. 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. ikatchawan. t. 54 cleg. N. ed- Fam. 1 i 3 9 1 B .. \ 6 2 11 3 3 1 15 5 6 , , 8 ⢠⢠6 ! ⢠⢠â¢â¢ 2 1
. 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. ikatchawan. t. 54 cleg. N. ed- Fam. 1 i 3 9 1 B .. \ 6 2 11 3 3 1 15 5 6 , , 8 ⢠⢠6 ! ⢠⢠â¢â¢ 2 1 , a 1 ⢠⢠4 1 2 ⢠⢠.' 1 5 â¢i ⢠â ⢠⢠2 ⢠⢠11 14 2 , , 3 3 14 16 6 1 , , 3 t . 6 10 i4r> 62 lived how lirds takes jmount of In the mtly resi- le north to imount of Icies arrive In), which Ite of 118 ZOOLOGICAL PRODUCTIONS OP BRITISH AMERICA. 263 breeding species. The remainder of the species contained in the Philadelphia Fauna consist of 48 birds, which merely pass through the district in question during spring or autumn, in their way to or from their breed- ing quarters ; the total amount of species, whether per- manent or migratory, being 281. In the Massachusetts list there are 241 species, of which 126 breed within the limits of the state. Dr Richardson and his party de- tected 208 species on the banks of the Saskatchawan, and of these 146 were breeders, while the permanent species and winter visiters did not exceed 26 or 30. It will be observed that the Alcadce are entirely wanting, owing no doubt to the inland position of the chief points of observation,âCumberland and Carlton Houses. The reptile tribes are but sparingly distributed over the remoter parts of North America ; and in both the New and Old World they are known to augment in number as we advance towards the equatorial regions. Thus, while Sweden produces scarcely a dozen snakes and lizards, about three or four frogs, and not a single tor- toise, the temperate part
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