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INTRODUCTION 
The Birds of Manitoba, by Ernest Thompson-Set, on. Proceedings United States National 
Museum, XIII, pp. 457-641 (1890). 
A complete annotated list of the birds of Manitoba as known at that time, with 
much valuable information as to occurrence, distribution, and life-history notes. 
Fauna of Manitoba, Birds, by Ernest Thompson-Seton. British Association Handbook, 
1909. 
This is a summarized reprint of the above brought up to date of publication. 
The Birds of Churchill, Manitoba, by P. A. Taverner and Geo. Miksch Sutton. Carnegie 
Museum, Pittsburgh, 1934. 
Catalogue of the Birds of Saskatchewan, by H. Hedley Mitchell. The Canadian Field 
Naturalist, vol. XXXVIII, Special Number, pp. 101-118 (1924). Separates also 
obtainable from the Department of Agriculture, Regina, Sask. This is a list with 
distributions of all birds known to occur in the province. 
A Biological Investigation of the Hudson Bay Region, by Edward A. Preble. United 
States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, North American 
Fauna No. 22, 1902. Of particular application to northern Manitoba. 
A Biological Investigation of the Athabaska-Mackenzie Region, by Edward A. Preble. 
United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, North Amer- 
ican Fauna No. 27, Washington, 1909. 
The bird section of this work, pp. 251-500, is of particular value, summarizing as 
it does all the information available on the Northwest Territories and the western 
Arctic islands. It deals mostly with the distribution of species. 
Guide to Natural History and Ethnological Exhibitions in the Provincial Museum of 
British Columbia, Victoria, B.C., 1909. 
The list of birds, pp. 21-71, is in effect a catalogue of the birds of the province 
developed from the Check-list of British Columbia Birds by John Fannin, published 
by the Museum, 1898. It is merely distributional. 
Report on a Collection of Birds and Mammals from Vancouver Island, by Harry S. Swarth. 
University of California, Publications in Zoology, vol. 10, No. 1 (1912). Birds, pp. 
13-113. 
This should form the basic list for future development of check-lists of the birds 
of Vancouver Island and contains critical studies of species and subspecies as well as 
their distribution. 
Birds and Mammals of the Stikine River Region of Northern British Columbia and South- 
eastern Alaska, by Harry S. Swarth. University of California, Publication in 
Zoology, vol. 24, No. 2 (1922). Birds, pp. 194-308. 
Birds and Mammals of the Skeena River Region of Northern British Columbia, by Harry 
S. Swarth. University of California, Publications in Zoology, vol. 24, No. 3 (1924). 
Birds, pp. 323-372. 
Bird Study in British Columbia, by J. A. Munro. Published by The Department of 
Education, Victoria, British Columbia, 1932. Pp. 99. A popular brochure on 
ornithology particularly adapted to school use in British Columbia. 
Natural History of the Queen Charlotte Islands, by Wilfred Osgood. United States 
Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, North American Fauna, 
No. 21 (1901). Birds, pp. 38-50. 
Biological Investigations in Alaska and Yukon Territory, by Wilfred H. Osgood. United 
States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, North American 
Fauna No. 30, 1909. 
Results of a Biological Reconnaissance of the Yukon River Region, by Wilfred H. Osgood 
and Louis B. Bishop. United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological 
Survey, North American Fauna, No. 19, 1900. 
Birds Collected or Observed on the Expedition of the Alpine Club of Canada to Jasper 
Park, Yellowhead Pass, and Mount Robson Region, by J. Id. Riley. The Canadian 
Alpine Journal, pp. 47-75, 1912. 
Addenda to Birds of Jasper Park, by P. A. Taverner. The Canadian Alpine Journal, 
1918. pp. 62-69. 
A Distribution List of the Birds of British Columbia, by Allan Brooks and Harry S. 
Swarth. Cooper Ornithological Club, Pacific Coast Avifauna No. 17, being Contribu- 
tion No. 423 from the Museum of Vertebrate-Zoology of the University of California, 
1925. This is a list of all the species and subspecies of birds known to occur in 
British Columbia, with full detailed distributions. 
