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J. Bachman D.D. "An examination of Prof. Agassiz's Sketch of the Nat. Provinces of the Animal World." Charleston 1855 (I presume (?) in some Journal

p. 6. "The Florida Jay exists in particular localities in the S. W. part of Florida, & is said by Audubon not to visit Georgia or Louisiana, whereas the common blue Jay of similar size & habits in fd to be a permanent resident in every State of the Union."

p. do. The Sealing-wax Bird ( Bombycilla carolinensis) is only fond on the American continent; its approximate the species, the European Waxen chatterer (B. garrula) is not only fd. in Asia & Europe, but is quite common in some portions of America."

p. 18 cases of several Hawks & owls inhabiting all America; some owls denizen of whole world.

p 20 We have collected the Pyrola rotundifolia, one of Capt. Parry polar species, on the mountains of Georgia

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p 44 There are in U. S. 405,751 (Census 1854) mulattoes: B. has ascertained that they have intermarried for several generations, & they continue to be on average fully as fertile as white or blacks

p 52 Dr Morton collected nearly all his facts on hybridity frm Rudolphi - Dr. B. proved that the only 2 cases of wild birds being fertile hybrids were & admitted by Morton to be true species.