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THE CANADIAN SPORTSMAN AND NATURALIST. 



should return to look for the moose, which 

 would occupy several days more. But by this 

 time the moose would be dead, and the meat 

 spoiled, and for allowing it to spoil the hunter 

 would be liable to a heavy fine. It appears, 

 moreover, that under this Act, if a game 

 warden, who would get half the fine, chose to 

 take action in such a case, the magistrate 

 would have no option. I leave it to you, sir, 

 to judge whether the game laws are remark- 

 able for the extreme simplicity claimed for 

 them." 



Prom this statement it appears that it is 

 necessary when a gentleman obtains a license 

 to hunt deer in Nova Scotia, that to secure 

 thorough sport, the document should be signed 

 by a resident Clerk of the Peace in each county 

 or district in the Province. It is also evident 

 that the object of making a law of this nature 

 is to prevent, any hunting of deer in Nova 

 Scotia. But we ask why issue a license if this 

 is the way its game laws are to be interpreted? 

 Lord Dunraven states that the Nova Scotian 

 Game Laws have been altered since he last 

 hunted in the Province, but if the license was 

 actually obtained this season, it occurs to us 

 that the party granting the same should at 

 least have had the courtesy to inform his 

 Lordship whatever changes occurred since his 

 previous hunting in that Province. If the 

 Game Law makers in the other Provinces 

 persist in this license business the result will 

 be to prevent European sportsmen from visiting 

 Canada, which will be a great loss and dis- 

 advantage to the country. — C. 



QUERIES. 



Can any of our readers give us information 

 regarding the nesting habits of the Logcock or 

 BlackWoodpecker (Hyloiomuspiliaius, Baird). 

 It occurs occasionally in the woodlands north 

 of Montreal, generally in November and De- 

 cember. We want to obtain a record of this 

 bird's history during May and June. 



We wish to receive some accurate account 

 of the gigantic moth {Erebus odora, Linn.) 

 which has been found on several occasions in 

 °anada. One was found at Collingwood, one 



at Ottawa, one at Montreal, but only a single 

 instance at a time. Did any one find the larva 

 in Canada? Where do they come from ? We 

 know that there are theories in regard to its 

 occurrence so far North, but very little has 

 been written regarding; this. curious insect. 



CANADIAN MUSEUMS. 



TORONTO UNIVERSITY. 



The idea of publishing brief descriptions of 

 Canadian Museums emanated from the Editor 

 of this journal, not with the intention of giving 

 either a minute or accurate account of them, 

 but merely to indicate where they are located 

 and to show that they produce a moral and 

 intellectual force in enlightening the young 

 people, especially those who attend lectures on 

 Natural Science. That Museums and well 

 selected libraries have already produced good 

 effects in Canada, cannot be denied. Why is 

 it that ignorant parents are always anxious to 

 have their children educated and brought up 

 to acquire a knowledge of human progress? 

 Cognizant of their own condition from expe- 

 rience, they are simply aware that education, be 

 it ever so meagre, is necessary for both sexes, 

 in order to follow any occupation now-a-days. 

 Therefore we are anxious to see Canadian 

 educational institutions well and punctually 

 supported by Government and those who are 

 in positions to aid them. We hope the day is 

 not distant when our Universities and Colleges 

 will receive such outside support as to enable 

 the sons and daughters of every humble citizen 

 to enter and be educated 



The collections now in the Toronto Univer- 

 sity Museum were commenced about the year 

 1849, and in 1852, the late Wm. Hincks a 

 brother of Sir Francis Hincks of this city, was 

 appointed Professor of Natural History in the 

 above named institution, which at the latter 

 date received a grant from Government to ex- 

 tend its Museum. Through energy and economy 

 a large number of specimens were added, and 

 before Mr. Hincks' death, the Museum was 

 considered the best then in Canada. After 

 the appointment of the latter, the late George 



