NOVEMBER. 



sight of a species naturally strikes the attention, and makes 

 a stronger impression on the mind, than the ceasing to see 

 it. We can scarcely arrive at any very definite data on this 

 subject, without the tedious process of making a list, and 

 marking the species that we have seen day by day. The 

 birds that you have mentioned, however, being more fami- 

 liar, are more readily missed than those which remain in 

 the bosom of the woods, and only occasionally fall under our 

 observation. 



C. — The poplar and the balm of Gilead have now become 

 almost leafless, and the tamaracks have put on their bright 

 yellow dress. — As we look over the adjacent valley, we can 

 easily trace the patches of tamaracks, wherever they occur, 

 and even individual trees ; the bright colour strongly con- 

 trasting with the sombre hue of the other conifercB, among 

 which they grow. It does not appear to be a common tree 

 with us, though on the borders of the river there are some 

 patches of considerable size. — The tops of the hardwood 

 forests have a reddish appearance, the terminal twigs of se- 

 veral species having that colour, particularly those of the 

 maple and the basswood. 



F, — We may consider the " Indian summer " as over : 

 the present agreeable day being altogether of a different cha- 

 racter. It has been a protracted one, lasting to the frosty 

 night of the 28th, in which a slight shower of snow fell. 

 Many occurrences worthy of notice marked the mildness of 

 the time ; among which, not the least remarkable was the 

 appearance of Dragon-flies fJEshnaJ, which I observed 

 hawking about up to the 27th. The Winter Moth (Chei- 

 matobia Vulgaris), and little Autumnal Case-fly, (Fhryga- 



nea ? J both Newfoundland insects, have also appeared, 



but these are rather indicative of cold weather than of mild. 



C. — A young maple tree was cut down a week or two 

 ago ; from the stump of which the sweet sap exuded just as 



