[248] This mineral oil also occurs in several of the lower tributaries of the Alleghany River, within the coal district.
[249] A discovery of coal has been announced in Alleghany County, New York, as these sheets are going through the press, more than thirty years after these lines were penned.
[250] This term is superseded, in geological discussions of the present day, by the term silurian, which embraces all strata of the era between the palæozoic and tertiary formations.
[251] Public Documents relating to the New York Canals, with an Introduction, &c., by Colonel Haines.
[252] Notes on Virginia.
[253] The only addition to ornithology which it fell to my lot to make, was in the grosbeck family, and this occurred after I came to return to St. Mary's. Mr. Wm. Cooper has called the new species fringilia vespertina, from the supposition that it sings during the evening. The Chippewas call this species paushkundame, from its thick and penetrating bill.
[254] This animal was found grazing the prairies on the east bank of the Mississippi, about latitude 45° 30´.
[255] Means under-ground drummer.
[256] Found at Lapointe, Lake Superior.
[257] This is a generic term for the eagle family. It is believed the kanieu, or black eagle, is regarded by them as the head of the family. The feathers of the falco furcatus are highly valued by warriors.