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nterest, as no remains of Cetacea of the genus Delphinapterus 

 had previously been found in the pleistocene deposits of the Ot- 

 tawa valley. 



Samples of the clay, with shells, in which this skeleton was 

 found, contain numerous specimens of Macoma Balthica (L.). 

 This little tellinid is the Venus fragilis of O. Fabricius (1780) ; the 

 Psammobia fusca of Say (1827), and Sanguinolm'ia fusca of Conrad 

 (1831); and the Telina Groenlandica of Beck (1839). It is exi 

 tremely abundant in the pleistocene sands and clays at many loca- 

 lities in the St. Lawrence and Ottawa valleys. It is also common, 

 living, in very shallow, brackish or salt water in the estuary and 

 Gulf of the St. Lawrence, and elsewhere on the Atlantic coast of 

 Canada It is said to be the most abundant shell in the clay in 

 which the original type of Beluga Vermontana was found in Ver- 

 mont, the other species found with it being Mya arenaria, Saxi- 

 cava rugosa, and Mytilus edulis. 



Ottawa, Jan. 15th, 1907. 



A friend of mine out hare-shooting on Jan. 28th, about fifteen 

 miles from Montreal found a partridge with its feet and the end of 

 its tail feathers frozen into the ice crust. It was under a thick 

 hawthorn bush (a lot of dead leaves on the bush, but not a sign of 

 a berry or any other food around), and though in a weak condition 

 was able to flap its wings, in fact that was what drew my friend's 

 attention to it. He had kicked at the bush and heard a noise but 

 seeing no hare run out he looked under the leaves and found this 

 bird, which he liberated. It ran a short distance and then flew 

 away. All naturalists are familiar with the fact that partridge often 

 dive into deep snow and sleep there but how often are they known 

 to roost on the ground (or snow) as this bird was doing? 



Gfo. A. Dunlop. 

 Montreal. Jan. 29th, 1907. 



