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silky fineness all other fur. The skins with this 

 down remaining upon them form one of the chief 

 articles of export of the Hudson's Bay Fur Com- 

 pany, and are used by the wealthy chiefly for 

 trimming outside winter garments. Skins a; birds 

 killed in spring are more valuable than those of 

 fall birds, which are usually "pin-feathery." 



