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aged 39. Probably one of three calves captured by C. B. Alloway in vicinity 
of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, in 1873; later presented by Lord Strathcona 
to city of Winnipeg. This mounted head was formerly hung in Rideau 
Hall, Ottawa, then transferred to Canadian National Parks branch, and 
later to National Museum of Canada. 
Northwest Territories and Yukon Branch, Department of the Interior, 9 skins of 
cub wolves (Arctic wolf) in Great Slave Lake region, killed for bounty; 
5 skulls of northwest timber wolf, taken north of Peace river, northern 
Alberta, in Wood Buffalo park. 
Morris M. Green, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 2 skins with skulls of forest vole, 
Microtus pennsylvanicus fontigenus Bangs, topotypes, from Lac Edouard, 
Quebec; 2 skins with skulls of bean mouse, Microtus pennsylvanicus wahema 
Bailey, topotypes, from Glendive, Montana. 
Hamilton M. Laing, Comox, Vancouver island, British Columbia, 6 skulls of 
Columbian black-tailed deer, Odocoileus calumbianus columbianus (Richard- 
son), from Comox, B.C. 
W. E. Lake, Turtleford, Saskatchewan, 1 skin and skull of Hayden shrew, Sorex 
cinereus hay deni (Baird). 
Richard Finnie, Ottawa, 1 black squirrel, Stiurus carolinensis leucotis (Gapper), 
in the flesh, taken between Ironsides and Kingsmere, Quebec, April 28, 1927. 
A. E. Porsild, Northwest Territories and Yukon Branch, Dept, of the Interior, 
Ottawa, bones of mammoth, horse, and caribou, from Candle Creek gravel 
deposits, Seward peninsula, Alaska. 
H. F. Hudson, Strathroy, Ontario, 1 star-nosed mole, 1 vole, in the flesh. 
J. B. Hunter, Deputy Minister, Public Works Department, 1 mounted head of 
Stone sheep, from northern British Columbia. 
C. A. E. Hensley, Winnipeg, 1 skull of Keewatin mink. 
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 2 musk-oxen (skins and skulls complete) taken 
in December, 1926, at head of Grethasoer fiord, Ellesmere island; 3 Peary 
Arctic caribou (skins and skulls), from Hyperit point, Axel Heiberg island, 
April, 1927, collected on patrol by Staff-sergeant (now Inspector) A. H. 
Joy; through Commissioner Cortlandt Starnes. Also skulls of Arctic fox, 
polar bear, seals, ermine, and embryos of Arctic hare, w T alrus, and ringed 
seal, from Staff-sergeant J. E. F. Wight, Constables T. H. Tredgold, S. H. G. 
Margetts, and E. E. Tutin, of Pangnirtung detachment, Baffin island. 
Dr. Morten P. Porsild, Director, Danish Arctic Station, Godhavn, Greenland, 3 
skulls of Greenland caribou ( Rangifer groenlandicus ) . 
H. S. Arkell, Ottawa, 1 silver fox pup. 
By purchase: 
J. D. Soper, Edmonton, 287 small mammals, from Ontario, Alberta, British 
Columbia, etc. Private collection from 1916 to 1926. 
Clovias Seguin, Timmins, Ontario, 1 skin and skull of Canadian land otter, 
near-albino of golden-yellowish colour, taken at Kamiskotia lake, Ontario. 
Accessions of Bikds: 
By members of staff: 
J. D. Soper (southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba) . 102 
H. M. Laing (southern British Columbia) 75 
R. M. Anderson (northern Alberta) 15 
P. A. Taverner, Ontario 8 
W. K. Bentley, Ontario 6 
C. H. Young, southern British Columbia 5 
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