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ceratites, piloceratite?;, eiidoceratites ami ormoceratites of Inige 

 size, from a foot to over two feet in lengtli. The coiled nauta- 

 loids have also been collected in considerable numljers ; and the 

 materials on hand will enable me to work out many obscure 

 points in the structure and relations of these forms. Our collec- 

 tions are also rich in other fossils wliicli we have collected as 

 opportunity served." One of the Professor]s party took photo- 

 graphic views of the most striking scenery as they passed along 

 the coast. These form a series of most beautiful jiictures of 

 scenes which wei-e never before photographed. 



COM3IANDER KENNEDY, K. N. 



Captain Kennedy, R. X., commander of H. M. S. DnnJ, who 

 spent several years in Xewfoundland engaged in the Fisheries' 

 Protection Service, and who knows the island thoroughly, piib- 

 lished aboiit ten years ago " Sporting Notes on Newfoundland." 

 The following extract from this interesting work will show liis 

 opinion of the climate and scenery : — " To one who, like the 

 writer, has had the opportunity of seeing the country, of ming- 

 ling with its Avarm-hearted inhabitants, of penetrating into the 

 vast and almost unknow n interior in quest of sport, Newfound- 

 land presents a deeply interesting aspect, whether it be from a 

 spoiling, an artistic or a social point of view." 



THE WEATHEK. 



" The fogs on the east and south coast seldom if ever penetrate 

 inland ; and I have no hesitation in saying that for four or five 

 months in the year, nameh , from June to October, inclusive, the 

 climate is far superior to that of Great Britain, while the winters 

 are undoubtedly milder than those of Nova Scotia, Canada or 

 New Brunswick. During the months of July, August, September, 

 and part of October, the weather is magnificent, the thermometer 

 ranging occasionally as high as 85'. At this time the country 

 presents a most beautiful appearance, resembling in parts the 

 Highlands of Scotland. The mountains are clothed to their tops 

 with many kinds of woods, conspicuoiis among which are the fir,- 

 tlie pine, maj)le, birch and hazel. The " barrens " are covered 



