Alexander–Briggs notations for the links or knots of $N^3_m$

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We can use Alexander–Briggs notations for the links or knots. For example,

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is three separate loops with no links.

And there are many other examples of Alexander–Briggs notations for three separate loops.

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Question 1: where can I find the Reference and Figures for more complete lists for Alexander–Briggs notations and their corresponding graphs for three separate loops, i.e. with $$N^3_m$$ in Alexander–Briggs notations? Here $3$ means 3 separate loops. And $N$ means the crossing numbers; $m$ is simply a counting of different types.

I am interested to know, for example,

Question 2: what is $4^3_1$? and what is $5^3_1$, $4^3_2$, $5^3_2$, $6^3_4$(?) if there is any.

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Note that Alexander-Briggs notation is generally reserved for prime links and so, for instance, $4_1^3$ is not usually written as any three component link with $4$ crossings (and no un-linked components) must be the connect sum of two Hopf links.

My copy of Knots and Links by Dale Rolfsen includes as an appendix the full list of prime $3$-component links with no un-linked components and up to $9$ crossings beginning at $6_1^3$ and ending at $9_{21}^3$. These links are enumerated using Alexander-Briggs notation. A bit of Googling may also find this information (I'm not sure if it would be right to link to copyrighted material).

The Handbook of Knot Theory is a good survey article for questions on enumeration and classifications of knots and links.