THE 



CANADIAN NATURALIST. 



A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS 



ON THE 



NATURAL HISTORY OF LOWER CANADA. 



BY 



P. H. GOSSE. 



COR. MEM. OF THE NAT. HIST. SOC. OF MONTREAL, AWD OF THE 

 LIT. AND HIST. SOC. OF aUEBEC. 



Every kingdom, every province, should have its own monographer." 



GILBERT WHITE. 



ILLUSTRATED BY FORTY-FOUR ENGRAVINGS. 



LONDON: 

 JOHN VAN VOORST, l, PATERNOSTER ROW. 



M.DCCC.XL. 



