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was done at Jasper, junction of Snaring and Athabaska rivers, Snaring 
lake, Swiftwater valley 4,000-6,000 feet, Talbot lake, Pocahontas marsh, 
Rocky river, Tonquin valley 6,540 feet, Snaring lake, Athabaska river, 
Astoria creek, Prairie creek, and Henry House. In Rocky Mountains park, 
collecting was done at Cascade basin 7,100 feet; Boom creek 5,600 feet, 
and Boom lake, 5,600 feet. Good collections were made from the areas 
worked in both parks. 
On October 1, Mr. Laing located camp near the abandoned town of 
Morrissey (altitude 3,200 feet) about 12 miles south of Fernie, B.C. Mor- 
rissey is only about 30 miles northeast of Newgate, but in this distance as 
Elk River valley is ascended from Kootenay river a marked change in the 
vegetation takes place due to a change from arid to semi-wet conditions. 
The yellow pine and antelope brush association on Kootenay river gives 
way at Morrissey to heavy western cedar (mainly logged), white spruce, 
white birch, and white and black poplar. Thimble-berry, a typical coastal 
shrub, grows abundantly, and there are other evidences of abundant 
moisture. Heavy, grassy ground-cover and dense shrubbery are common 
in many places. Richardson red squirrels were abundant in every clump 
of spruce, flying squirrels were common locally, and buff-bellied chipmunks 
were numerous at low elevation. White-footed mice w r ere not abundant, 
but four species of voles were taken, as well as long-tailed weasels and pack 
rats. Rocky Mountain pikas were taken on one rock slide. Deer are 
plentiful in this region. The western white-tailed deer mostly inhabit 
the valley, but work up in summer to some elevation. The Rocky Mount- 
ain mule deer summer in the ranges to the eastward and come down to 
Flathead and Elk rivers in winter. The river valley is a wintering ground 
for deer and a great migration is reported to take place annually at the 
first heavy snow. Mr. Laing states that during 1930 this wintering ground 
was set aside as a game refuge— the only sort that can accomplish anything 
where deer have unlimited summer range and very restricted winter range, 
a condition that is true everywhere in southern British Columbia. 
P. A. Taverner, ornithologist, conducted zoological investigations in 
the neighbourhood of Churchill, Manitoba. Arriving at Churchill, via 
the Hudson Bay railway, on May 26, with B. C. Lloyd as camp man and 
taxidermist, camp v r as made in the immediate vicinity. On June 9 he 
w r as joined by Victor E. Gould as student assistant. On June 18 camp w r as 
moved to Mosquito point 7 miles up Churchill river. On July 7 camp w r as 
moved to lake Rosebelle, 3 miles from Churchill. Through the courtesy of 
the Hudson’s Bay Company Mr. Taverner, on June 30, embarked on the 
schooner Fort York for Chesterfield. He arrived there on July 3, left on 
July 6, and reached Churchill on July 11, remaining there until July 28, 
when he returned to Ottawa. Gould remained in the field until September 
and Lloyd until September 30. This is the first time that trained zoo- 
logists have spent a complete summer, including the breeding season, on 
the west side of Hudson bay. The results obtained amply justify the 
effort. Amongst other things, considerable new and, in part surprising, 
information v r as obtained regarding the northern distribution of many 
birds, especially some of the waterfowl of interest to sportsmen, or that 
come under the provisions of our treaty with the United States. 
