SHECATICA AND JACQUES CARTIER 



sea through the lower passage of the inlet, 

 with wonderful patches of blue water among 

 rocky hills, while to the northwest was a large 

 lake. I followed down the portage-path on 

 the other side of the divide until it entered a 

 sparsely forested bog and ended at a small nar- 

 row lake shut in on the east by rocky cliffs. 



The botanist and I had interesting experi- 

 ences; our short incursion into the partially 

 forested interior from the barren coast was a 

 profitable one. He added twenty species to his 

 list and I four to mine. There are thrills to 

 be experienced in the pursuit of all hobbies. 

 I expected a great many thrills in Audubon's 

 Labrador and I had my full share. Now this 

 kind of thrill may be produced by any unusual 

 thing in the ornithological world and may 

 range from the ,first sight of a common bird 

 on its arrival in the spring to the discovery of 

 a bird new to science. It includes, for example, 

 the observation of a rare bird or of an unusual 

 or unknown song or note or habit. Thrills of 

 this sort add greatly to the pleasures of life, 

 and only those who have experienced them 

 know their full value. 



My greatest thrill was here, at Shecatica, 

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