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ourselves experienced this sort of weather in 1824, 

 when we passed the latter part of August and the 

 beginning of Septeniber there. 



Of the Fauna of this island, about two hundred 

 ^nd sixty species came under our aotice : from its im- 

 mediate vicinity to the continent, it is not wonderful 

 that several large mammalia are to be found. Among 

 these is the Ursus America?ius, of the black race ; a 

 fox ; a stag, which perhaps does not differ from the 

 Cerrus xirginianus, and the common beaver, which 

 feeds on the large leaves of a Pathos, said by the in- 

 habitants to be injurious to man. Besides these 

 are observed a small Vespertilio with short ears, a 

 Mustek, and a Phoca. 



Of birds we remarked : the Aquila leucocepha/a, 

 Astur, Conus Corone and Stelleri, and some varieties 

 of the species Turdus^ Sijliia, Troglodytes, Parus, 

 Alcedo, Picus, Ardea, Hoematopus, Scolopax, C/iara- 

 drius, Anas, and Colymhus. Trochilus rvfus is not only 

 often found here, but also under sixty degrees of la- 

 titude. A small shoal of Procellaria furcata was 

 once driven into the Bay by stormy weather. Of 

 Amphibia, only a small kind of toad is met with. 

 There is no great variety in the kinds of fish, but 

 the individuals are numerous, especially a well-fla- 

 voured sort of salmon, and herrings ; a Pleuroiiec- 

 tes several feet long, and a reddish yellow Perca two 

 feet long and very thick, are extremely abundant. 



The number of accurately examined Annulides 



