LABRADOR JOFRXAL LM9 



ul' altU r ' and willow,- wliieli must cause a great 

 resort of grouse in the winter. To the northward 

 of the river mouth we could perceive a hirge bay, 

 the whole shore uf which is a fine sandy beach, 

 except the northern extremity, which is termi- 

 nated bv a rockv, hillv, barren headland, with a 

 small island lying off the point. Between the bay 

 and the ri^•er, the land is Wi\\ and low, consisting 

 almost entirely of wet marshes. We found four 

 dams and a hovel as we went u]) the brook; and 

 on our return. Jack coming dow^n the other side, 

 found the house, situated at the cxtremitv of a 

 very narrow ])oint, which we did not go round 

 before. I killed three large, horn owls,^ and a 

 black-duck. 



Satiirdaij, Sepiemhcr 6, 1777. We had a couple 

 of owls for dinner, which proved fat and white, 

 but very tough. 



Tuesdai/, Xovcuiher 25, 1777. I had an oppor- 

 tunity of shooting at a goose to-day, although 

 it is ver\ late in the vear for those birds to be 

 seen. 



Suiu/dij, Xo cent her oO, 1777. Early this morn- 

 ing T went in the skiff to Earl Island. Sending 

 hei- to tlie fai'thest brook, T landed in the first cove 



' AlnxjLS rrisjM. 



* The wiIIf)\vH, !<nUx, am of roursp diffif ult to idontify. Dolabarre 

 in the report of tho Browii-HMrv.-ird Expedition O^iill. ricnu. ''^'"•. of F'hila. 

 Ill Apr. 1WI2, pp. ISO, VM)) list.s nine Hpecics of willows from Lahrador. 

 Several of thew ar*- low crecpinj^ plants. Hritton and Brown Bperifically 

 refer eleven to Laf>rador. Seven different .•species of willows have been 

 iflentified from the H|.M'cirn(ns I have hrouuht from the eastern and south- 

 ern eoa«tH. 



* Labrador homed owl, Huho virgininnun htlerocnemis. 



