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SIBBALDIUS BOREALIS, (Fischer) Geoffroy. Sulphur-bottom Whale. 
Not regarded as rare. Frequently taken by the people along the 
shore. One towed ashore at Old Fort Island in 1878 or 1879. 
One of the whalebone whales is eccasionally taken along this coast, 
but which species it is I cannot tell. I am sure that several species 
both of whales and porpoises will be eventually added to this list. 
SCIUROPTERUS VOLUCELLA, (Pallas) Geoffroy, var. HUDSONIUS. Flying 
Squirrel. 
Oceasional along the coast. Specimens found at Saint Augustine. 
ScIURUS HUDSONIUS, Pallas. Red Squirrel. 
Conimon in the woods along the shore, and probably inland also, 
all along the coast. 
Gray Squirrels are said to occur here also, but I did not see any. 
ARCTOMYS MONAX, (Linné) Schreber. Woodchuck. Whistler. 
Common at Mingan, growing scarce towards Bonne Esperance. 
CASTOR FIBER, Linné. Beaver. 
Common in inland ponds all along the coast in furring season, but 
growing rapidly scarce. 
ZAPUS HUDSONIUS, (Zimmermann) Coues. Deer Mouse. Jumping 
Mouse. 
Not rare on the dry tops of many of the islands along the coast. 
HESPEROMYS LEUCOPUS, (Raf.) Le Conte. White-footed Mouse. 
Occurs probably about equally abundant with Z. hudsonius. 
A species of ARVICOLA, or Meadow Mouse is very abundant in sum- 
mer. 
FIBER ZIBETHICUS, (Linné) Cuvier. Jluskrat. 
Very common in the ponds inland all along the coast, at least to 
Belle Isle. 
ERETHIZON DORSATUM, (Linné) F. Cuvier. White-haired Canadian 
Porcupine. 
Very common along the coast certain years; periodical. Killed by the 
Indians for food. 
LEPUS AMERICANUS, Erxleben, var. AMERICANUS. Northern Varying 
Hare. 
Common, some years even abundant. 
[LEPUS AMERICANUS, Erxleben, var. VIRGINIANUS. Southern Varying 
Hare. 
Occurs in Newfoundland, but has not yet been recorded from Labra- 
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