. The Canadian field-naturalist. 142 The Canadian Field-Naturalist [Vol. XLII and Vancouver Island Comm.; R. C. Mayne 1862, p. 417) under the heading of Hummingbirds the following note appears: "The Indian boys snare them in numbers and fastening a dozen or more to a stick by one foot, bring them off alive to the ships for ; Snares In the possession of Mr. W. A. Newcombe of Victoria, , are several snares, which he in- formed me were used for shore-birds. One that interested me especially came from Barclay Sound. A length of cedar bark, plaited, had inserted in it at about ev
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 142 The Canadian Field-Naturalist [Vol. XLII and Vancouver Island Comm.; R. C. Mayne 1862, p. 417) under the heading of Hummingbirds the following note appears: "The Indian boys snare them in numbers and fastening a dozen or more to a stick by one foot, bring them off alive to the ships for ; Snares In the possession of Mr. W. A. Newcombe of Victoria, , are several snares, which he in- formed me were used for shore-birds. One that interested me especially came from Barclay Sound. A length of cedar bark, plaited, had inserted in it at about every nine inches a portion of dog- fish spine about 14 inches long. To this is attach- ed by threads of cedar bark, a noose of twisted human hair. Another of the same type, which Mr. Newcombe informed me had come from Storm Island, Queen Charlotte Sound, had the springs of whale-bone instead of dogfish spine, but was in every other respect the same. Miscellaneous Weapons The bow and arrow were, of course, in general use at one time, by the Indians of Vancouver Island. The bows of the Cowichan Indians, of the east coast, were of the same width throughout, rounded on one side, with the tips curving forward; flat on the reverse side. The bows of the west coast Indians of the island are wide in the centre nar- rowing towards the tips, being "originally char- acteristic of the west coast ; (Vide F. Boas, The Kwakiutl of Vancouver Island, Jessup, N. Pac. Exp., Vol. 5, Part 4, p. 513.) Several types of arrows were used. Plate 3, Fig. 1, shows a type used by the Cowichan Indian with spiral feathering. Plate 4, Fig. 1, shows an arrow- head of stone. Figs. 2 and 3 show two types of wooden heads, dull pointed for stunning birds. A four-pronged spear (Plate 3, Fig. 2, from Cowichan) was also used for duck, probably on such occasions as have already been related, when a light was used in a canoe or for securing duck around the flight-nets. The duck were held within the prong
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