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the fox, but before I got within that distance the fox, 

 watching his opportunity, jumped back on to the trunk 

 of the tree, then on to the ground from the opposite side 

 to myself and hound, after being well rested, and fresh 

 for another long run. 



Occasionally, when my foxhound would start out on 

 a fox hunt on his own accord, and run a trail, always 

 by scent, sometimes for several hours at a time, I have 

 known foxes, when they got tired running, and wanted 

 to make the hound lose their trail, run along on the 

 top of a rail fence, for several yards at a time, then 

 jump back on the ground or snow again in an attempt to 

 make the hound lose the trail. This always made the 

 hound lose a good deal of time before he could find and 

 take up the track again, to continue the run, but in time 

 the hound also got wise, he would be seen climbing up, 

 and take a sniff or two on the top rail, then run on a few 

 yards, and repeat the operation, until he got the track on 

 the ground or snow again, and continue running on the 

 trail. 



W. A. OSWALD. 

 Montreal, March 30th, 1914. 



REPORT TO ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA FOR 

 THE YEAR 1904-5. 



By Professor Nevil Norton Evans. 



On behalf of The Natural History Society of Mont- 

 real, I beg to submit the following report for the con- 

 sideration of the Royal Society: 



Clearly recognizing with Herbert Spencer the great 

 value, — material, intellectual, and moral, — which a study 

 of nature has for the individual and for the community, 

 the Natural History Society has endeavoured to ad- 

 vance such study, not only among its members, but also 



