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R.),of the Rocky Mountains, since their existence in the 
i9 southern part of 
the chain has not 
7} been clearly as- 
; certained. The 
“7, musk-ox ( fig.19.) 
_. is truly an Arctic 
‘; quadruped, yet is 
unknown both in 
Asia and Europe ; 
iti hid a 
3 and the chief 
bison is in latitudes but little 
ARCTIC AMERICA. 
Serra | 
range of the American 
more south. 
(85.) The geographic distribution of the northern 
birds is much more general, particularly in reference to 
the rapacious families, and the wading and swimming 
orders. Uniting our labours with those of Dr. Richard- 
son, in the ornithological volume of the Northern Zoo- 
logy, we have enumerated the following Euro ean 
birds of prey, detected by that adventurous traveller in 
Arctic and British America : — 
Aquila chrysaétos ? The Golden | Buteo vulgaris. Common Buzzard, 
Eagle. ~ | Buteo Lagopus. Rough-legged Buz- 
Aquila leucocephala. White-headed zard. 
or Sea Eagle. | Buteo cyaneus? Hen Harrier. 
Aquila Halizetus. The Osprey. | Strix Otis. Long-eared Owl. 
| 
Falco peregrinus. Peregrine Falcon. 
Falco Islandicus. Jer Falcon. Strix nyctia. Great snowy Owl. 
Falco Hsalon. The Merlin. Strix Tengmalmi. Tengmalm’s 
Accipiter palumbarius. The Gos- | Owl. 
hawk. 
Strix brachyotos. Short-eared Owl, 
We have thus fourteen species inhabiting the northern 
regions of the two continents, while the following be- 
long exclusively to America : — 
Sarcoramphus Californianus. Cali- 
fornian Vulture. 
Cathartes Aura. Turkey Vulture. 
Cathartes atratus. Black Vulture. 
Falco sparverius. Little rusty- 
crowned Falcon. 
Falco columbarius. Pigeon Hawk. 
Accipiter Pennsylvanicus. Slate- 
coloured Hawk. | 
Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Buzzard 
Strix cinerea. Great cinereous 
Owl. 
Strix arctica. Arctic horned Owl. 
Strix Virginiana. American horned 
Owl. 
Strix Acadica Wilson. Little Ame- 
rican Owl. 
Strix funerea. Hawk Owl. 
