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Western Porcupine (Erethizon epixanthus , Brandt). 



It ranges the Mainland at large. 



Then follows a case of small mammals, among which we find 

 Minks, Skunks, Moles, Eats, Mice and Bats, etc., truly a heteroge- 

 neous lot. Among them will be seen the Jumping Mouse (Zapus 

 trinotatus) . 



Raccoons (Procyon lotor, Linn). 



These animals are somwhat clumsy and deliberate in their 

 movements as compared with the majority of the wood-dwellers. 

 Their thick fur enables them, like the bears, to rifle bee-trees in 

 comparative safety, and to dig bumble-bees and hornets out of the 

 turf. They are here shown feeding in a wild crab-apple tree. 



White Goat, or Antelope Goat (Oreamnos montanus, Ord), 



It is found on nearly all the mountains of the Mainland, its 

 abundance centreing along the summit of the Coast Range. 



Dall's Mountain Sheep (Ovis dallii, Nelson), ram and ewe. 

 These were obtained at Cook's Inlet; its range is North- West 

 British Columbia and Alaska. Then follows type specimen of 



Fannin's Mountain Sheep (Ovis fanninii, Hornaday). 



This fine sheep was taken near Dawson City, North-West Terri- 

 tories, and ranges through into the Atlin District, B.C. The next 

 case contains a pair of 



Black Bears (Ursus americanus, Pallas), 



Taken at Sooke, Vancouver Island, and Bridge River. It ranges 

 throughout the whole of British Columbia, and is to be found very 

 plentiful in the fall of the year along the banks of the rivers feed- 

 ing on salmon that die by the thousands after spawning or on the 

 way to the spawning ground. These are followed by the 



Queen Charlotte Black Bear (Ursus carlotte, Osgood). 

 It is from Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands. 



Kermode's White Bear (Ursus kermodei, Hornaday). 



This new type specimen was captured at Gribbel Island, B.C., 

 in May, 1904, and now the species is represented by a group of five 

 specimens. Then passing up the next aisle, to the right, we find a 

 case of 



