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Many of the eggs too were very desirable; in the whole collection 
were about 20 species new to us. I may find time for a running 
commentary on the collection hereafter. 
A curious fact in the zoology of the Slave Lake and Ft. Simpson 
district, is that it is almost exclusively eastern in its type; very few 
Pacific or Rocky Mt. species. ; 
The frogs appear to be chiefly Hole and Rana Cantabrigiensis. 
The fish must embrace the greater part of the known Arctic fresh 
water species. 
No new species appears to be among the insects, although there 
are some rarities. LeConte has overhauled the Coleoptera, having 
agreed to pay $50.00 per annum as his share. Edwards was pleased 
with the Lepidoptera and will continue his subscription. 
I have pretty well divided up the collection among contributors, 
who appear to be generally satisfied. I have been liberal with the 
common birds, especially the large ones, and have taken good care 
to give the Chicago Academy a first class series. In distributing I 
have placed yours and Mr. Ross’s in one common stock, and dis- 
tributed duplicates as from a single collection. By Mr. Ross’s sug- 
gestion we have sent a full series of his duplicates to the Montreal 
Natural History Society, adding specimens from yours wherever they 
could be spared. This was but fair, considering that his specimens 
were counted in the common stock. 
I have had great comfort in John Woodworth’s presence here 
this winter since the beginning of January. I am sorry that he must 
leave the end of this month. I like him personally very much, and 
no one has ever helped me as he has in Museum work (R. K. perhaps 
excepted!). Since he has been here, we have gone over our duplicates 
of mammals, birds, snakes, shells etc. and made a general distribution 
of them, assigning a first class set to the Chicago Academy in con- 
sideration of him and you. 
You will be sorry to hear of Dr. Kennerly’s death at sea while 
coming home early in February. He is a great loss; his disease was 
associated with the brain. He has made large and valuable collections. 
I have so many items to discuss and talk over that I hardly know 
where to begin. You must therefore be satisfied to have them jotted 
down as they occur, without special reference to connection and 
system. 
