enumerated," while as a matter of fact forty-six are given as at 

 present inhabiting the region. This discrepancy is due to the long 

 interval (nearly two years) between the publication of the first and 

 second instalments the presence of the additional species having 

 been ascertained during this period. 



On page 25, after mentioning some of the birds characteristic of 

 the Canadian Fauna, I ventured to predict that the Hudsonian Tit 

 (Panes Hudsonicus) would also be found nesting in the Adiron- 

 clacks. Since the above was published I have found this species 

 breeding in a large balsam and tamarack swamp between Big 

 Moose Lake and Lake Terror, and, more sparingly, in a few other 

 localities. 



This work consists, in the first place, of a general account of the 

 prominent features of the region ; and secondly, of a popular narra- 

 tive of the habits of the animals found within its confines. It is 

 in no sense a technical treatise, and technical matter will but rarely 

 be found in its pages. 



In conclusion, it is proper to say that although I have been able 

 to correct some statements of others, and have added to the 

 general fund of knowledge many previously unrecorded facts re- 

 specting the habits of mammals ; still, I am deeply conscious that 

 the most complete biography herein contained can be regarded 

 only as a very imperfect contribution to the life history of the 

 species of which it treats. 



LOCUST GROVE, NEW YORK, C. HART MERRIAM. 



September 3, 1884. 



