enumerated," while as a matter of fact forty-six are i,nven as at 

 present inhabiting the region. This discrepancy is due to the long 

 interval (nearly two years) between the publication of the first and 

 second instalments — the presence of the additional species having 

 been ascertained during this period. 



On page 25, after mentioning some of the birds characteristic of 

 the Canadian Fauna, I ventured to predict that the Hudsonian Tit 

 {Parus Hudsomcus) would also be found nesting in the Adiron- 

 dacks. Since the above v/as published I have found this species 

 breeding in a large balsam and tamarack swamp between Big 

 Moose Lake and Lake Terror, and, more sparingly, in a few other 

 localities. 



This work consists, in the first place, of a general account of the 

 prominent features of the region ; and secondly, of a popular narra- 

 tive of the habits of the animals found within its confines. It is 

 in no sense a technical treatise, and technical matter will but rarely 

 be found in its pages. 



In conclusion, it is proper to say that although I have been able 

 to correct some statements of others, and have added to the 

 general fund of knowledge many previously unrecorded facts re- 

 specting the habits of mammals ; still, I am deeply conscious that 

 the most complete biography herein contained can be regarded 

 only as a very imperfect contribution to the life history of the 

 species of which it treats. 



Locust Grove. New York. C. HART MERRIAM. 



September 3, 1S84. 



