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known to occur in the Mackenzie Basin, submitted by Professor 

 Macoun ;" " Birds breeding in tbe Mackenzie River Basin, compiled by 

 Professor Macoun;" and " List of trees of the Mackenzie River Basin, ' 

 evidently by the same author. Besides these lists, which are slightly 

 annotated, many notes on natural history, usually of a general nature, 

 occur in the text. 



1888. Dawson, George M. Report on an Exploration in the Yukon District, 

 N.W.T. and adjacent Northern Portion of British Columbia. <Ann. 

 Rept. Geol. Surv. Canada, 1887, Part B. Pp. 227 B, with index. 



This is Doctor Dawson's report on an exploration of the upper 

 Liard and Yukon rivers. He was assisted on the upper Liard by R. G. 

 McConnell. They separated at the junction of the Dease and Frances, 

 McConnell descending the Liard, and Dawson ascending the Frances. 

 McConnell's report on the Liard is elsewhere cited. The present report, 

 which includes appendices on Botany, Indian tribes. Zoology, Lithology, 

 and Meteorology, relates in part to the upper Liard. 



1888. Greely, Adolphus W. Report on the Proceedings of the United States 

 Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land. [Report of Inter- 

 national Polar Expedition.] Two vols.: pp. 545; 738. Washington. 



This expedition left the United States in the Proteus in the 

 summer of 1881 and returned in 1884. Headquarters were established 

 at Fort Conger, Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land, from which the 

 interior of Grinnell Land and adjacent coasts of Grinnell Land and 

 Greenland were examined, the party reaching the highest latitude 

 then attained. 



In Appendix 129 (Vol. II, pp. 1-10) and App. 131 (Vol. II, pp. 

 19-37) are given the reports on mammals and birds, respectively. 

 In connection with the notes recorded on this expedition, many re- 

 corded by other northern expeditions are given. This is particularly 

 true in the case of birds (Vol. II, pp. 30-37) where the principal notes 

 made by several Arctic observers are summarized in tabular form. 



1888. Nelson, Edward W. Report on Natural History Collections made in 

 Alaska between the years 1877 and 1881. No. Ill, Arctic Series 

 of publications issued in connection with the Signal Service, U. S. 

 Army. With 21 Plates. Pp.337. Washington, 1887 (1888). 



This report, which was edited by H. W. Henshaw, is based primarily 

 on Nelson's observations in the lower Yukon region, but many original 

 and published records from other portions of Alaska are given. Be- 

 sides the Narrative, by Nelson, the work consists of four parts on 

 the following subjects : I, Birds of Alaska, with a Partial Bibli- 

 ography of Alaskan Ornithology, by Nelson ; II, Mammals of Northern 

 Alaska, Nelson and F. W. True; III, Notes on Alaskan Fishes, Nelson 

 and T. H. Bean ; IV, Diurnal Lepidoptera, Nelson and W. H. Edwards. 

 The range of the forms of Picoides mnericanus throughout British 

 America is discussed, pp. 157-159, and many notes on the occurrence 

 of other birds in the Mackenzie River Region are here published. 



1888. Petitot, Emile. En Route pour la Mer Glaciale. Ouvrage accompagne 

 de gravures d'apres les dessins de I'auteur. 8vo, pp. 394. Paris. 



Narrative of a journey from France to the Mackenzie, via England, 

 Maine, lower Canada, the Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg, and the 

 Saskatchewan, Clearwater, and Athabaska rivers. 



