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History of North American pinnipeds: A monograph of the walruses, sea-lions, sea-bears, and seals of North America

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Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, Joel Asaph Allen

Report of the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel, Volume VII: Odontornithes: A monograph on the extinct toothed birds of North America

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Othniel Charles Marsh, Clarence King

Report on the geology and resources of the Black Hills of Dakota

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Henry Newton, Walter P. Jenney, John Wesley Powell

Report on the geology of the high plateaus of Utah

In the year 1874 my kind friend Prof. J.W. Powell proposed to me that I should undertake, under his direction, the study of a large volcanic tract in the Territory of Utah, provided the consent of proper authority could be entertained. Distrusting my own fitness for the work, I felt that it would be better for him if his proposals were thankfully declined. In 1875, however, he renewed the proposi
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C. E. Dutton, John Wesley Powell

Volume V: Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 1879-80

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Authors
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden

Annual report upon the geographical surveys of the territory of the United States west of the 100th meridian, in the States and Territories of Calfiornia, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Washin

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George Montague Wheeler

Catalogue of the mean declination of 2,810 stars between 0h to 2h and 12h to 24h right ascension, and 10° and 70° of north declination, for January 1, 1875

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Authors
Truman Henry Safford, George Montague Wheeler

Catalogue of the publications of the U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories

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Authors
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden

Eleventh Annual Report of United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories embracing Idaho and Wyoming, being a report of progress of the exploration for the year 1877

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Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden

Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States with a more detailed account of the land of Utah with maps

A report from Maj. J. W.Powell, geologist in charge of the United States Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region, upon the lands of the Arid Region of the United States, setting forth the extent of said region, and making suggestions as to the conditions under which the lands embraced within its limit may be rendered available for agricultural and grazing purposes. With the
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John Wesley Powell

Report upon United States geological surveys west of the one hundredth meridian, Volume VII: Archaeology

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Authors
George Montague Wheeler

Volume V: Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 1879

The object of the present paper is to set forth some interesting biological facts relating to the gall-making Pemphiginre, and which were presented in abstract at the late meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. These facts have a special interest just at this time on account of the close relation·ship between the insects of the sub-family in question and the notorious