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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
DISCOVERY OF NORTH AMERICA-EARLY VOYAGES OF THE
PORTUGUESE, FRENCH, AND SPANIARDS.
First Discovery of North America by John Cabot-Voyages of
Sebastian Cabot-Of the Cortereals-Discovery of Labrador
-French Discoveries-Voyages of Verazzano-Of Jacques
Cartier-Discovery of Canada-Spanish Voyages of Discovery
-Cortes-Ulloa-Alarchon-Viscaino,..........
.Page 17
CHAPTER II.
RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH VOYAGES.
Behring Tchirikow-Cook and Clerke-Meares-Vancouver-
Kotzebue,...........
CHAPTER III.
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HEARNE AND SIR ALEXANDER MACKENZIE.
Colonisation of Canada-French Fur Trade-Rise of Hudson's
Bay Company-Hearne's Three Journeys-North-west Fur
Company-First Journey of Sir Alexander Mackenzie in 1789-
His Second Expedition in 1792,.....
Page 135
CHAPTER IV.
DISCOVERIES ALONG THE SHORES OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN.
First and Second Expeditions of Franklin-Voyage of Captain
Beechey,.........
..208
CHAPTER V.
INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS TO THE NATURAL HISTORY.
Amelioration in the Character of European Intercourse with uncivil-
ized Nations The Absence of Sandy Deserts, a grand Feature
in the Physical Attributes of America-General Boundaries of
the Districts afterwards treated of in Detail-Early Sources of
Information regarding the Natural History of North America—
General View of the Fur Countries-Passages across the Rocky
Mountains-Plains and Valleys along the Pacific Shore,......293
CHAPTER VI.
THE QUADRUPEDS OF THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF AMERICA.
Inaccuracies of some Historical Writers-No Monkeys in North
America-Bats-Shrew-mice-Genus Scalops, or Shrew-mole
-Other Moles of America-The Star-nose-Various Bears-
Different Digitated Quadrupeds-The Canada Otter-The Sea-
otter-The Dogs and Wolves of America-The Foxes-The
Beaver The Musk-rat-Meadow Mice and Lemmings-The
Rocky Mountain Neotoma-The American Field-mouse-The
Marmots The Squirrel Tribe-The Canada Porcupine-The
American Hare-The Polar Hare-The Prairie Hare-The
Little Chief Hare-Ge.ius Cervus-The Elk, or Moose-deer—
The Rein-deer-The Woodland Caribou-The Rocky Moun-
tain Sheep-The Rocky Mountain Goat-The Bison, or Ameri-
can Buffalo-The Musk-ox,.
............
.Page 313
CHAPTER VII.
THE BIRDS OF THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF AMERICA.
Turkey Buzzard-Golden-eagle-Bald-eagle-Hawks-Owls-
Butcher-birds-King-bird-Northern Tyrant-American Water-
ouzel-Red-breasted Thrush-Blue-bird-Arctic Blue-bird-
Cedar-bird, or American Chatterer-Snow-bunting- Painted
Bunting-Pine-grosbeak-Evening-grosbeak-Scarlet Tanager
-Cuckoo-bunting-Crows-Woodpeckers-Humming-birds-
Swallows-Belted Kingfisher — Grouse - Passenger-pigeon—
Grallatores-Natatores-Gulls-Rocky Mountain Golden-eye
-Bewick's Swan — Trumpeter-swan -White Pelican-Great
Northern Diver-Black-throated Diver-Guillemots,..........357
CHAPTER VIII.
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE FISHES AND OTHER ZOOLOGICAL
PRODUCTIONS OF THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF AMERICA.
Sturgeon-Salmon-Trout-Char-Capelan-White Fish-Blue
Fish-Herring-Pike-Burbot-Perch-Bull-head-Northern
Insects Their Natural Preservation from Cold-More Northern
Extension of Tropical Forms in America than in Europe-Bees
-Extension Westwards of the Honey-bee-Diptera-Melville
Island Spider-Butterflies,..........
...383
CHAPTER IX.
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES IN THE BOTANY OF TH
NORTHERN REGIONS OF AMERICA.
Mr Brown's Observations on the relative Proportions of the Tw
great Divisions of Phænogamous Plants-Beautiful small Willo
from East Greenland-Notices of the more remarkable Speci
collected by Dr Richardson-Galium Tinctorium-Cornus All
-Phlox Hoodii-Viburnum Edule-Azalea Nudicaulis-Liliu
Philadelphicum-Epilobium Angustifolium-Ledum Latifolium-
L. Palustre—Prunus Virginiana—Pyrus Ovalis-Crepis Nana-
Cineraria Congesta-Pinus Nigra-P. Alba-P. Banksiana—1
Microcarpa-P. Lambertiana-Empetrum Nigrum-Myrica Ga
-Populus Trepida-Populus Balsamifera-Juniperus Prostrat
-Splachnum Mnioides_Dicranum Elongatum-Gyrophora pr
boscidea-Hyperborea Pennsylvanica, Mecklenbergii, vellea-
Cetraria Richardsonii-Fucus Ceranoides-Difficulties in the D
termination of Arctic Species-Plants recently introduced to th
British Gardens-Lathyrus Decaphyllus-Eutoca Franklinii-
Lupinus Littoralis-Clarkia Pulchella-Gerardia Capitata-Ne
Dodecatheon-Andromeda Tetragona-Menziesia Empetrifoli
-Azalea Lapponica-Dryas Drummondia,.......................... .Page 39
CHAPTER X.
SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SOME OF THE
NORTHERN DISTRICTS OF AMERICA.
Frozen Subsoil of Hudson's Bay-Primitive Rocks of Hayes Ri
ver-Hill River-Borders of Knee Lake-Remarkable Rock
island of Magnetic Iron Ore-Lake Winipeg-Limestone Dis
trict-Fort Chipewyan-Carp Lake-Gneiss Formation of the