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-BASTEKN 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 — Foraminif era 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 ni 



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 

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



