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consists of a tunic or shirt of leather coming to a point in the 

 skirt both behind and before, ornamented with quills, fringes and 

 beads. The trousers and shoes are of one piece, and are also 

 garnished. Men and women are clad in like fashion in trousers. 

 4th. The Esquimaux as far as we know of them are very nume- 

 rous. At the points with which we are acquainted, their coast 

 line extends inland to below Point Separation on the McKenzie, 

 the Bloody Fall on the Copper mine River, and the confluence of 

 the Great fish with the Mclnlay Rivers. They are a more power- 

 ful, braver and energetic race than the Indians. Their com- 

 plexion in truth is fair, and some of their women are reported as 

 absolutely beautiful. 



ARTICLE VI.— On the Natural History of the Gulf of St. 

 Lawrence, and the distribution of the Mollusca of Eastern 

 Canada. By Robert Bell, jr. 



Having been employed by Sir W. E. Logan to assist Mr. Ri- 

 chardson in his geological expl > rations in the Gulf of St. Lawrence 

 during the summer of 1858, and at the same time to collect as 

 many specimens as possible, to illustrate the natural history of 

 that part of the Province,* the following lists, prepared bv his 

 directions, contain a brief summary of my observations, together 

 with numerous facts regarding the distribution of the Mollusca in 

 other parts of the country. 



The district explored is that part of the Province below Quebec 

 which is bounded on the north-west bv the St. Lawrence, < ast bv 

 the Gulf, and south-east by the Bay of Chaleurs and Ristigouche 

 River, and is chiefly comprised in the counties of Rimouski, Gaspe? 

 and Bonaventure. By referring to a map of the Province the 

 localities mentioned in this article will be readily found, the- 

 ater number of them being situated on the south-east side of 

 the St. Lawrence, between Quebec and G ,spe. In these lists I 

 U'ive the names of all the localities at which each species was 

 found when not generally diffused, from which some inferences 

 may be drawn in regard to their geographical distribution ; and I 

 must here acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. DTJrban of the 



* During the summer of 1857, I accompanied the same party on an 

 expedition to the Gulf, and some observations which I then made on the 

 natural history of the country through which we passed are published 

 in the Report of Progress for that year. 



