(Text Page to) (43) Ranges of principal birds : Trumpeter swan, whistling swan -- Canada goose -- Snow goose, Ross goose -- White-fronted goose -- Black brant, American brant -- Mallard -- Black duck -- Pintail -- Baldpate -- Wood duck -- Green-winged teal -- Blue winged teal -- Canvas-back -- Redhead -- Common golden-eye -- Common elder -- Ruffed grouse -- Sharp-tailed grouse -- Blue grouse, woodcock -- Rock ptarmigan. Compiled from information supplied by the Canadian Wildlife Service. (Canada Department of Mines and Technical Surveys.)
Descriptive text on verso of (43) Ranges of principal birds: Because of limited space, the selection of species was confined principally to the more popular game birds. The ranges, for the most part, indicate present and usual distribution . First edition was in 1906 (see our 1645.000); second editi...
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Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Geographical Branch
1958
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| Summary: | Descriptive text on verso of (43) Ranges of principal birds: Because of limited space, the selection of species was confined principally to the more popular game birds. The ranges, for the most part, indicate present and usual distribution . First edition was in 1906 (see our 1645.000); second edition 1915 (1646.000). The title page of this edition is dated 1957 but the Foreword is dated 1958, as well as the maps on plates 91, 99 and 110. Atlas contains 110 plates, comprising a total of 505 maps in color; additionally, these maps include 57 insets. Bound in pale green boards with burgundy lettering and spine, including spine title "Atlas Of Canada. 1957” in gilt. Loose-leaf binding allows both removal and insertion of individual maps. Inside front cover: Canadian made product by Copeland-Chatterson Limited, Brampton, Ontario. In the Foreword, Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys Paul Comtois explains, "Since the last Atlas of Canada appeared in 1915, the economy of Canada has expanded in all directions. The population of the country has doubled. Newfoundland has joined it as the tenth province, and scientific surveys have revealed to an ever increasing extent the physical nature of its land and water resources. It is, therefore, the purpose o this edition of the Atlas to present, in maps, an outline of the physical background and the economic development of the nation at mid-century and to show how these factors are interwoven to produce the fabric of the life of our people … " In the Preface, Director of Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Geographical Branch, N.L. Nicholson continues, “ … the Atlas provides a logical story in maps which embraces historical, physical, human, economic and social and political geography. The story begins with the way in which Canada was explored and mapped. It goes on to show the basic aspects of the physical environment, such as relief and climate … “ Includes table of contents. |
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