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ourselves experienced this sort of weather in 1824, 

 when we passed the latter part of August and the 

 beginning of September there. 



Of the Fauna of this island, about two hundred 

 and sixty species came under our notice : from its im 

 mediate vicinity to the continent, it is not wonderful 

 that several large mammalia are to be found. Among 

 these is the Ursus Americanus, of the black race ; a 

 fox ; a stag, which perhaps does not differ from the 

 Cer-nts lirginianus, and the common beaver, which 

 feeds on the large leaves of a Pothos, said by the in 

 habitants to be injurious to man. Besides these 

 are observed a small Vesper tilio with short ears, a 

 Mustela, and a Phoca. 



Of birds we remarked : the Aquila kucocephala, 

 Astur, Corvus Corone and Sfelleri, and some varieties 

 of the species Turdus, Sylvia, Troglodytes, Pants, 

 Alcedo, Picus, Ardea, Hxmatopus, Scolopax, Chara- 

 drius, Anas, and Colymbus. Trochilus rufus is not only 

 often found here, but also under sixty degrees of la 

 titude. A small shoal of Procellaria furcata was 

 once driven into the Bay by stormy weather. Of 

 Amphibia, only a small kind of toad is met with. 

 There is no great variety in the kinds of fish, but 

 the individuals are numerous, especially a well-fla 

 voured sort of salmon, and herrings ; a Phuronec- 

 tes several feet long, and a reddish yellow Perca two 

 feet long and very thick, are extremely abundant. 



The number of accurately examined Annulide* 



