CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction and itinerary 9 



General account of the region traversed 11 



Life zones of the region 22 



Previous work 23 



Bibliography 27 



Note on boundaries of the region treated 38 



New species 38 



Annotated list of mammals 39 



Annotated list of birds 75 



Annotated list of batrachians 133 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Page. 



Plate I. Map of Keewatin Frontispiece. 



II. Fig. 1. General view of Norway House. — Fig. 2. Shore of channel 



near Norway House 10 



III. Fig. 1. Spruce thicket near Norway House. — Fig. 2. Aspen thicket 



near Norway House 10 



IV. Fig. 1. Rocky shore near Norway House, showing store of fur- 



trader. — Fig. 2. Sea River Falls (looking down) 12 



V. Fig. 1. Oxford House (photographed by William Campbell). — Fig. 



2. Indian Camp, Oxford House 12 



VI. Fig. 1. Rapid below Windy Lake. — Fig. 2. Canoe entering rapid, 



Trout River 14 



VII. Fig. 1. Rapid, Trout River.— Fig. 2. Shore of Knee Lake near south 



end 14: 



VIII. Fig. 1. White Mud Rapid, Hill River.— Fig. 2. Hill River near See- 

 ing Portage; Brassy Hill in distance 16 



IX. Fig. 1. Left bank of Hill River from Rock Portage.— Fig. 2. Clay 



banks, lower Hill River 18 



X. Fig. 1. Fort Churchill. — Fig. 2. Meadows, looking southwest from 



Fort Churchill. — Fig. 3. Seal (&i(;nai/msiariato), FortChurchill. 18 

 XL Fig. 1. Ledge of quartzite at Fort Churchill. — Fig. 2. Low tide at 



Fort Churchill 18 



XII. Fig. 1. Camp on Barren Grounds, 50 miles south of Cape Eskimo. — 

 Fig. 2. Burrow of lemming {Lemmus irimueronatus) , Barren 

 Grounds 20 



XIII. Fig. 1. Camp on Barren Grounds, 25 miles south of Cape Eskimo. — 



Fig. 2. Eskimo guide at northern camp 20 



XIV. Fig. 1. Dragging canoe up rapid. Trout River. — Fig. 2. Hell Gate 



Gorge (looking up) 22 



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