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Ursus americanus, Pallas. Black Bear. Five individuals were 

 seen during the summer. They are very common, since fresh 

 tracks were seen almost every day on the beach, but are very 

 shy, and seldom come out of the woods except at night, when 

 they feed upon the fish or seals that may be found thrown 

 upon the shores. 



Plioca grcenlandica, Mull. Yery common about most parts of the • 

 island, but they were always very shy and difficult to approach. 

 They are hunted constantly by the Indians from Mingan. All 

 of the specimens that we obtained were young. 



Lepus americanus, Erxl. Common Hare. This species is not found 

 at Anticosti. A female with young was shot at Esquimaux 

 Island. 



Balcenoptera rostrata (?). " Fin-backed Whale." A fin-backed whale 

 was quite common about the eastern and northern parts of the 

 island, and also at Mingan. They appeared to be usually 

 25 or 30 feet in length. 



Megaptera (f). " Sulphur Whale." A carcass of a whale was seen 

 on the beach at Salt Lake, but it had decomposed to such an 

 extent that it was impossible to ascertain its characters. It 

 was 84 feet in length and 18 feet across the tail, according 

 to the statement of Mr. Corbet, who had found it when 

 first stranded. He obtained 40 barrels of oil from the blubber 

 of one side. He stated that the under parts were yellow, 

 and for that reason it is called the " sulphur whale." The 

 baleen was about two feet in length. They are said to be 

 quite common. 



Megaptera sp. Hump-backed Whale. We were told that a species 

 of hump-backed whale was common about the island, but saw 

 none ourselves. The remains of one that had been stranded 

 two years before was on the beach near Becscie River. All 

 the inhabitants seemed to be aware of the distinction between 

 this and the last. 



Phocoena communis. Common Porpoise. Porpoise were common 

 about the eastern parts of the island, but were not seen in 

 great numbers. While off the southern coast of Nova Scotia, 

 they were seen twice in countless numbers, forming " schools " 

 several miles in extent. These specimens were unusually 

 large. We saw no whales in the gulf which appeared to be 

 the same as the fin-backed whale, so common about the Bay of 

 Fundy, and which I suppose to be the Pliysalus boops. It is 

 to be hoped that our knowledge of the Cetacea frequenting our 

 coast may be increased before many years by some enterpris- 

 ing naturalist. At present, there is scarcely a species con- 

 cerning the identity of which there is not some doubt. 



