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away in its box. Only small birds should be treated in this 
way. They may be skinned afterwards, if desirable, but can 
never be made to look well. It is necessary to be very care- 
ful in using the acid, as a drop of it on the flesh hardens it 
and sometimes produces an ulcer; and remember that a 
single drop of the acid in the eye will totally destroy the 
sight. 
MAMMALS. 
There are no large animals to be found on the islands. 
Foxes are common, and occasionally a Silver Fox is taken, but 
the latter is rare. Rabbits are numerous on some of the 
islands. Seals are very plenty in spring, and are hunted with 
eagerness by the inhabitants, as the sale of their hides and 
oil forms one of their most important incomes. A man told 
me that he had killed one hundred and eleven in one day. 
They kill them on the floating ice, and their hunting is often- 
times attended with serious accidents. About seventy-five 
years ago the Walrus was common also. I was fortunate 
enough to obtain a very fine skull from Byron Island, and 
several tusks. Their bones are still found in numbers near 
Grand Entry and on the beach west of Amherst. 
