28 NORTH AMEEICAK FAUNA. [No. 22, 



1748. [Dhage, or Swaine, Chakles]." An Account of a Voyage for the Discovery 

 of a North- West Passage by Hudson's Streights to the Western and Southern 

 Ocean of America. Performed in the year 1746 and 1747 in the Ship Cali- 

 fornia, Capt. Francis Smith, Commander. By the Clerk of the California. 

 2 vols. 8vo. Vol. I, pp. i-vii, 1-237; Vol. II, pp. 1-326. London. 



Vol. I contains much information onthe mammals and birds, based mainly 

 on observations made at the mouth of Hayes River, where the expedition 

 passed the winter of 1746-47. The natural history notes are mainly on pp. 

 174-178, but may also be found here and there throughout the volume. Vol. 

 II, which has not been seen, completes the account and is said to contain 

 natural history notes. 



1752. EoBsoN, Joseph. An Account of six years residence in Hudson's Bay, from 

 1733 to 1736, and 1744 to 1 747. 12mo. London. 



A general account, chiefly concerning Fort Churchill and York Factory, 

 with a few observations regarding the larger mammals and birds. 

 1758 and 1766. Linnaeus, Cakolus. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturi* * * * 

 Many species described from Hudson Bay. 



1771. Pennant, Thomas. Synopsis of Quadrupeds. 



Contains much information on mammals of the Hudson Bay region. 



1772. Baerington, Dainbs. Investigation of the Specific Characters which distin- 



guish the Rabbit from the Hare. <Phil. Trans. London, LXII, pp. 4-14. 



Refers especially to the 'Hudson Bay Quadruped,' and concludes that it 

 is a hare. 

 1772. FoESTER, John Reinhold. Account of several quadrupeds sent from Hudson's 

 Bay. <Phil. Trans. London, LXII, pp. 370-381. 



A report on a collection of mammals sent by Mr. Graham to the Royal 

 Society of London. 

 1772. FoRSTEE, J. R. Anaccountof the Birds sent from Hudson's Bay; with obser- 

 vations relative to their Natural History, and Latin descriptions of some of 

 the most uncommon. <Phil. Trans. London, LXII, pp. 382-433. 



Report on a collection sent by Mr. Graham to the Royal Society of Lon- 

 don. Fifty-eight species treated, the following seven described as new: 

 Palco spadiceus, Strix nehulosa, Emberiza leucophrys, Fringilla hudsonias, 

 Muscicapa striata, Parus hudsonicus, Scolopax borealia. 



1778. Pallas, Peter Simon. Novae Species Quadrupedum e Glirium Ordine. 



Original description of Mus empetra (p. 75) evidently based on a specimen 

 of the Canadian woodchuck. 



1780. Zimmermann, Ebeehakd August AVilhelm. Geographische Geschichte des 



Menschen, und der vierfusigen Thiere. Vol. II. 



Original description of Sos moschatus (p. 86) and of Dipus hudsonius 

 (p. 358). 



1781. Latham, John. A general synopsis of Birds. 



Contains much matter from Hutchins's manuscript article on Hudson Bay. 

 1784, 1785. Pennant, Thomas. Arctic Zoology. Vol. I: Introduction; Class I, 

 Quadrupeds, 1784. Vol. II: Class II, Birds, 1785. 



Contains much original matter concerning Hudson Bay, communicated 

 by Hutchins, Hearne, and Graham; also much material derived from the 

 writings of Ellis, Forster, Latham, etc. 



a The name of the autlior is not given; it is stated by some writers to be ' Drage,' 

 by others ' Charles Swaine.' 



