. An historical and descriptive account of British America [microform] : comprehending Canada Upper and Lower, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, the Bermudas, and the fur countries, their history from the earliest settlement, the statistics and topography of each district, their commerce ... : to which is added a full detail of the principles and best modes of emigration. Hudson's Bay Company; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. V-iJ- (,>•;, ZOOLOGICAL PRODUCflONS OF BRITISH AMERICA. 271 )rax narrovver expedition, chiefly about
. An historical and descriptive account of British America [microform] : comprehending Canada Upper and Lower, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, the Bermudas, and the fur countries, their history from the earliest settlement, the statistics and topography of each district, their commerce ... : to which is added a full detail of the principles and best modes of emigration. Hudson's Bay Company; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. V-iJ- (,>•;, ZOOLOGICAL PRODUCflONS OF BRITISH AMERICA. 271 )rax narrovver expedition, chiefly about lat. 54°; while in that same latitude, as well as in 66°, a great many exam])los were observed of that well-known British insect orinomum. It is believed to be very common in Nortli America, although it has not been noticed by Mr Say, )ior collected in Canada by Dr Bigsby, nor in Nova Scotia by Dr Macculloch or Captain Hall. Another Britisli species, (J. nigrita^ likewise occurs in the same country, and examples of the genera Cartonotus and Pctcilus arc well known there. Our common Amara, A. vu/garh-^ occurs in the north-eastern districts, as well as among the more distant Ilocky Mountains. Many species of tlu; genus Ilarpalua were found abundant in lat. 54°, and two British insects, Lopha quadrimaeulatu and Bembidimn impressurn, were frequently caught in the course of a journey from New York to Cumberland House. Tlie latter insect seems rather generally spread, and was taken in Canada by Dr Bigsby. " In England," says Mr Kirby, " it has been rarely met with ; the only known British specimen was in the late Mr Marsham's collection, and is now in Mr Stephens'; According to Olivier it is found on the banks of the Seine, near Paris, and it is mentioned as a Swedish insect by Gyllenhal, and as occuning there on the sandy shores of lakes, Avhere it is remarkable in warm weather for the celerity of its movements. Mr Drummond observes regarding the
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