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Höchsten und hohen Gönner und ihrer zahl- 

 reichen Mitglieder, zur Förderung der deutschen 

 Naturwissenschaft, sowie zur Ehre des deutscjien 

 Namens im In- wie im Auslände kräftigst 

 beizutragen. 



Jena, den 10. December 1858. 

 Der Präsident der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch- 

 Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher. 

 Dr. D. G. Kies er. 



Seine K. K. Apostolische Majestät haben 

 mit allerhöchster Entschliessimg vom 6. v. Mts. 

 der Kais. Leopoldinisch - Carolinischen Aka- 

 demie der Naturwissenschaften eine jährliche 

 Subvention von 2000 fl. österreichischer Wäh- 

 rung zu bewilligen geruht. 



Mit der Zustellung dieses, für das erste 

 Jahr, d. i. für die Zeit vom 6. Novbr. 1858, 

 als den Tag der allh. Entschliessung, bis zum 

 6. Novbr. 1859, entfallenden Subventionsbe- 

 trags von 2000 fl. in Banknoten O. \V. ist 

 diese K. K. Gesandtschaft beaufti-agt worden. 



Indem dieselbe sich beehrt, den Herrn 

 Präsidenten, Professor Dr. Kies er, von diesem 

 Akte Kaiserlicher Gnade, wodurch der ge- 

 nannten, durch die Munificenz früherer deutscher 

 Kaiser aus dem Hause Habsburg begründeten 

 Akademie, den Absichten ihrer erhabenen 

 Gründer gemäss, der Chai'akter einer unab- 

 hängigen deutschen wissenschaftlichen Anstalt 

 gewahrt wird, ia Kenntniss zu setzen, schliesst 

 sie den erwähnten Betrag hier "mit dem höf- 

 lichen Ersuchen bei, ihr hiefür eine Empfangs- 

 bestätigung zukommen lassen zu wollen. 

 Von der K. K. Österreichischen Gesandt- 

 schaft. 



Dresden, am 4. December 1858. 



Der K. K. ausserordentliche Gesandte, 



bevollmächtigte Jlinister : 



(gez.) Fürst R. Metternich. 



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Catalogue of Books in all lUanclies of 



Naliiral llistory puhlishfd diiiiiig die 



last forty Years in tlie liiiled Slates of 



America. 



Auduboii and Bacliinan. — Tlie Quarlriipeds of 



Norlli America, by ,1. J. Audubon and Rev. John 



/ Bachman. I'ublislied in 30 Parts, of 5 colourcd 



>= Pliiles eaub [il inches, by iS,, forniiug 3 vols., each 



Vülunic conlaiiiinn; .50 Pjalcs; Ibc Text is in 3 vols. °( 

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Andnbon and liaclinian. — Tlie yuadrnpeds uf 

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 and ihe lUv. .lohn Hachman, D.D., elc. elc. 15,5 

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Baird and Girard. — Calalogiie of North American 

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 8vo, pp. ITi. Washington, 18.53. ös. 



Baird. — On the Serpents o( New York; witli a 

 notice of a Species not hitherto incinded in the 

 Fauna of the State, by Spencer F. Baird. With 2 

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 Brewer. — North American Oology ; or, Descrlptions 

 and Kignres of the Eggs of North .Xmerican Birds, 

 with nolices of their üeographical Distribution du- 

 ring the breeding season, by Thomas M. Brewer, 

 M.D. Part I. Raptores et Fissirostres. 4to, pp. VIT. 

 and 14'2. Washington, 1857. 

 Browne. — Trichologia Manimalium : or, a Treatise 

 on tlie Organization, Properties, and Uses of Hair 

 and Wool ; together with an Essay upon the Raising 

 and Breeding of Sheep, by i'eter A. Browne, LL. D., 

 of Philadelphia. Pnblished tmder the patronage of 

 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With lllustra- 

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Cassin. — Illustrations of tlie Birds of California, 

 Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America ; for- 

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 by John Cassin. 1 vol. royal 8vo, containing 50 

 coloured Piates and the explanatory letter-pres s. 

 Philadelphia, ISöfi. half morocco. £3 3s 



Dana. — Zoopliytes of the United States, Exploring 

 Expedition, by James D. Dana. The letter-press in 

 1 Volume. 4to, pp. 740. Philadelphia, 1846. £5 5s. 

 The Atlas; consistiug of 61 Piates. folio. Philadel- 

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 Dana. — The Crnstacea of the United States' Ex- 

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 1840, and 1841, iinder the comniand of Charles, 

 Wilkes, U.S.N. Described and figured by James D. 

 Dana, A.M. The letter-press in 2 parls, 4to, pp. 

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 Dana. — On the Classification and Geographical Di- 

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 near its borders, and acconipanied by appropriate 

 Illustrations, by James E. De Kay. Pnblished by 

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 Enimons. — Report un the Insects of the State of 

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 New Y'ork, 1855. cloth. £3 3s. 

 Girard. — Contributions to the Natural History of 

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 Girard. — Researches npon Nemerteans and Pla- 

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