540 NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. [no. 27. 



in the spring of 1851. A few notes on the natural history of the region 

 are given. 

 1852. Rae, John. Recent Explorations along the South and East Coast of 

 Victoria Land. <Journ. Roy. Geog. Soc, XXII, pp. S2-96. 



Dr. Rae's official report to the Hudson's Bay Company, communi- 

 cated by them to the Royal Geographical Society, concerning his expe- 

 dition by boat from Coppermine River eastward along the Arctic- 

 Coast and on the coast of A^ictoria Land, in the summer of 1851. He 

 gives a few notes on the natural history of the region. 



1852. Sutherland, Peter C. Journal of a Voyage in Baffin's Bay and Barrow 



Straits, in the years 1850-1851, performed by H. M. Ships Lady Frank- 

 lin and Sophia, under the command of Mr. William Penny in search 

 of the Missing Crews of H. M. Ships Erebus and Terror: with a Nar- 

 rative of Sledge excursions on the ice of Wellington Channel ; and 

 observations on the Natural History and Physical features of the 

 Countries and frozen seas visited. With Maps, Plates, and Wood- 

 engravings. Two Vols.: I, pp. 1-500; II, pp. 1-363, i-ccxxxni. 

 London. 



The ships' headquarters while in the Arctic was Assistance Bay. 

 southern end of Comwallis Island. Sledging parties examined Wel- 

 lington Channel and adjacent inlets, and parts of the shores of North 

 Devon, Albert Land, Cornwallis Island, Bathurst Island, Baillie Ham- 

 ilton Island, and Baring Island. 



1853. Hooper, W. H. Ten Months among the Tents of the Tuski, with inci- 



dents of an Arctic Boat Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, as 

 far as the Mackenzie River, and Cape Bathurst. 8vo, pp. 417, with 

 illustrations and map. London. 



Account of the outward voyage of H. M. S. Plover and the boat 

 expedition dispatched eastward from near Point Barrow. Members 

 of this expedition wintered at Fort Franklin and Fort Simpson. A 

 small collection was made and many notes recorded. 

 1853. Inglefield, E. A. A Summer Search for Sir John Franklin ; with a 

 peep into the Polar Basin. With short notices, by Professor Dickie, 

 on the Botany, and by Dr. Sutherland, on the Meteorology and ecol- 

 ogy ; and a New Chart of the Arctic Sea. 12mo, pp. 232. London. 



Inglefield in the Isabel visited the North Star at Beechey Island, 

 and then returned to England. The notes on natural history are 

 inconsiderable. 



1853. Kennedy, William. A Short Narrative of the Second Voyage of the 



Prince Albert, in search of Sir John Franklin, with illustrations, and 

 a map by Arrowsmith. 12mo, pp. 202. London. 



The Prince Albert wintered in 1851-52 at Batty Bay, Prince Regent 

 Inlet. During the following spring Kennedy and Bellot journeyed by 

 sledges entirely around North Somerset, crossing Prince of Wales Land 

 and examining a part of its shore line on the way. A few notes on 

 the natural history of the region are given. 



1854. Franchere, Gabriel. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of 



America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814, or the First American 

 Settlement on the Pacific. 12mo, pp. 370 (English edition, translated 

 and edited by J. V. Huntington ) . New York, 1854. 



The author was stationed for some time at Astoria in the employ 

 of the Pacific Fur Company. In the summer of 1814, after the trans- 

 fer of the post to the Northwest Company, he crossed the continent 



