BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



The following list of titles is known not to be complete, but in- 

 cludes the principal books or articles which relate mainly to the re- 

 gion now under review, and which contain references to its birds or 

 mammals. Works of a general nature, though containing original 

 matter relating to the district, have usually been excluded. 



1795. Hearne, Samuel. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's 

 Bay to the Northern Ocean. Undertaken by Order of the Hudson's 

 Bay Company, for the Discovery of Copper Mines, a North West Pas- 

 sage, &c, in the years 1769, 1770, 1771 & 1772. 4to, pp. i-xliv, 1-458. 

 London, 1795. There is also a Dublin edition, Svo, 1796, and another 

 London edition, 1807. 



Contains, scattered throughout the narrative, many notes on the 

 mammals and birds of the region; Chapter N, pp. :55s— 158, treats 

 exclusively of the natural history of the Barren Grounds, and the 

 Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay regions. 



1801. Mackenzie, Alexander. Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Lau- 

 rence, through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and 

 Pacific Oceans; in the years 1789 and 1793. With a preliminary 

 account of the rise, progress and present state of the Fur Trade of 

 that country. 4to, pp. 412. London. 



Mackenzie was the first traveler to descend the Mackenzie River ; 

 and the first to cross the continent north of Mexico, which he accom- 

 plished by ascending the Peace and descending the rivers west of the 

 divide. His narratives of these voyages contain many notes on natural 

 history. 



1820. Harmon, Daniel Williams. A Journal of Voyages and Travels in the 

 interiour of North America, between the 47th and 58th degrees of 

 north latitude, extending from Montreal nearly to the Pacific Ocean. 

 a distance of about 5,000 miles, including an account of the principal 

 occurrences, during a residence of nineteen years, in different parts 

 of the country. To which are added, a concise description of the face 

 of the country, its inhabitants, their manners, customs, laws, religion. 

 etc., and considerable specimens of the two languages, most extensively 

 spoken; together with an account of the principal animals, to he found 

 in the forests and prairies of this extensive region. Illustrated by a 

 map of the country. Svo, pp. 432. Andover. 



This journal of Harmon, " a partner in the North West Company." 

 (edited by Daniel Haskel), relates mainly to the region about Red 

 River, the Saskatchewan, Athabaska and Peace rivers, and the Stuart 

 Lake region. Notes on the larger mammals and birds occur through- 

 out the narrative and "a concise account of the principal animals" 

 occupies pp. 415—432. 



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