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Fauna boreali-americana; or, the zoology of the northern parts of British America; containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expedition, under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R. N. Part third, the fish. Illustrated by numerous plates.

London : John Murray

"Title varies.
Vol.4 also issued with a special title, Entomologia boreali americana, by the Rev. William Kirby. Norwich, 1837 (Sabin 37963).
Imprint varies: vol.3, London, Richard Bentley; vol.4, Norwich, Printed and published by Josiah Fletcher and sold in London by Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans.
Errata slip inserted in pt.2 at p[ix]
Bibliographies in vols. 1 , 2 and 4.
" ... a 'Fauna' or more properly 'Contributions to a fauna of the British American fur countries' ... north of the 49th parallel of latitude ... included in it ... a few specimens obtained ... on the River Columbia": - Vol.1, p.xi.
Most of the work was done east of the Rockies and north of British Columbia. A few specimens from New Caledonia which had been presented to the Zoological Society and to the British Museum were included." -- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 246.

"Published under the authority of the Right Honourable the secretary of state for colonial affairs." -- Title page.

Scientific expeditions--Arctic Archipelago (Nunavut and N.W.T.); Zoology--Arctic Archipelago (Nunavut and N.W.T.); Scientific expeditions

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QL219 .R5; II-0466-V03

Fauna boreali-americana

2017-03-28

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