. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 400 AUDUBON year about the beginning of December. The first year their horns are not dropped in spring. When irritated the Moose makes a great grinding with his teeth, erects his mane, lays back his ears, and stamps with violence. When disturbed he makes a hideous whining noise, much in the manner of the Camel. In that wild and secluded part of the country, seldom visited but by the Indians, the common Deer were with- out number, and it was with great difficulty that we kept the dogs with us, as they were contin
. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 400 AUDUBON year about the beginning of December. The first year their horns are not dropped in spring. When irritated the Moose makes a great grinding with his teeth, erects his mane, lays back his ears, and stamps with violence. When disturbed he makes a hideous whining noise, much in the manner of the Camel. In that wild and secluded part of the country, seldom visited but by the Indians, the common Deer were with- out number, and it was with great difficulty that we kept the dogs with us, as they were continually meeting with "; In its habits that species greatly resembles the Moose. The Caribou has a very broad, flat foot, and can spread it on the snow to the fetlock, so as to be able to run on a crust scarcely hard enough to bear a dog. When the snow is soft, they keep in immense droves around the margins of the large lakes to which they betake them- selves when pursued, the crust being much harder there than elsewhere. When it becomes more firm, they strike into the woods. As they possess such facility of running on snow, they do not require to make any yards, and con- sequently have no fixed place in the winter. The speed of this animal is not well known, but I am inclined to believe it much greater than that of the fleetest horse. In our camp we saw great numbers of Crossbills, Gros- beaks, and various other small birds. Of the first of these were two species which were very tame, and alighted on our hut with the greatest familiarity. We caught five or six at once, under a snow-shoe. The Pine-Martin and Wild Cat were also very abundant.^ 1 The " Moose Hunt" was communicated to me by my young friend, Thomas Lincoln, of Dennysville in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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