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Mr. Kaizer informs me that some years ago he obtained a 

 similar skin. This and the specimen just described, are the only 

 albino Red Foxes he has ever seen, although he handles very 

 many pelts. 



Regarding the Silver Fox (var. argentatus}, a well-known 

 variety of the Red Fox, Mr. Kaizer tells me that while it is 

 found on the Island of Cape Breton and in the eastern and 

 western parts of Halifax County, and sometimes also in Guys- 

 borough, yet he has never for thirty years heard of its capture 

 west of the County of Halifax. He is therefore inclined to 

 think it is somewhat local in distribution. 



BIRDS. 



ROSEATE TERN (Sterna dougalli). On June 2nd, 1894, Mr. 

 T. J. Egan obtained a specimen which had been shot at Prospect> 

 Halifax County, N. S., a day or two before. 



MALLARD (Anas boschas). A male was shot at Cole Harbour, 

 Halifax County, on October 17th, 1895, and was brought to Mr. 

 W. A. Purcell. Another, killed at the same place, was in the 

 Halifax market on November 2nd, of that year. It had evi- 

 dently been taken two or three days before. The Mallard is a 

 rare Nova Scotian bird. 



WOOD DUCK (Aix sponsa). Mr. Purcell informs me that a 

 male Wood Duck was shot several miles westward of Halifax 

 (at Joshua Umlah's) about September 18th, 1895, and another 

 was taken about the same date near Three Fathom Harbour. 



KING EIDER (Somateria spectabilis). A fine specimen, a 

 male, of this rare winter bird was killed on February 22nd, 

 1895, at Devil's Island, at the mouth of Halifax Harbour. 

 Another male was taken at Three Fathom Harbour, Halifax Co., 

 about March 20th, of the same year. Both birds were brought 

 to Mr. Purcell. One or two other specimens were in the Halifax 

 market about the last-mentioned date. 



LEAST BITTERN (Botaurus exilis). In March, 1896, a bird of 

 this species was brought to me for identification. I examined it 



