The B)c(<i///(j of McdhcoiDis. 
Poi-fg;riiie.s were also to i)e seen, altliougii this last Ijird re- 
(luires no hel^j from storms to catcii its prey, for I have never 
yet y.viwi (he bird that eould escape from them. 1 was now 
neariiiy the eastern shore oi the lake, ffere the loolhills of 
liie coast range run down to the water, whieh deepens rapidly. 
As it was still rough outside, 1 paddled into the first sheltered 
cove 1 met with, and pulled the boat on shore. As it was 
still two hours to suiidown, 1 thought it well before pitching 
camp to take a walk to stretch my legs. After nearly ten 
hours in a boat, one gets somew^iiat stiff. The ground here 
was covei-ed ■\\'ith sage bush. Further back the scrub oak 
begins to appear, and finally from 2,000 feet and upwards, 
various kinds of pines; many of them magnificent trees, 
whose lowest bi'ancli would be quite 150 feet from the ground. 
Here a small ilock of Elk, strictly protected by the Govern- 
ment, have their home. These magnificent animals use the 
lake in the dry season as a watering place. The Grizzly 
Bear is still to be found amongst the pines, but very rarely 
now shows himself upon the plains. Amongst the other 
animals the hite-taiied Deer is common, the Prong -horned 
Antelope once so numerous is now scarce, and the Wild Hog 
plentiful. Mountain Lions, Lynx, Racoons, and Foxes are 
common, and the three last named are always to be found on 
Buena Vista. I was now 200 to 300 feet above the lake 
and had a very tine view. Under the shelter of a near by 
headland a very large tiock of both Black and White Brant 
were resting. 
(To he continued) . 
♦ 
The Breeding of Mealworms. 
By Rev. J. Mai>i-etuft Patekson. 
. 1 have been asked by our Editor, and also by a well- 
known contributoi' to hird jS'ute^ to give my experiences nn 
the above suljject, so 1 am trying to comply as best I can, 
in the pre.^s of parochial work. 
My methods may not be of the best, l)ut such as Ihey 
are I venture to give them. In the lid of a 711). biscuit 
box I ipunched a dozen or more snia.l lioles. This box I filled 
three parts full with bran, mixing in about a pound of flour, 
