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bittern (Botaurus Lentiginosus), crow (Corvus Americanus), 

 raven (<7. Corax\ eagle (Haliaetus Leucocephalus), osprey 

 (Pandion Carolinensis), hen hawk (F. Borealis), and another 

 very small hawk ; the moose bird (Garrulus Canadensis), 

 pine grosbeak (Pinicola Canadensis), the robin (Turdus 

 Americanus), swamp robin (T. Swainsonii), crow blackbird 

 (Quiscalus Versicolor), peabody (Fringilla Pennsylvania), 

 chickadee (Parus Atricapillus), kingfisher (Aleedo Alcyon), 

 great woodpecker (Picus Pileatus), gannet (Sula Bassana), 

 sea parrot (Mormon Ardious), foolish guillemot (Uria 

 Troile), black guillemot ( U. Grylle). With the one excep- 

 tion of the brant, all the above-mentioned birds breed in 

 Anticosti, and I have no doubt many more that escaped 

 my observation. 



" Hunters say that there are two sorts of bear, viz. the 

 long-legged and the short-legged, but this is not the case ; 

 there is but one species of bear in all these provinces, the 

 Ursus Americanus. Individuals of this species differ much 

 in appearance ; some are round, plump, and short-limbed ; 

 others gaunt, leggy, and scraggy. This depends upon 

 age and condition. The Anticosti bear is famed for the 

 beauty of its fur, which is at its prime in the months of 

 April and May. The muzzle and ears are yellower than 

 those of the bears on the mainland. On the south shore 

 of the St. Lawrence bears den in hollow trees ; here there 

 are no trees large enough for the purpose, so Bruin 

 retreats under the thick scrub, which, when covered with 

 snow, is doubtless a warm and comfortable den. They 

 retire in November, and come out again in April, at 

 which time the females have cubs, generally two, some- 

 times three. The cubs stay with the mother till the 



