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Many notes on the natural history of the region explored occur in 

 the narrative. "An account of the objects of Natural History has 

 been reserved for a separate Work, which will be published as soon 

 as possible, by Dr. Richardson and Professor Hooker." The magniti- 

 cent series of volumes. Fauna and Flora Boreali-Americana, was the 

 outgrowth of this idea. 



1828. RicHAEDSox, J. Short characters of a few quadrupeds procured on Cap- 



tain Franklin's late expedition. <The Zoological .Journal, III, No. 12, 

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Brief descriptions of the following species new to science : Sorex 

 forsteri, Sorex palustris, Arvicola horealis, Arvicola (Lemmus) hel- 

 Tolus, Myoxus dnnnmondi, Cricetiis talpoides, Pteromys alpinus, Lepus 

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1829. Douglas, David. Observations on some Species of the Genera Tetrao 



and Ortyx, natives of North America : with Descriptions of Four new 

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Original descriptions of Tetrao uml)elloides, franJxlini. and richard- 

 soni, from Canadian Rocky Mountains ; a few notes on distribution of 

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 baska region. 



1829. Richardson, J. Fauna Boreali-Americana. Part First. Quadrupeds. 

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This work, in which the material accumulated on the first two jour- 

 neys of Franklin and the early voyages of Ross and Parry is elabo- 

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1831. [SwAiNsox, W., and Richardsox, J. Exhibition of new species of birds 

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1831. Swaixsox, W., and Richardsox, J. Fauna Boreali-Americana. Part 

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This publication, for many years the standard work on the birds of 

 British America, contains a great deal of information on the birds of 

 the Athabaska and Mackenzie region. 



1835. Ross, .ToHx. Narrative of a Second Voyage in search of a Northwest 

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 1829, 18.30, 1831, 1832, 1833. Including the Reports of Commander, 

 now Captain, James Clark Ross, and the Discovery of the Northern 

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 Refers mainly to region about Felix Harbor, Boothia. 



1835. Ross, James Clark. Appendix to the Narrative of a Second Voyage 



in search of a North- West Passage, and of a residence in the Arctic 

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Report on Natural History by J. C. Ross, pp. vii-xlv, refers mainly 

 to region about Felix Harbor, Boothia. 



1836. Back, G. Narrative of the Arctic I-and Expedition to the mouth of the 



Great Fish River, and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean in the 

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