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were common in some of the smaller lakes west of Lake Edward, 

 but I believe it is more or less rare in most of the section visited." 



(T. S.) 



24. Felis canadensis. 



Felis canadensis. Desm. Mamm., 1820, p. 224. 



No specimens taken. 



"On one of the portages between Lake Edward and Lake 

 Ecarte, near Lake Algonquin, I saw the tracks of a ' Loup 

 cervier, ' and, one night while in camp at Grog Brook, one set up 

 an unearthly screech in a cedar thicket quite near the tent. At 

 Salmon Lake I saw a skin of one taken in the vicinity, where it 

 is said to be fairly common. Many are yet found up the Resti- 

 gouche River, where they find abundant food in the parks of 

 Canada grouse, so numerous there." (T. S.) 



25. Canis occidentalis. 



Canis occidentalis. Rich. Faun. Bor. Amer. , 1829, p. 60. 



No specimens secured. 



"Wolves are now rare throughout the region, but a few are 

 still found near Lake Edward and Salmon Lake, where they hang 

 around the caribou herds in winter. I was told they are plentiful 

 in the wild, unexplored Shicksebocks Mountains of the Gaspe 

 Peninsula." (T. S.) 



26. Vulpes pennsylvanica. 



Vulpes pennsylvanica. Bodd. Elench., i, 1784, p. 96. 



No examples secured. 



"Red foxes are rather common about Metapedia, Salmon 

 Lake, Riviere du Loup and Murray Bay, but are rare at Lake 

 Edward. I have never yet succeeded in trapping a fox and all 

 my efforts to get a specimen failed." (T. S.) 



FAM. URSID.E. 



27. Ursus americanus. 



Ursus americanus. Pall. Spicil. Zool. fasc. xiv, 1780, pp. 5-7. 



No specimens obtained. 



Black bear are found in limited numbers throughout the forest 

 region visited by Mr. Surber, and some are secured yearly by 

 trappers and hunters. 



"The only place I saw any signs of bear was at Grog Brook, 

 where the fresh foot-prints of a medium size one was seen one 



