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in 1906. A few pairs of northern ravens were seen. Perhaps 

 they are attracted by the deer that are shot in the district, as 

 thev feed on the entrails. 



Of the Raptores the hawk owl appeared the most numerous 

 at least in 1Q07, perhaps because my walks in 1907 led me over 

 larsfe areas of burnt mountain land, for the hawk owl seems to 

 prefer an open space m the woods, where, from some stumps, 

 it can see to a considerable distance. One of the hawk owls 

 was engaged in devouring a Canada ruffed grouse. I heard 

 the great horned owl hooting on dark days and in the evening, 

 also saw one snowy owl in 1906, and a bald eagle in 1907. 



This completes the list of birds noticed, with the exception 

 of the Canada ruffed grouse. These birds were fairly common, 

 but were not very noticeable in 1907 on account of the prevalent 

 dark weather, keeping hidden beneath windfalls and in the 

 thick of coniferous trees. In sunny weather only would thev 

 venture into the birch trees to feed on the buds. 



A friend camping in the vicinitv during November, 1906, 

 gave me the following notes : 



Nov. 20, 1906 Snowy owl seen with hare. 



Nov. 23, " Black ducks still at Lac Tremblante. 



Nov. 28, " Loons seen on Lac Tremblante. 



He has had occasion to be in the locality a great deal 

 during the summer and fall and says that black ducks and loons 

 usually remain until the lake is frozen; also that bald eagles 

 and ravens are permanent residents. 



Lac Tremblante is only a short distance from Mt. Tremblante 

 Station, one of the highest points in the Laurentian Mountains. 



BOTANICAL NOTE. 



Cassia chamcBcrista. I have received from Mr. P. M. Thomp- 

 son, the Science Master of the Collegiate Institute, St. Thomas, 

 Ont., a specimen of the partridge pea which was collected by 

 one of his students in the vicinity of St. Thomas. It grew in a 

 meadow near to the Wabash Railroad, and Mr. Thompson 

 suggests that this may possibly explain its occurrence at St. 

 Thomas. However that may be the finding of the specimen 

 of this annual plant growing in Canada is worthy of being 

 recorded, although of course it is a common plant in sandy 

 fields in the southern States. 



James Fletcher. 



