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pheasants for another five year tenu has ereated considérable 

 comment, and while there is a gênerai absence of criticism of the 

 action it is felt that an cxplnnation should bo forthconnnfj;. 



With that object in vi''\v, //?'^ Tekçjraph interviowcd Mr. .). A. 

 Belisle, who has charge of the hunting and fishing opérations in 

 the province. Mr. Belisle pointed ont that a few years ago tho 

 Provincial governnient brought a nunilx'r of plieasants hère froni 

 England and placed theni in the neighbourhood of Murray Bay. 

 For sonie reason or other they did not thrive as c^xpccted. and 

 they gradiially disappeared. 



Lately, however, the pheasant had made his leappearance, 

 presvmiably froni the United States. It isbelieved that this popu- 

 lar species of ganie bird has been drifting in this cUrection for a 

 considérable time, and has gradually become of a hardier texture, 

 which has thiis enabled him to remain in a climate which, hithei- 

 to, seemed impossible^ foi- him. They havc been seen in Beauhai- 

 noisand Huntingdon, and their appearance stimulated interest 

 among officiais of the department concei-ned to see that the neces- 

 sary steps were taken to giv(^ them a chance to thi'ive hère and 

 multiply. 



It is not known cxactly how they came to Québec, nor is it 

 stated specifically that they will remain, despite the ligors of the 

 northern winters. The simple fact is that they are hère, and it 

 has been deemed advisable to take the step mentioned above to 

 protect them from ruthless exploitation. In some quarters the 

 theory is maintained that thèse birds are developing a migratory 

 tendency in favor of Canadian forests. It is said that they hâve 

 been coming nearer and nearer for a considérable tinie, and that 

 at last, fortified by expérience, they are about to make their de- 

 but in greater force. 



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GÉNÉRATIONS INDÉFINIES D'INFUSOIRES 



Les infusoires sont des animaux microscopiques très simples, 

 une petite gouttelette vivante, de consistance gélatineuse, recou- 

 verte de cils vibratiles ou de prolongements mobiles en forme de 



