An Account of the principal Quadrupeds found in the Northern Parts of Hudson's Bay: The Buffalo, Moose, Musk-ox, Deer, and Beaver--A capital Mistake cleared up respecting the We-was-kish.
Animals with Canine Teeth: The Wolf--Foxes of various colours--Lynx, or Wild Cat--Polar, or White Bear--Black Bear--Brown Bear--Wolverene--Otter--Jackash--Wejack--Skunk--Pine Martin--Ermine, or Stote.
Animals with cutting Teeth: The Musk Beaver--Porcupine--Varying Hare--American Hare--Common Squirrel--Ground Squirrel--Mice of various kinds--and the Castor Beaver.
The Pinnated Quadrupeds with finlike Feet, found in Hudson's Bay, are but three in number, viz.: The Walrus, or Sea-Horse--Seal--and Sea-Unicorn.
The Species of Fish found in the Salt Water of Hudson's Bay are also few in number: being the Black Whale--White Whale--Salmon--and Kepling.
Shell-fish, and empty Shells of several kinds, found on the Sea Coast near Churchill River.
Frogs of various sizes and colours; also a great variety of Grubbs, and other Insects, always found in a frozen state during Winter, but when exposed to the heat of a slow fire, are soon re-animated.
An account of some of the principal Birds found in the Northern Parts of Hudson's Bay; as well those that only migrate there in Summer, as those that are known to brave the coldest Winters: Eagles of various kinds--Hawks of various sizes and plumage--White or Snowy Owl--Grey or mottled Owl--Cob-a-dee-cooch--Raven--Cinerious Crow--Wood Pecker--Ruffed Grouse--Pheasant--Wood Partridge--Willow Partridge--Rock Partridge--Pigeon--Red-breasted Thrush--Grosbeak--Snow Bunting--White-crowned Bunting--Lapland Finch, two sorts--Lark--Titmouse--Swallow--Martin--Hopping Crane--Brown Crane--Bitron--Carlow, two sorts--Jack Snipe--Red Godwart--Plover--Black Gullemet--Northern Diver--Black-throated Diver--Red-throated Diver--White Gull--Grey Gull--Black-head--Pelican--Goosander--Swans of two species--Common { xix} Grey Goose--Canada Goose--White or Snow Goose--Blue Goose--Horned Wavy--Laughing Goose--Barren Goose--Brent Goose--Dunter Goose--Bean Goose.
The species of Water-Fowl usually called Duck, that resort to those Parts annually, are in great variety; but those that are most esteemed are, the Mallard Duck--Long-tailed Duck--Wigeon, and Teal.