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Mini tin- four ,';,"* w.-n 'li\,- ln-<i\vn spotted with Uackish 

 l>n>wii. ami had a few hair lit kfl around tin- larger end 



Henin^ irulls wen- num. i i Macd-mald 



sli.it a titir alult specimen 1 expected t> timl tin- D 

 ^ulls, asu.-i <>f tli- fcVOaeteOD anelf\ate.| Mi i 



>und at th. south .-ml of tin- lake. Init on arri\ in^ 

 th.-i 18 of any m-sts Sonn- distance nit on tin- 



laki- wen- se\en whit.- pelicans, ami tin- do^ mad.- a rush at 

 tht-iii through tin- water luit they turm-<l on him with op. n 

 mouths ami tin- u^ly cn-atur.-s scar.-l tin- <lo^ ami In- ri-tniMi- 

 'I \\ himjM-rin^. Tln-y ros,- ami flt-\\ o\rr our ln-atls. anl M 



loiial'l tii-t-.l at tin-in 1'tit miss.-il. Thi-y look tn-nn-mlous Kir.U 

 on thr wint,' ami fly lu-avily. taking l.i^f s\\,.,-],s \\ith th-ir 

 win^s. Tliry m-st on tin- --ast shon- of tin- lak.-. l.iit as th,-y 

 an- .-arly l-n-i-ili-i's \\.- <li<l not \isit this colony. ManlonaM 

 iuforiiit-il mi- that al>out fifty pairs nrst on a stony samllar 

 at th<- . asf ( -ii<l of tin- lak<\ ami tln-y hal fn-sh i-^stht- st--oml 



ix in May. Tin- n.-sts .-u-,- niaih- Ky tin- l>inls scrapin- 



i- a mouml of saml six im-ln-s hi^h. an-1 on this tln-y pla.-.- 

 \\ rush.-s i-ar.-li-ssly. ami lay ^m-rally two i-^s. iK-casion- 



ally thn-t- litit two is tin- regular nuinlM-r : tin- a\i-ra^.- si/..- is 

 1 Tln-y ar.- chalky white in colour, with a calcaiv. ,iis 



Icposit on tin-in, ami an- nion- op ],-xs staim-d. 



AS it \\.is fun- o'clock, ami MacilonaM hal to ! lack at 

 tin- station to m.-.-t tin- train from tin- w.-st at .' ): :ii \\.- turm-.l 

 Kack ami r.-acln-'l tin- spot wln-n- \M- had left tin- ducks' 

 and liirds \\'.- \\.TC heavily laden with all our spoils and 

 our ^'uns 1'i-^an to ^ct heavy. BO \\ t ramp. -d alon^ for >onn- 

 distam-,- without saying a word. My companion led tin- way. 

 and 1 followed dose lichind with tin- do^ at my heels. Soine- 

 thin^- tearing its way thi-oiio-li tin- rush. i Macdonald 



d.-ad halt and In- dr-.pj ed his l.irds. e\<-laimiiifr 

 me a cartridge. In-n-'s a wolf." 1 at once 

 drop] i-d my l.irds and handed him a couple of cartridges from 

 my l.elt. and in a second In- had placed tin- cartridge in his 

 min and iu^' to e. lit of tin- prairie wolf. Tin- 



- liark caused tin- wolf to l.oh < ut of tin- rushes ..,,,,( 



