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INDEX 



Ptarmigan, Rock, 206, 244. 



Ptarmigan, white-tailed, 67. 



Ptarmigan, Willow, 22, 44, 54, 72, 

 113, 114, 118, 121, 146, 148, 150, 

 162, 206, 207, 209, 244, 268, 279, 

 290, 296. 



RABBIT, 18, 73, 100, 143, 156, 162, 

 166, 196, 228, 254, 274, 283, 285, 

 286, 290, 293. 



Rams: 35,163,216; actions after 

 first sight of man, 33, 41, 51, 75, 

 235, 236, 239; actions after 

 hearing rifle shot, 33, 41, 52, 75, 

 213-214, 225, 236; actions of 

 younger members when de- 

 tached from band, 268; actions 

 when approaching them with 

 the wind, 74, 220, 224-226; ac- 

 tions when feeding, 35, 236; 

 actions when travelling, 36; 

 actions when wounded, 37, 45, 

 57, 74, 213-214; appearance 

 on sky-line, 36, 226; appearance 

 under excitement, 224; com- 

 municating alarm, 37; habits 

 of watching, 35, 208, 212-213, 

 223, 237; horn measurements, 

 340-343; horns, 53, 77, 216, 

 226, 236, 299-300; inability to 

 distinguish direction of rifle 

 shot, 75, 214; lack of collective 

 action, 38, 74, 213; leaders, 37, 

 241; measurements, 77, 226, 

 340, 342; resemblance to ibex, 

 225, 231, 235; resting hours, 67; 

 stalking, 35, 40, 51, 55, 72, 128, 

 164-166, 208-214, 221-225, 235- 

 241 ; tendency of oldest to keep 

 apart from band, 73; tendency 

 of young rams to separate from 

 ewes, 202; weight, 227; weight 

 of dried skins, 341-343; weight 

 of skulls, 341-343. 



Raven, 42, 65, 121, 125, 162, 196, 

 244, 254, 255, 260, 276. 



Red squirrel, 14, 22, 23, 43, 69, 

 97, 100, 105, 125, 131, 134, 143, 

 188, 196, 227-228, 247, 254, 255, 

 274. 



Riddell, Bob, 134, 135. 



Rifle, xiv, 33. 



Robin, 105, 118, 127. 



Robinson, 155. 



Rocky Mountain sheep. (See Ovis 

 canadensis.) 



Rose, Mr., 179, 188, 276-278. 



Rose Creek, 282, 344. 



Rose Mountains: 188, 278, 304, 

 306; view from, 279, 280, 282. 



Rose Slough, 278. 



Rose River, 199. 



Ross, Duncan, 251. 



Ross River: 171, 179, 186, 187, 

 189, 255, 260, 274, 279, 297, 

 306, 308, 332, 344; as a hunt- 

 ing country, 273; country bor- 

 dering, 263-264; exploration, 

 history, description, 251-253; 

 travelling time to Lewis Lake, 

 262; travelling time from Lewis 

 Lake to Pelly, 275. 



Rough-legged hawk, 10, 54, 243, 

 244. 



Rungius, Carl: x, 4, 8, 10, 14, 15, 

 16, 19, 29, 31, 33, 42, 49, 53, 58, 

 60, 61, 62, 64, 70, 71, 79, 95, 96, 

 139, 140, 143, 148, 149, 151, 156; 

 game killed by, 142; kills bull 

 caribou, 65; kills cow caribou, 

 44; kills ewes, 43; kills grizzly 

 cub, 32; kills ram, 45. 



Russell Creek, 95, 140. 



Russell Mountains, 97, 110, 139, 

 142, 144, 286. 



SADDLE-BACKED SHEEP. (See Ovis 

 fannini.) 



Salmon, Dog, 151. 



Salmon, King, 13, 79, 183, 254, 

 260, 263, 266. 



Sand flies. (See Gnat.) 



Schnabel, Bill, 156, 158, 160, 161, 

 166. 



Schwatka, Frederick, 331. 



Selkirk, 84, 151, 171, 179, 183-184, 

 296. 



Selous, F. C. : viii, 83, 93, 95, 96, 97, 

 99, 101, 105, 106, 112, 114, 116, 

 117, 118, 119, 124, 125, 129, 130, 

 134, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 

 147, 148, 151, 155, 180, 331; 

 kills bull moose, 107-108, 126- 

 127; kills cow moose, 98; kills 

 ewe, 131; kills two caribou, 113; 

 stalks black bear, 102-104, 150. 



