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young moose with extraordinary cunning, and a display 

 of what can only be termed forethought. 



They are killed in considerable numbers by means 

 of traps and pit-falls. The latter are holes about 

 seven feet in depth, wider at the bottom than at 

 the mouth ; these are overlaid with sticks and grass 

 at the beginning of winter, and when the snow has 

 entirely covered them, the bait is carefully laid over 

 the centre of the pit, falling into which the animal is 

 easily despatched. On the prairies they are sometimes 

 killed by large parties of Indians, who form a circle 

 extending over many miles of country, and gradually 

 approaching in a lessening ring, enclose frequently 

 a number of wolves together, when they are de- 

 stroyed with heavy clubs, tomahawks, and stones, and 

 occasionally with guns ; though there are palpable 

 objections against shooting from opposite points of 

 a small circle. 



Among the several distinct types of Foxes belonging to 

 North America one species only is found in Canada, which 

 species (Vulpes fulvus) contains three varieties, viz., the 

 Ked Fox, the Cross Fox, and the Silver Fox. 



The Red Fox (V. fulvus) was till quite lately con- 

 sidered as identical with our common fox (V. vulgaris), 

 but they differ considerably, the Canadian animal 

 being a good deal larger, and its colour a much 



