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tion tendered me on my return. For kindly assistance in the 

 field I am indebted to Mr. R. MacFarlane, Mr. Joseph Hodg- 

 son, Mr. William Mackinlay, of Resolution, Captain J. W. 

 Mills, of the Steamer " Wrigley," and man)- other officers of 

 the Hudson's Bay Company; to the officers of the Herschel 

 Island whaling fleet: Captains H. H. Norwood, E. C. Murray, 

 and E. W. Newth, all of whom either gave specimens to our 

 museum or assisted in their transportation. 



Frank Russell. 



Cambridge, Mass., December, i8q6. 



