142 AUDUBON THE NATURALIST. 
of a free land; of its churches, its universities, 
its harbours, the beauty of the adjacent country 
prightened by glimpses of neat and elegant habit. 
ations —and dwells with loving complacency on 
the numerous places distinguished by association 
with the glorious chronicle of his far-famed his- 
tory. 
Audubon’s next excursion was to explore the 
British Provinces of New Brunswick. Proceed- 
ing to Frederickton along St. John’s River, he 
was delighted with the aspect of its shores, 
bounded by verdurous hills, here and there pic- 
turesquely interspersed with sharp rocky banks. 
They were adorned, moreover, with the “ yellow 
fruitfulness ” of autumn, waving luxuriant fields 
of corn, glowing fruits which hung clustering in 
the orchards, and lustrous tints gilding the forest 
of carmine and gold. 
On the broad unrufiled waters the canoes of 
the Indian swiftly glided, scaring the timid 
water-fowl. The sprightly Canada jay sprung 
from branch to branch; the kingfisher took to 
flight, while the fish-hawk and eagle spread their 
broad wings over the waves. 
Returning eastward, Audubon passed the 
winter at Boston, again occupied in making 
drawings of the birds that migrate thither from 
the colder regions of the north, and in May, 
1833, set sail for Labrador. Approaching its 
