Prairies or Barrene which extend from a short distance N. of York & northward. They are separated in a few places by intervals of wooded country on the banks of the rivers which here enter this Bay. Between three rivers — minute the roads the roads the borders of the morass presents thethetit Cimera lands of a rough half circle during the Barrene. Grantly ridges a few hundred yards apart extend through these barrens at least as the point where I landed is a general North and South direction or parallel with the shore line in directly the remains of former shore. Between three gravelly ridges occur marshy places mainly grown up with swamp bushes or willows, and in these marshes are a great many shallow ponds or sloughs. A good many Mother Phalaropes were swimming or flying about three ponds and seemed to be partially nocturnal. A few shore foxes (Ovocanis) were seen near the beach and a single Bay fox. The young fox followed me of 700 which attracted our attention by b seen at us we investigated and disovered a den into which the young had retreated. Squeaking sorn brought one of them out and the Indian shot it. I saw the old one at a dis eance but she was too wary & nature near. The den was in a high por- tion of one of the gravelly ridges about a mile back from the shore and as near the hole had a great many entrances. Paths extended into the surrounding marsh in all directions and feather of Ptarmigans and other