SATURDAY. re smo i; . h.‘ ' dowltcher poctorial ' eariiipivfil’. In! 1W1’ specie! °¢ "“°‘"°“ m,“ on m, Atlantic coast. but both may be geen thBYQ in B11873" “on n, ter yellowlerzs (To- from south Carolina south and the 185,," yetllljowlega (u; ntircly 5°“ gtates. The two species Bred 1::- ored alike: the Wdll i‘ “ a ‘Dove, speckled with paler. ladle" whitish oolow. m0" ‘l’ mocked or marbled with dusk! m w“ m" “a his" "tr:- the ions M! "Q '5 7f, u; The greater ycllowlcilu is - h 1 r yellow- 15 inches lonianlxsmfissg’ u 1e33, O t0 i1. n and one-third W11" ‘I b“ Zfmo head. e moderate l“ "’°"°""°” °° m h“: r the birducolilpflzgiflmlzltg l‘ ° DGB O v Both species are easily alarngetd md m“ to wing uttering "D9 ed loud, nnsins. will-rm"! "k" e, habit that in 01¢ "llllm" “i.” “NMMB. “.3. m“ m. zumzidmnodrom 'A""D’0'ed.,, bosom-mur- WHEAT le Canada's bode lead. Kellogg's All-Whoa! lo Cgqgflq‘ “not In De meet delicious km... lulled, located, lQfldy-IQ-Qg" Q“ . Nd"!!! It yew grocefel no!!! B!‘ In: II "Mheeewee d 1 m, 1‘I;u:"CQrn c etFREEwith way ‘$153M flocksby “grepelrgbe m’ mania $31?“ “wk” l," m’ lindustflousi! with "W" * Eng bills. 1 The pectorial sandpiver ("We melanotos). o!‘ Kffl-iiblrd- g ticular habitue of areas 11>‘ Bmen tion. um‘ m i?‘ inf‘ ngth, W 9 lEJnge-r than die head. The to; of the head is streaked browrrs black and light chestnut. he back feathers are browhlah bhwk th paler, the upper breast h streaked Wit c witcher l" ozo-urrins only Is I "i1; (rant in the Atlantic coast 81:6 marshes is a Dlllmp-bodltedl b u. with t!!! M“ mo" than woeder 1on3 u the head. The uh _ side of the body is in apflhil "R ely cinnamon end in Mm‘: 83$ the rump L! ¢h1¢Y1Y " d-whlw the tail s barred black an m- Dowitchers are far 1m ml" ° may; mo yellowlege Mid m? “mew”, be closely aprrrviw- - griseus). _'"' ,, I ‘ ‘h, V ,_ PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND-NOVA SCOTIA FERRY SERVICE YIA WOOD ISLANDS, P. E. I. —CARIBOU, N. S. M. v, -- PRINCE NOVA " ‘The Connecting Link Between These Provinces.‘- Dayllght Saving Time-Sundays Included Leave Wood Islands Leave Caribou 10.00 A. I. And $.00 P. H. Noun 4.00 P. M. _ LUNCHES SERVED NORTINIMBERLAND FERRIES LTIJ. cnanaonmown. r. a. 1. uuslv, the belly and rump are white" and the middle tail feath- , ers are darker than the 01319“ ' A note, kriek. krlek, 81W?! bY the bird when flushed, has suggeiiiefl one of its local names. "cl-Baker- There are several small sand- pipers of very similar hill?"- ance. but it l5 differentiate them here, though a common one on mud. abbllt 5 t0 . s 3-4 inches long, with greenish- yellow lerzs and a slightly down- curved bill. is likely to be the least gflndpipel‘, or mud peep (P. min- utilla). It does not breed in the Atlantic Coast States but occurs in all of them in migration and winters from North Carolina southward. It frequents muddy beaches everywhere and is often in salt marshes, sometimes assembled in great flocks. From large numbers and small size w!‘ the szmdpipers associating in these flocks, the birds are locally called “bumlfobce peeps." The spotted eanpiper (Actitis wracularlal frequents both wet and muddy areas. Al- a fresh-water issociaie, it is so universally dis- ribrlied that individuals at times salt marshes. ,1». I I Flights Da|Iy' e onanmrrnrom e snnansma e noncwou “$31353;- 2 FLIGHTS ‘DAILY I HONCTON -—- SAINT JOHN Save Time-Go by Air raanrzs LEAVE cnarmornzrowu = uo p.rn. 12.30 p.rn. 4.30 p.rn. ARRIVE OIIABLOTIKUWN i 1.00 p.21: L15 pm. 7.05 p.11!- For RESERVATIONS Ind INFORMATION lpply P. E. l. Travel Bureau - Phone 1100 Began Ticket Agency — Phone 540 Akport - raoao no: DITECTIVE NOV. let, 1042 * EXCEPT SUNDAY marked with round distinguish it shorebird. It is on v ..m_ tnkimz rush‘, ‘it ‘ries peet-weet and with down- crlrved wings alternately flaps and sails, usually not far before nlighting. It was pointed out by the writer in 1911 that shorebirds deserve g . o. e e Maritime Central Airways Limited ., , , . - . . highly lnsoctlvorous. PASSLNGLBS—-AI-BIAIL—AIR LLPRLSS on gflsshobpers. caterpillars‘ 1m as the army- and cut- including __ nncl wircworms. They eat also adults and larvae of horscflles and mosquitoes (hun- dreds of mosquito wigglers hav- ing been found in single stom- sl. as well as water beetles and their iavae which prey upon coast from s-rnall fishes: marine worms. C ONSER VA TI ON the Middle Atlantic New JEYSBY t0 the Eastern Shore devour oysters; ticks, which carry (Continued from page 9. Qxtinct, another the long-billed curlew (numenius emerlcamcies) is quite rare; and the third. in- termediate in size and lehfllh 0f bill, the I-ludsonian curlew 1P. hudsonicus). has benefited by the protection afforded by the Mig- ratory Bird ‘Treaty Act of 1918 and during migraton may be seen in considerable nilnbcrs on iliLine on theA.'E.F. . . y. byLOW . '4 7 """ _ oitgirginliffi qgiis bird dis viirlite- entitle fever: and ga e w rown an w c. wh ch are destructive to . darker above, paler below, and is and embnnkments. Shoreggd); 15 to 18 inches long. It is a-n- not only thoroughly deserve pro. other great traveler, breeding in teciion but must ‘have it to exist Arctic North America and winter- They lay but once a year. no in; south to southern Chile. more than three or four ewes, so Among more familiar shore-that probably only one or“ two birds to be seen in and about young are reared by a nah- salt marshes are the greater andMost of them, moreover, perform. crawfisfnes, J F! m-rzanoaaminia. i The Flying Fortress had limped back to its English bese After e daylight raid over France. Members of the American crew trumped into headquarters and sat before Major Rufus Rand, of Minneapolis, for routine interrogation. They told the officer of their bombing Job and of the RIO-mile rlmnlng fight horne- ward at 20,000 feet. r-rom every clump o! trees along the winding, glistening Somme below, uni-aircraft guns had blazed at them, shrapnel-pooling eh; ‘ma; o,“ bod, of the big ship until vwo of its four engines were out of order. Then there were the German flzhters. who first moved up from behind in a straight line, then changed tactics and dart, in from both sides. One Nazi actually had fried in loop the Fortress. Gunners got some of the attackers . . .. one ma. ~nn was wounded . . but they made it back, all right. It was a dramatic, mine-tingling story. But David 10w. famous Eingflsh amp M- tending the meeting, found something humorous to sketch as one of the bulkily clad yers tried to demonstrate the graceflu darting tactics of an enemy plane. I '. i hher shoreblrds. ~ n.— Thbekilledoffifexposedto impracticable to 5Q .i'.l‘i1p£il'i[{, but screening all ‘such modifiers as white or THE CIIARLUFI‘ WN " ' - Edmund um‘: u‘: unassuming member harbor go fillet hit K1107"! certain smell ‘m? h" gh-qflu tefheliliee meihrbutitlhmrldbe LlUYlHiMliv lvll t-kllllv‘ It I150 . 0d - has fein cross bars but is hiBhflY oliveoeoue. Yet another a the silver-sides (Meuidie notate), which 31,59 wholte coast. This a c . "B"! IP96"- ish fish, with a silvery streak along each aide. It; maximum length is about I inches. of nit mlrshes u one of seasons but colonies that are only outliers of e very extensive inland range. Meadow urine. or field mice (Mic- rotus pennlylvenoiul), inhabit the mush-hey lone end mnetlmu may be numerous ‘may are short- mled smoothly sounded little rodents, with not even the earl sticking out of the fur to any ex- tent. ‘lheir average length is about 7 inches, about 6 i-2 for the body and 1 1-2 for ice construct narrow, tereecting runways. the ground and some on the sur- face. The latter are easily seen on burned-over areas . or in spring after the snow has melted away from the flattened vegetation. Meadow mice feed lfigely on veset- heve able matrials and salt marshes Spflnded onoourasinsly to protect- can do no arm They are the h- most frequently captured prey of e WILDLIFE KINGSFISIIEB number 0! kinds o! hawks and owls. The belted kingfisher (Megaoeryls alcyon frequents salt enarshcs where there are bare limbs, stakes, my“ but Lhgy m; about z (so; m or other exposed perches. It breeds length. o1 1mm; nearly m1! is the in holes in banks from southeastern bu,‘ “sq-my (xenpf u, Canlid“ ‘l’ 5mm‘ Amen" ""1 They live in areas where bulrushes wink" “m5 ‘he “a” ‘mm M555‘ and cattalls are abundant and eat achusetts southward. This slaty u puts o; the“ plug, whwh b1,“ bmi- 11 u’ 14% kid“ 1m‘!- they use also as materials for the filth a1 well-defined, erectile crest, ma“, lodge‘ n,” “e 10w, 5f,“ l "¥,‘“°“““,_,l“° "m ""1 "w conical mounds, substantially built 1m er ariiclhief. white. The bill “d land“ mow‘, lboy‘ f-hs °fu a? Bmgfik ‘gun u“ gud- the water line ovide ample mo‘; §,','},"d°,,,"‘“,,f g7 “f m‘ space within for a , rsss-llned “s e m” hem" living room, from w several lead 01f in Summersi i Ch’To long migrations beset b hazards, many of them mlgra pg 310M narrow routes in which their Whvle Pillmlfltions are concentrat- ed and here they would rapidly a by the army of hunters today. With the exception of e few species, shorebirds have been protected at all seasons ever since the possess of the Mi Bird ‘Treaty Act in spite some . re. the slsty-olue one sses by pa!“ w“ mien“; both sexes‘ The bird Imqumny dircctfieansyimdor water. Muskrat: 3,5353 gggggd, “‘“f,§‘,,§f§,m°; “u?” are heavily trapped for fur, which and its fLshiilgp 1n at oral-slim’ °'d"‘"“Y ‘i 7°“! "““’“°“- mbabl does little ‘ha: nmaoorii "mum" l“ ""“““'“°° “i m‘ fimhe, es and ,e,,,-mg pgmi, how animals. The revenue from t be coupon“ sale of skins on some controller by Show“, o,‘- lands of muskrat farms has prover- m“ equal to o; can‘ Sister the p011 g of moderate 51% would b” rom 112b,!’ y 0 ura an . our :,°°"....%3;"‘i..‘é‘.l.%‘$“€i.'“&1§? GRACKLES (Imtre canadenlis), the milk t (Mustellatéifon) éhe 6110mm (Pm- The boa -tailed kl (Cassidl 3Y9" 9 In B QDDNIWT! mcxicanus) almostgxuértiveersally call): (Didelphis virtlnlana). all Dfobflbw ed jackdaw, is a bird of the coast well enoillh known for there t0 b6 from southern Delaware south- d Th l is no question as w the identity. wnr . e ti b1 - with bluish The miiflny unis“; wauuue arm swawows ions; the f male, i f1 bu]! brown, with Ewings andnteeally darkeE In winhr two small land birds. the myrtle warbler end the The male measures 15 to 17 inches, of which more than a third is tall; swallow, are likely to be common the female, 12 to 14 inches. The enou h near or in southern salt tail is troughshapcd, a. character Particularly well displayed in flight. These birds feed e neat deal about. salt nlarsheg and no not afraid of the water, in which they wade and submerge their heads m search of shrimps, small CIPZIDS, and snails. They eat craw- ilshcs and insects also and 00¢.“- ivhally damaso sralnrloms near the coast._ Jackdaws are noisy, making Eng a variety of harsh, guttural calls. m The purple grackle (Quiscalus ul- Carolina: southward. It is sous). an inland species, sunew tless than i inches Ion! l-hd is smaller, with the sexes more nearly chiefly bluish gray above and white alike in dark and metallic color-g. below, strearce with black: and Eilshe?“ a fi‘“°‘““°‘...‘m““ "" i‘.‘.§n°‘.‘i.l'2" i“&.£““i‘>"a..'£'t“‘.i‘ “"° _ an seen o r e With the boattails, “m” ma; attractive little l d whip. to a COBMORANTS, PELICAN! AND mrsas ' oo adorable extent on the mun of the -ngberrfllor waxrnyrtle, a habit Several water bird; m“ frequent aliud. to the standard vernac- the South Atlantic coast are briefly 11hr mentioned. as occasionally they 011° vorous group a o1 ' m, to intgr‘ lei-rte?’ Mimi‘; ou - cod spec w er nor (Phalacrocora): gigitus), eilgnlincwri “X ° l" "man'- as “shagfl or "nigger 3w“;- i remark to the same purport is glossy, greenish-black bind some- in order the tree swallow what smaller than the Canon; (Iridoprocne bicolor), and th goose and rather hgevy 1n ma; berry-eat habit seems even winters from Virgin“ (gmwqmu rmukable its else. from New Jersey) southward, hm is urn in win a related race ls resident. all the ‘mm’ ‘l year in florid . went much tme perched, for our. poses of drying and preening, and when quiet suggest eo many is". 80M black bottles. Th are expert fishers and can out?! almost any. thin! they want. In some places they are destructive but on the wriolebl lrlréume more of the less va ua e commercial e8 o! “m. u“ ‘mos every n h pelicans or haosaseer? them. so that r nition of the birds in life is not ficult, ma“ pelicans (Pelecanus occidental“) winter on the’ Florida coast and summer Carolina. Mmley hich te flu _ M - f 'nlun -—llmost, it would souii, ewk. ‘mrdy fall-into the water when a m ever. the bird must This usually done es to attract attention. Both birds consume insects whenever available and feed chiefly on them during the warmer months. es do ,. tive fsmilies are legally pro- tected throughout the Union. t The myrtle warble: (Dendrocia comnata) winters regularly from Warblers, Blrdp are a more prominent ele- ment of the wildlife of marshes than are some other groups. no doubt because of uh wi which t true among ; end the Jmel. Illum- lke). one import- ant , are lly banned from the because their tender yo“ "m, “w”, skins will not endure alt. {lags more mulleta than any other Th white Ml 0 ‘brad's frcm South (Oaugihae end winters from Fvrida south. ft is iliularioilofignlin iikigkilrnmnilielm white but haiblsck wing “was ‘l 10118. down-curved. reddish 3&2"? fifld the ‘curved o o a e cur aw ' (Allliltm minin- elll! will recognise y eoourns n times, ore, n’ mmeor iglpsoinu). which self. web's: and at i-lioi-iai: rune g from worth o l lf0< line southward. but a few all tore v meted d 1 In, vebgmfimd ll Ill‘ ‘il-Agtllyw’ I1 QR III . Emo- from the nofin? in thiitniiio? N" W fly with th k ii legs strctchgd u ‘e u m? mill-i nsnss ltisnotiniheproviuceofthil The wood ibis (Mycteria amgrp-tcana) may be seen both win and sum. mer from South Caro na south- ward. A much l bird, 35 to 31 inches 1on3. it also is mostly white but has dark flight feathers and . The head and upper neck are serve as tore. 1%. animals‘; x CONSERVATIVE MEETING i? _ g8 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIaIIJIIIIIIIJ usually have individual deep mum or T i’ on crabs. crawflshes, water insects, fishes. turtes, and sometimes larger creatures. There are old records of alligators 20 feet or more long now a 12-foot animal is a. very one and 15 feet of verified size. Because alligators have been hunted for their hides. which axe used extensively by the leather industry in making travel- n! work, their greatly reduced. aclemys deuizen of salt mgr-shes from New Jersey southward. fitting name concentric ri the carapace, or upper shell. _ turtle is plainly colored, greems to black. It for turtle ‘stew and has been so hunted for the market it is rare in most success has been attained in rais- ing it in captivity. istrodon pisclvorus) poison hq afraid found along the coast from North Carolina south. build and may attain a. length of t’! feet. Its general chestnut brown with some darker barring; the throat and some slight stripes about the head are yellow- ish white. 'I‘he czmmon name re- fers to the white mouth, displays brfefi hea wider then the neck, a character- istic of most poisonous snakes of e mark for distinguishing this species m, from the large, dusky common water snake, wh‘ch muy look sur- prisingly d cottonmouth mouths are not aggressive. when they bite a pe:son it is usu- Zlily because they have been stepp- . l - ‘n the“ km Bra o’ their m volves placing a tourniquet between he wound and the heart. loosen- ing it for a minute or two every l0 or 15 minutes; wound to secure and removing as much 9°- yards. Bponso or the trim fightinz vessel was Mrs. NOVEMBER 14 194, A general meeting will be held at the Empire Theatre on Tuesday evening November 17th, 1942, at 8 o'clock P. M. Honourable ll. B. Hanson, K. 0., M. P. Conservative Leader in House of Commons Honourable liugh McKay Conservative Leader of New Brunswick. Honourable W. J. P. Maclliillan Conservative Leader of Prince Edward island will be the speakers- llueen’s Bounty Conservative Association Walter S. Grant, President. M. Alban Farmer, Secretary. iijiJ-QZJZJSJ‘ iiiiiiiiilliiiji dens, under water. hey conslznviiru: oollLlnET SECOND, rump AND rrrrn nrsrmcrs OF QUEENS COUNTY Conventions to nominate Conservative Candidates to con. test the Second, Third and Fifth Districts of Queen's County at the next Provincial Election will be held in the Empire Theatre, Charlottetown, on Tuesday, November 17th, 1942 at 2 p.rn. for Second District, 3 p.rn. for Third District and 4 p.rn. for Fifth District. Each poll is entitled to send five delegates to the Convention for its District. The poll chairmen are asked to arrange for the selection of delegates at once. QUEENS COUNTY CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION Walter S. Grant 4_ President M. A. Farmer Secretary 10-31-4-7-11-14-18 BUNSEBVATIVE CONVENTION FOURTH DISTRICT OF QUEENS A convention to nominate two Conservative Candidates to contest this District at the next Provincial Election will be held at Eldon Hull on Thursday November 19th, 1942 at 2 p.rn. Each poll is entitled to send five delegates to this convention. The poll chairmen are asked to arrange for the selection of delegates at once. QUEEN'S COUNTY CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION Walter S. Grant President ' M. A. Farmer Secrctar_v 10-31-4-7-11-14-18 may be ixbsorbed in the lining 0! but iarge is about the limit bags and in ornamental leather nrmbers have born The diamondback terrapin (Mal- ocntrata) is a natural not very is sussested by the dging of the platescf h is the favorite catch that. localities. some The cottonmouth moccasin (Ask- a. dangerously snake is serniaquatic and swimmer. Apparently un- of salt water, it may be It is of stocky‘ color is dark lining of the which it is said, the snake y before biting. 'I‘he d is triangular and distinctly United States and a useful like a on. Emergency treatment in- venom as possible by suction, hi h th "mggfid Wm} "l? should be done with a stout xbbgr EErouEh ‘fglllligifllls B dfgthiltflfi tube. Suction should not be by the mouth ° IIwllf-h. unless there is no other way. (To Be continued)’; t (l in the uper photograph Mrs. Mount» is the e group of Canadian, American and British q chum intent. at the ceremony. Plh°l° w“ ma“ a‘ slot pains bottle hit bow of corvette. Below a much-Canadian member of the I ms Conrad Bouohard, expresses the feelmg olil workereinchelkontbenoaeothireDa-‘ivl '- A aterlmg demonstration o! Oansdlm-American solidarity was witriemed in Montreal when l. lice! corvette, dirisuned the U 8, B. Denville, was lent. down the ways at the hwe (imedian Vlckers ship- J. Pierropont, Moffem, wife of the U. B. Minister to Canada. The corvette was one of ~everal being built in Oanadafor iheaccountofltheUnited Steiealfavy - . ..~ 5n'\'p.1')"I-‘JW."-