G84 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxviii. 



vegetal)lo food which the Eskimos of that countiTever taste." While 

 stationed at M(M-cy Hay, Doctor Armstrong made "various sectional 

 preparations of th(^ antlers of the reindeer in different stages of 

 growth, as illustrative of its rapidity, in the hop(^ of elucidating one 

 of the most sur])rising processes of animal gi'owth which bonnt(^ous 

 nature enal)l(»s us to contemplate as evidencing her wonderful r('})r()- 

 ductive powers." Unfortunately for science, however, these speci- 

 mens, together with a line collection of l)ii-ds. manuuals, and other 

 objects of natural liistory, were left behind ah)ng with the abandoned 

 shi]) 1 II rest Hjii fill'. As already mentioned, a numl)er of hardy reindeer 

 l)ucks remain all winter near the arctic coast of the lower And(M"son in 

 Li\'erpool Bay. 



,Sliilniiii)l ^liiiir'iiiij llif j/i'firh/ niii/nilinti nf tlic Ildrrcn ( Iriniiid r('ni<lfcr frinii llic norlli. nial 

 llirir sjiriii;/ ri'tnni llirrctn, iix oJiHcrraJ <ii tjir Umlsoti^i^ l!(ti/ ('(nii [Kinij'' >< jioul <if Lac <l n 

 l',ri,i-h<1, ndiiihrr lakr, JS;.! lo ISOO. 



1878. 



None were ohwcrNiMl paf^f^iiij^ the lu'ijjliliorlutdd of the pont. 



1S74. 

 May 9. First deer seen on their spring migration 1o the north. 

 Nov. 14. First deer seen on their yearly return from th(> nortli. 



1875. 

 Apr. 2(). First deer seen on tlieir spring return to llie norti:. 

 Oct. 27. First deer seen on their autumn return from tlie nortli 



1 876. 

 iVhiy 17. First deer seen on tlieir spring return to the north. 

 Oct. 29. First deer seen on their autumn return from the north 



1877. 

 Apr. 21. First deer seen on their spring return to the north. 

 Dec. 28. First deer seen on their autumn return from the north. 



1878. 

 Apr. 27. First deer seen on their spring return to the north. 

 Nov. 12. First deer seen on their autumn return from the north. 



1879. 

 Apr. 24. First deer seen on their spring return to the nortli. 

 jVo\-. 18. First deer seen on their autumn return from the noith. 



1880. 

 May 12. First deer seen on their spring return to the north. 

 Nov. 26. First deer seen on their autumn return from the north. 



1881 . 

 Apr. 22. First <leer seen on their spring return to the north. 

 Oct. 24. First deer seen on their autumn return fi-om tlie north. 



1882. 

 Apr. 26. First deer seen on their spring return to the north. 

 Dec. In. I'lrst deer seen on their autumn return from tlu; north. 



188:-;. 



Apr. 2(). First deer seen oji their spring return to the north. 



Nov. 6. First deer seen on their autumn return from the iiorth. 



1884. 



May 1. First deei' seen on their spring return to the north. 



