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noted naturalist, Thomas Saj',' who with Major Long's exploring 

 part}' remained from September 19, 18 19, to June 6, 1820, at 

 Engineers' Cantonment, on the west bank of the Missouri, about 

 half a mile above Fort Lisa, five miles below Council Bluffs, and 

 three miles above the mouth of Bo^-er's River — 41° 25' 03.9'' N. 

 Lat. and 95° 45' 50" \V. of Greenwich. He gives a catalogue of 

 animals, which were observed at Engineers' Cantonment, or at 

 other indicated places, on the journey to that post. One hundred 

 forty-three species were observed at Engineers' Cantonment. He 

 also makes observations relative to the arrival and departure of 

 birds at Engineers' Cantonment. 



The ascent of the Missouri River in 1833, and descent in 1834, 

 b}- Maximilian Prince of W'ied,- furnished notes on thirty-four 

 species of Iowa birds. 



The veteran ornithologist, John James Audubon, touched upon 

 Iowa territory in his journey up the Missouri River in 1843.'' 

 Most of the .species mentioned are not very clearly distinguishable 

 as Iowa or Nebraska records, from the ina(lc(|uale description of 

 landing places. 



The works of Haird, Cassin and Lawrence^ ( 1858 ), Baird's 

 "Birds of North America" (i860), Baird, Brewer and Ridgway's 

 "History of North American Birds" (Land Birds, 1874, Water 

 Birds, 1884), and other memorable works contain many .scattered 

 references to Iowa birds. 



John Krider's "Forty Years' Notes of a Field Ornithologist" 

 (Philadelphia, 1879), contain many notes on Iowa birds. He col- 

 lected in Iowa at various times from 1870 to 1875, and while 

 many inaccuracies appear in his published works there is much of 

 interest in them from the fact that they were made when north- 



• I. Account of an Expedition ivcvr Pittsburg to the Rocky Mountains, performed in 

 the Years 1S19-1S20, by order of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under tlie 

 couiniaud of Maj. S. H. I,,ong of the V. S. Topographical Kngineer.s, Compiled from the 

 notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the party, by Edwin Jame.s, 

 hotani.st and geologist to the Expedition. In three volumes. 1,11.111. I^oudon: Printed 

 for I.ongman, Hurst. Reese, Orme & Brown, Paternoster Row, 1S23. 



2. Reise in das Innere Xord America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1S35 von :\Ia\'ini ilian 

 Prinz zn Wied. Cobleuz: Vol. I, 1S39. Vol. If, 1S43, 



3. Audubon and His Journals, By INIaria R, Audubon, with zoological and other 

 notes by Elliott Cones, Vols. I-II, New York; Chas. .Scribner's Sons. 1897. Vol. I, pp, 

 474-4S0. Vol, II, pp. 170-172. 



4. Reports of Explorations and Survey's to ascertain the mo.st practical and eco- 

 nomical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under 

 the direction of the Secretary of War. in 1S53-6. Vol. IX. Wa.shington: A. O. P. Nich- 

 olson, Printer. 1S5S. 



