CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



THE FAUNA OF GREENLAND 



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Description of Greenland The reindeer and its origin The 

 Arctic musk ox The lemming and Arctic hare On the 

 ancient land connections between Greenland and the adjoining 

 continents On the cause of the Ice Age The marine fauna of 

 the North Atlantic cited as evidence in favour of a northern 

 land connection Did the fauna of Greenland survive the Ice 

 Age in the country ? The snails of Greenland quoted in support 

 of this theory On the supposed polar origin of life General 

 faunistic affinities of Greenland with other northern countries . 1-25 



CHAPTER II 



THE FAUNA OF NORTH-EASTERN NORTH AMERICA 



Description of the general features of Labrador and its fauna The 

 voles and jumping mice On some northern frogs The origin 

 and distribution of the moose deer The fauna of the White 

 Mountains and its origin Pre- Glacial relict colonies in the 

 North-East Supposed effect of the Ice Age on the fauna 

 Were the animals driven south by the cold ? On mild inter- 

 glacial phases of the Glacial Epoch Foraminifera in the Glacial 

 drift deposits The relict fauna of the Great Lakes The 

 fishes of the Great Lakes and their origin Distribution and 

 geological history of the fresh-water mussel Margaritana The 

 past history of the Great Lakes The fauna of Newfoundland 26-57 



CHAPTER HI 



THE ANIMALS OF THE CANADIAN NORTH-WEST 



The Mackenzie basin and its fauna The lemmings and gophers 

 On American ptarmigans The past history of the bison and 

 its gradual destruction On the distribution and origin of 

 the wapiti deer The Canadian tree - porcupine On the 

 molluscan fauna of the north-west and its relationship . 58-73 



