Trail and Camp-Fire 



The fox ( Vulpes vulgaris, Fleming) is com- 

 mon throughout the peninsula, from the Gulf 

 of St. Lawrence to the shores of Hudson 

 Strait. The red, cross and silver or black 

 foxes are only color varieties of the same 

 species, as on the Moose River I found a lit- 

 ter containing two red, three cross and two 

 black kittens, showing that the color no more 

 constitutes varieties than does the difference 

 of color in a litter of the kittens of the common 

 cat. In the northern regions there appears to 

 be a larger proportion of dark-colored and 

 more valuable foxes than in the south. 



The arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus, Linn.) oc- 

 curs abundantly in the barren ground and 

 southward to Nichicun. Along the seaboard 

 they range further southward, descending to 

 the southern part of James Bay, and on the 

 Atlantic coast are plentiful about Hamilton 

 Inlet, and more rarely southward to the Strait 

 of Belle Isle, on their migrations during the 

 winter from the north. 



The barren-ground bear (Ursus arctos, 

 Rich.) is undoubtedly found in the barrens of 

 Labrador, as skins are brought in at intervals 

 to Fort Chimo when the Indians have a favora- 

 ble chance of killing it. On other occasions 



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