. The emigrant and sportsman in Canada [microform] : some experiences of an old country settler : with sketches of Canadian life, sporting adventures, and observations on the forests and fauna. Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive. AVrAUEST ABSENCE OF ANIMAL LIFE. 315 Sartin, ]\Iist(M-," concludcil my old iuforinunt, " moose not all the same as other ; Nothirif^ strikes a person traveling in the woods for tho first tinK^ in tlie dcptli of winter so miieli as tho extreme— I may say sohjmn—silence whicli prevails. No sound of any sort strikes tho ear, save at intervals t
. The emigrant and sportsman in Canada [microform] : some experiences of an old country settler : with sketches of Canadian life, sporting adventures, and observations on the forests and fauna. Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive. AVrAUEST ABSENCE OF ANIMAL LIFE. 315 Sartin, ]\Iist(M-," concludcil my old iuforinunt, " moose not all the same as other ; Nothirif^ strikes a person traveling in the woods for tho first tinK^ in tlie dcptli of winter so miieli as tho extreme— I may say sohjmn—silence whicli prevails. No sound of any sort strikes tho ear, save at intervals the cracking of tho trees. Nor does any track or sij^n indicate to the casual observer the existence of any animal life. This is ex[)lained by the fact that in very cold weather no aninnils but the cariboo and the loupcervier {Felis Canadensis) move about much. Even the few birds that winter in the country remain in sheltered places, in hollow trees, or under tlie snow. Several quadrupeds that do not hybernate regularly, like the bear, provide themselves with little homes, in hollow trees and else- where, and stores of provisions. Among these are the common red S(]uirrel (Sciurus Iludsonius), the fl}ing squirrel (Pteromys sahrinius), the wood-chuck {Ardomys monax), the skunk [Mephitis Americana), and two or three sorts of mice. The sable (Mustela martes), and the black cat {M. Canadensis), in districts where they abound, are rarely seen by the hunter. An old trapper assured me that, in the whole course of his experience, he had seen but one sable alive. The rabbit, or rather the hare (Lejms A.), is rarely seen, thanks to the snow-white jacket given it by nature for its protection in winter. Neither is the ermine weasel (Mustela erminea), for the same reason. The ruffed grouse [T. umhellus), and the Canadian grouse {T. Canadensis), live aloft in the trees, or when they do come down it is merely to take a header if. ^^'i. Please note that these images are extracted from scann
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