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trust that Fig. 3, Plate vim, was not taken from an example of the au- 
thor’s handiwork! The book is well printed and handsomely — up. 
We hope it may acquire the popularity to which its merits enti 
ORNITHOLOGICAL RESULTS OF THE EXPLORATION OF THE NORTH-WEST.* 
This memoir gives the first published results of the Russo-American Tel- 
egraph Expedition, organized to explore preparatory to the connection 
of San Francisco and St. Fet ersburg by electric telegraph. The officers 
Academy, in broad and liberal spirit, for the scientific exploration of the 
country by a corps of young naturalists headed by Major Robert Kenni- 
cott. The party left San Francisco in July, 1865, by several vessels, 
touching at various points, where cond doni were m made e arting again, 
December, 1866, and remaining there all hito In the spring they pro- 
gence Mies mendis of the termination of the enterprise. Notwithstanding 
this Mr. 1 decided to finish the scientific reconnoissance of the Yukon 
River, Sint im in the country alone and at his own expense. He pro- 
ceeded with Eskimos to Unalaklik, where her emained until November, 
the country both east and west of Nulato. Crossing the portage in June 
he descended the Yukon to its mouth, and shortly afterward embarked for 
several years of travel and exploration, are worked up e the paper now 
under consideration, and in the one we shall presently notice. 
We fin memoir to be one of special interest ii itiha, as 
was to have been anticipated, no less from the character of its authors 
and of the other naturalists whose collections contributed towards it, 
than from the nature of the ground explored, and other fortunate circum- 
stances. Itis not too much to say that no single paper has appeared for 
the last decade, and perhaps for a longer period eap we do not for- 
get the results of Mr. Xantus’ explorations), that has added so positively 
ol 
senting some of the leading ain in dent though even à seit 
epitome of all the ada obtained would exceed our li mits. Before 
Be he gale ei A Sle Sa SE TET UE 
* List of the Birds of Alaska, with Biographical Notes. By W. H. Dall and H. M. Bannister. 
l.i Art. ix. 1869. 
