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Angling Clubs in more than one lake, as well as the agile trout from 

 the waters of Loch Lomond, spotted like the pard. Local conditions 

 change these fish somewhat from their typical character especially 

 the over scarcity or abundance of insect food. There is no doubt 

 that a thorough ichthyological exploration of the inland waters of 

 Newfoundland would furnish valuable and interesting results. 

 On most of the streams of Newfoundland the air is very fragrant 

 in the early summer with the bloom of the balsam poplar, or Balm 

 of Gilead tree. There are many rare and beautiful wild flowers 

 some deliciously fragrant, such as the pink bells of the Linnea 



TROUT FISHING. OUTLET OF HARRYS BROOK, GEORGES LAKE. 



borealis. That most charming of wilderness songsters, the white- 

 throated sparrow, pours forth its cheerful melody from numberless 

 tree tops. If one puts aside the rod and strolls upon some neigh- 

 bouring ' barren ', or dry upland marsh, he will see perhaps a cock 

 willow grouse burst from the moor, or possibly a ptarmigan exactly 

 like the Norway ryper, leading him away from its young brood 

 with a plaintive cry of distress and a pretended broken wing, drooped 

 and trailed along the moss-covered ground. The harsh ' honk ' 

 of the Canada goose may often be heard, as she takes her young to 

 some grassy ' tussock ' in the middle of some secluded pond, where 

 a fancied security is obtained against all enemies. If the sportsman 



