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liarity, from Hudson's Bay; it is also mentioned in the ‘Fauna 
Bor.-Am.;' besides, I observed it in Hudson's Straits, but that 
locality does not come within the range of this paper. And I 
may here observe that the fact of not embracing the eastern 
Arctic lands prevents my including more than one other of the 
species of Guillemots (as is the case also with the Laridce ) given 
in the ‘ Fauna Bor.-Am.,' which is 
Ueia lomyia, the Foolish Guillemot, given under the name of 
U. troile, from York Factory, on the western coast of Hudson's 
Bay. 
Thus I bring to an end a list which, although it does not 
carry on its face a circular note of credit to general ornithologists, 
yet, from the labour bestowed upon it, may, I hope, prove useful 
to future inquirers on North American birds. To say that I 
am aware of its defects would be to criminate myself, because it 
might be in justice remarked, why did not I rectify them ? I will 
therefore observe that I have drawn from every reliable authority 
within my reach, but have never given the information so gained 
as if it were my own, the scantiness of which is, I am afraid, too 
apparent. When remarking on my own labours in the field, I 
would ask the reader to bear in mind that, as a member of a 
Government Exploring Expedition, my duties were widely dif¬ 
ferent from those of a zoologist; in fact, I had properly nothing 
to do with natural history, my work being of a nature which 
required the use of the sextant more than the fowling-piece, the 
pen and pencil instead of the dissecting-knife, and observations 
of the movements of magnets rather than of birds. It was con¬ 
sequently only spare moments at uncertain times that I was able 
to devote to my favourite pursuit, ornithology; while the putting 
together of these notes has been done at a period when memory 
cannot serve me. I will therefore conclude with the simple 
request that if any censoriously inclined naturalist meditate 
severe criticism, he will be guided by the memorable advice of 
f Punch'—questionable perhaps in the case in which it was 
offered, but often so very appropriate —“ Don't! " 
London, November 1862 . 
