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where Camp VIII was occupied from September 12 to October 1. The 
forest for the most part is more dwarfed and stunted than farther south, 
with wide, open stretches of muskeg. Water birds were observed in 
migration in some abundance. A side trip was made on foot, Septem- 
ber 24 to 26, to Cache creek, 12 miles east of Scott, and some interesting 
observations made. The next move w r as about 40 miles down the west 
coast to Quatsino sound, where Camp IX was established October 2 to 12. 
Ingersoll river was visited October 3, and Cayeghle river, near port Alice, 
on southeast arm of Quatsino sound, October 5 to 10. The climate was 
much milder inside Quatsino sound, away from the inclemency of the 
exposed coast-line of north and west. The return trip was made by coast 
vessel around the north end of Vancouver island to Campbell river. Mr. 
Laing later spent a few days at Mirror lake in Campbell Lake area 
collecting some species that had been missed earlier in the season. The 
collections made by the party numbered: 438 mammals; 276 birds; 21 
amphibians and reptiles; and a few miscellaneous specimens, including 
some species, notably a series of Vancouver Island weasel, Vancouver Island 
mink, and Vancouver Island ruffed grouse, which were not hitherto repre- 
sented in the museum collections, as well as large series of several other 
Vancouver Island forms. 
The vertebrate fauna, particularly the distribution of the smaller 
species of Cape Breton island, had never been intensively studied and the 
representation of species from that area in the National Museum being 
limited, Mr. Victor E. Gould, of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, with Mr. W. 
Earl Godfrey, was sent to make collections and investigations. The party 
was unable to start soon enough to make early summer investigations, 
but were fortunate enough to carry on until considerably later than our 
museum field parties usually do in autumn, and were successful in getting 
good series of mammals in autumn coat, as w T ell as collecting birds during 
autumn migration. The party left Wolfville August 16, and at cape North, 
Victoria county, the northern extremity of Cape Breton island, Camp I 
was established on September 18. Headquarters was maintained at cape 
North until September 26, and collections made on Middle Aspy and 
North Aspy rivers, and at Dingwall fishing village. 
The party then moved down the west coast of the island to Frizzleton, 
Inverness county, near the mouth of Margaree river, where Camp II was 
maintained from September 26 to October 16. Margaree, on Sea Wolf 
island, was visited on October 11. The next move was to the southwest part 
of the island where Camp III was maintained at St. Peters, Richmond 
county, from October 16 to 26. The party crossed the strait of Canso 
to the mainland of Nova Scotia and established Camp IV, at East Ronan 
valley, Guysborough county, October 26 to November 17. Good collec- 
tions were made in this area and an effort made to ascertain what species 
are found in the northern part of the mainland coast without extending 
their range on to Cape Breton island. No insular forms of mammals have 
been described from Cape Breton island, but the Eastern Canada porcu- 
pine and the Canada woodchuck are found widely distributed on the main- 
land, although not known to cross the strait of Canso. The moose and 
the caribou formerly occurred on both sides of the strait, but the caribou 
are now extinct in all parts of Nova Scotia, and the moose is extinct on 
Cape Breton island, although still common on the mainland. The col- 
