FEBRUARY. 



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ceedingly soft and brittle ; its 

 colour is mostly white, tinged 

 with red, but some of it is 

 dark brown just at the tip ; 

 the root of every hair is more 

 slender than the other part, 

 the transition being abrupt ; 

 and this part looks exactly like 

 the barrel of a quill in minia- 

 ture : the extremity is gene- 

 rally waved. I believe this 

 conformation is peculiar to 

 this northern climate, and to 

 winter, even here; in sum- 

 mer, the hair resembles that 

 of other animals. Its coat 

 is then of an uniform reddish 

 brown, but in winter its co- 

 lour is a greyish russet, not 

 easily to be described. The 

 venison is very juicy, and of 

 delicious flavour; but to an 

 American palate, a piece of 

 fat pork has far greater 

 charms. 



A HAIR OF THE DEER MAGNIFIED. 



C. — Here is our constant merry little friend, the Black- 

 capped Titmouse (Parus Atricapillus), The coldest wea- 

 ther he seems to regard with indifference : though the mer- 

 cury a day or two ago stood more than 30° below zero, yet 

 enveloped in his warm feathery coat, he has weathered it all. 



