark, Victoria. Ten insects.\nE. A. Cooke, Victoria. Six insects.\nM. Cooke, Victoria. Collection of marine invertebrates.\nMrs. D. Copeman, Victoria. One rock-oyster.\nI. E. Cornwall, Victoria. One parasitic copepod.\nE. P. Creach, Victoria. Larva of insect.\nH. C. Dalziel, Okanagan Landing. One spider, specimens of crayfish.\nG. O. P. Davis, Victoria. One barnacle.\nM. E. Fenner, Victoria. One spider.\nLaverna and Ronald Fong, Victoria. One insect.\nV. Goddard, Victoria. Collection of black widow spiders.\nJames Grant, Lumby. Collection of insects.\nM. G. F. Green, Victoria. One insect.\nG. A. Hardy, Victoria. Thirteen insects. Collections of Coleoptera (Buprestidae and\nCerambycidas).\nMrs. Eunice M. L. Harrison, Duncan. One insect.\nR. S. Hayes, Duncan. Two insects.\nMiss H. Hinder, Victoria. One insect.\nH. L. Hooper, 10 Mile Point. Larva of insect.\nJack Hough, Becher Bay. Specimen of coral. Presented through Mr. R. F. Taylor,\nVictoria.\nG. H. Lofts, Victoria. One insect.\nDr. J. E. Lynch, Seattle. Collection of named Phyllopods from the State of Washington.\nT. McBain, Victoria. One beetle.\nR. M. McLennan, Victoria. One spider.\nFred Mockford, Victoria. One beetle.\nDavid Munro, Okanagan Landing. Plankton sample. REPORT OF PROVINCIAL MUSEUM, 1941. C 15\nJ. A. Munro, Okanagan Landing. Collection of fresh-water invertebrates from Cariboo\nlakes.\nMiss M. V. Musgrove, Victoria. One insect.\nGordon Paulson, Victoria. One chiton.\nA. E. Pickford, Victoria. Larva of insect.\nW. H. A. Preece, Victoria. One hundred beetles.\nMrs. Seedhouse, Victoria. One barnacle.\nF. M. Shillaker, Chezacut. Twenty-six insects.\nC. S. Shubrook, Victoria. One insect.\nBobby Smith, Victoria. One insect.\nGordon Smith, Victoria. One larva of insect.\nGerry Stevens, Vancouver. One beetle.\nDavid Stock, Victoria. One beetle.\nMrs. R. Sutcliffe, Victoria. One shell of large barnacle.\nMrs. L. C. Sweeney, Victoria. Larva of insect.\nJimmy Trimble, Victoria. One beetle.\nAllen Upward, Cadboro Bay. One insect.\nMrs. George Watt, New Westminster. Collection of butterflies, moths, and beetles, presented through Miss H. E. Edwards, Victoria.\nM. H. Wood, Victoria. Two beetle larva?.\nJohn Zarelli, Parksville. One sponge.\nVICTORIA, B.C. :\nPrinted by Charles P. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.\n1912.\n1,325-142-5831 "@en . "Legislative proceedings"@en . "J110.L5 S7"@en . "1943_V01_04_C1_C15"@en . "10.14288/1.0314285"@en . "English"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "Victoria, BC : Government Printer"@en . 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