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BIRD-LIFE IN WESTERN CANADA 



Young Long-billed Curlew 



short grass, birds on the prairie or about the borders of the 

 lakes, seemed double their real size. Pintail Ducks were 

 often mistaken for Geese, while Geese when grazing, looked 

 almost as large as yearlings ! 



The camper on the Plains is always confronted by the 

 difficulty of finding wood and good water ; but if he can sup- 

 ply his own bedding, he will generally find a home wherever 

 there is a ranch. Scott's sheep ranch at Crane Lake and 

 Baynton's at Big Stick Lake gave Fuertes and myself not 



