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rapids, and several other stretches of swift 

 water, without any difficulty. 



On the morning of August 9tli we reached 

 Selkirk. So far we had met with but little of 

 interest. A porcupine moving leisurely along 

 the water's edge early one morning was the 

 only animal we had seen, and the bird-life had 

 been very limited, both in species and 

 individuals. 



Whilst crossing Lake Lebarge we saw an 

 osprey plunge into the lake, and rise from the 

 V, a'er carrying a good-sized fish in its claws. 

 Sandpipers (Act it is macularia) were numerous 

 all along the river, and the handsome American 

 kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) was not uncommon. 

 A few sand martins still lingered near the mud 

 cliffs in which they had nested, and numbers 

 of nightjars (Chordeiles virginianus) were to 

 be seen hawking for flies every evening during 

 the long drawn-out twilight of this subarctic 

 land. These, with a few ducks and mergansers, 

 and an odd hawk, raven or buzzard, were 

 almost the only birds I remember to have 

 seen. 



