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THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. 
lar trails into the belief that actually a moose had passed ; 
nor could I easily bring myself to relinquish that opinion. 
Indeed it would be nothing extraordinary, as a Moose ( Cer- 
vus Alces) was this winter killed near Sherbrooke, of the 
flesh of which I partook. 
MOOSE. 
Cervus Alces. 
C. — What was it like ? 
F, — Much like beef in appearance^ but more juicy and 
tender : I thought it of very delicate flavour. Captain Col- 
clough kept one at Sherbrooke alive^ for some years. Moose 
are frequently taken in the Indian-stream territory^ a kind 
of neutral ground on the boundary of this province and New 
Hampshire^ claimed by both governments. Paths are worn 
by the feet of these animals, leading to the brook, whither 
