INDEX 



233 



Indigo-bird, or indigo bunting (Pas- 

 terina cyanea), a p«tit duplicate 

 of the blue groabeak, 140, 147 ; 

 aoug of, 146 ; nest of, 147. 



Jackdaw, nest of, 133. 



Jacques Cartier River, trouting on, 

 203-219. 



Jay, blue {Cyanoritta cristttta), 48 ; 

 worrying a scret^ch owl, 49, 50. 



Jay, Canada {Pernsorcus canaden- 

 sis), 215. 



Jay, European, notes of, 132. 



Junco, slate-colored. See Snow- 

 bird. 



Kingbird ( Tyrannus fyrannus), wor- 

 rying hawks, 39, 134, 187. 



Kiucfisher, belted {Ceryle alcyon), 

 1G5, 189 ; notes of, 189, 215 ; nest 

 of, 1K9. 



Kinglet {Regulus sp.), 215. 



La Chance, 197-199, 220, 221. 

 Lake, nature as seen from a, 210, 



211 ; life in and about a, 211, 212. 

 Lake Jacques Cartier, Great, 203; 



an excursion to, 217, 218. 

 Lake Jacques Cartier, Little, 204 ; 



trout-fishing in, 210-214. 

 Lake Memphremagog, 190. 

 Lake St. John, 194, 195. 

 Lark. See Skylark. 

 Lark, shore or horned {Otocoris 



alp«sti-is), 134. 

 Ledges, the fascination of, 178. 

 Lily, spotted, 97. 

 Linden. See Basswood. 

 Locusts, as an article of food, 25. 

 Longspur, Lapland {Calcarius lap- 



ponicus), 134. 

 Loon {Urmalor imbfr), 211-213; 



laughter of, 208, 211, 213. 



Maiden, a backwoods, 173, 174. 



Maple, red, 2. 



Maple, sugar, 2. 



Marigold, marsh, 97. 



Marmot. See Woodohuck. 



Meadowlark {Sturnella magna), 97. 



Metapedia River, 228. 



Midges, 107, 108. 



Mockingbird {Mimtis polyglottos), 



133; song of, 125, 131. 

 Montmorenci, Falls of, 222, 223. 

 Moose {Alee alees), 202, 

 Morancy Rirer, 202. 

 Mountains, poetry of, 157, 158. 

 Mouse, f onuuou house (Mus muscu- 



lus), 134. 



Nevenilnk Rirpr, trouting on, 101- 

 114 ; trouting on tliu tluiit Unutcb 

 of, lt",G. 



New Urunswick, joum<'y through^ 

 228, 229 ; streainn of, SJH. 



Nightingale, notett of, 131, 132. 



Observation, powers and habita of, 



27, 2.H, 43-47. 

 Oriole, Baltimore {Icterus galbula)^ 



nest of, 28. 

 Osprcy, American. See Hawk, flah. 

 Ouzel, ring, 133. 

 Oven-bird {Sriurus aurocapUlxu). 



1C>5. 

 Owl, screech {Megascopt ntio)^ 



worried by other bird«, 49, 50 ; in 



captivity, 50, 51 ; wail of, 104. 



Panther, American {Felis concolor), 



cry of, 131. 

 Partridge, or ruffed grouse (Bonata 



umbellus), 42, 177. 

 Peakamoose, 158. 

 Pewee, wood {Conloput rirnu), 



notes of, 12G. 

 Phojbe-bird {Sayomis phabe), 151, 



178 ; nest of, 178. 

 Pigeon, passenger ( Eelnpistes migrn- 



torius), 142, 170, 2<ti ; nenta of, 



102, 170, 171. 

 Pipit, American, or titlark {Anthua 



pensili'aniciis), 45. 

 Porcupine, Canada (/•7r<'MLron dorsn- 



/M<), adventure with a, 109-111; 



description of, 111 ; IiIh armor of 



quills. 111, 112; at Balaam Lake, 



121, 1G8. 

 Porpoise, white, 223. 



Quebec, 192-llM. 



Raccoon, or coon {Proryon lotor), 

 voice of, 132 ; den of, 177. 



Rain, waves and pulsations of, fO ; 

 history of, 09, 70 ; relaxing eff.«ot 

 of, 71 ; necessary to tlie mind, 72; 

 after drought, 75, 70 ; imporUuica 

 to man of an abund.\nco, 77 ; 

 curious things repirtt'd to hara 

 fall( n in, 77, 78 ; the formation of, 

 78-SO , storms, 80-,S3 ; effert of 

 electricity on, 82 ; in winter and 

 spring, 82, 83 ; signs of, S4 S7 ; In 

 camp, 102-10«'.. See Thunder- 

 storms and Weather. 



RasjiUorrv. red, 3, 2'.I.'>. 



Rat, 13.\"170. 



Rat, wood {yeotoma ytori</<ma)^ 

 109, 170. 



