952 MONOGRAPHS OF NORTH AMERICAN EODENTIA. 



A.-GEWERAL, AND ITIISCEELA«rEOlIS PVBLICATIOIVS. 



1551. — Gesner, C. — Conr. Gesneri historite animalinm lib. i de qnadrnpedibus viviparis. Folio. Ti- 

 guri, 1551. 



1669.^Gesner, C. — Allgemeinea Thierbueb,durch Conr. Gesnerum in lateiuischer Spracbe beschriebon, 

 durch Conr. Foierura ins Deutsche ubersetzt. Folio. Frankf. 1669. 



1693. — Ray, J. Synopsis metbodica animalinm quadrnpeduni et serpentini generis. Vulgarium notas 

 obaracteristicas, rariornm descriptioncs integras exhibens: cum bistoriis & observ.ationibus 

 anatomicis perquam curiosis. Prajmittuntur nonnuila de animalinm in genere, sensu, genera- 

 tione, divisione, &c. 8°. 8 p. 1., 336 pp., with portrait opposite title. London: impenais S. 

 Smith & R. W.alford, 1693. 



1704. — Tyson, £. A now division of terrestrial brnte animals, particularly of those that have their 

 feet formed like hands. <^ Philos. Traus. Eoy. Soc. London, xxiv, 1704, pp. 1566-1573. 



1734-65. — Seba, A. Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesaurus accurata descriptio et iconibus 

 artificiosissimis expressio, per universam physices historiam. 4 vols. Folio. 1734-65. 



1735. — Linnaeus, C. Caroli Liunasi, Sveci, Pectoris Medicinse, Systema naturae, sive regna tria naturne 

 systematice proposita per classes, ordiues, genera & species. O Jehova! quam ampla sunt 

 opera Tua! Quam ea omnia sapienter fecisti! Quam plena est terra possesaiono Tua! Psalm. 

 civ. 24. Lugduni Batavorum, apudTheodorum Haak, 1735. Ex typographia Joamiis Wilhclmi 

 de Groot. Folio. 7 1. unnumbered and unpaged. 



[The only copy of the original edition the existence of which in the United States is linown to as is in the 

 library of J. Carson Brevoort, esq., of Brooklyn. The 3d ed., published in Latin and German, by J. J. Lango, 

 at Halle, in 1740, is a reprint of the first. (See beyond for the other editions, under their respective dates.) 

 A textual reprint of the first edition was also published in 8*, at Paris, in 1830, by F6e, q. v.] 



ANALYSIS. 



1. Quadrupedia: — 33 genera. 

 I. Anthrojiomorplia. — Homo, Simia, Bradypus, 3. 



IL FercB.—VTsns, Leo, Tigris, Felis, Mnstela, Didelphis, Lutra, Odobienus, Phoca, Hyaena, 

 Canis, Meles, Talpa, Erinaceus, Vcspertilio, 15. 



III. Giiies.— Hystrix, .Sciurus, Castor, Mus, Lepus, Sorex, 6. 



IV. Jumenta. — Equus, Hippotamns, Elephas, Sus, 4. 



V. Pecora. — Caraelus, Cervus, Capra, Ovis, Bos, 5. 



1740. — Linnsus, C. — Caroli Linniei Naturae Curiosorum Dioscoridis Secundi Systema naturae in quo 

 natiine regna tria, secundum. [!] Classes, ordiues, genera, species, systematice proponuntur. 

 Editio secunda, auctior. Stockholmiie, apud Gottfr. Kiesewetter, 1740. 8°. 2 p. 1., 80 pp. 



[The 5th ed. is a reprint of the 2d, and was published by M. G. Agnethler, at Halle, in l^^^ (8°, 88 pp). It 

 contains the German names.] 



analysis. 

 1. Quadrupedia: — 32 genera. 



I. Anthropomorpha. — Homo, Simia, Bradypus, Myrmocophaga [not in let ed.], 4. 



II. Ferae. — Ursus, Leo, Tigris, Felis, Mustela, Didelphis, Lutra, Phoca, Canis, Meles, Erinaceus, 

 Talpa, Vcspertilio, 13. [Odobienus and Hyaena suppressed.] 



HI. Glires. — Hystrix, Lepus, Sciurus, Castor, Mus, 5. [Sorex removed to Jumenta.] 



IV. Jumenta. — Elephas, Hippopotamus. Sorex !, Eqvns, Sus, 5. 



V. Pcvora. — Camelus, Cervus, Capra, Ovis, Bos, 5. 

 [Two genera suppressed ; one added, i 



1743. — Eleiu, J. T. Summa dubiorum circa classes quadrupedum et amphibiornm in Celebris domini 

 Carol. Linna;i systemate naturae ; sive naturalis quadrupedum histoiiae promo vendao prod ro- 

 mus cum praeludio de crustatis. Adjecti discursus: I. De ruiniuantibus. * II. De periodo vitjB 

 humaiuc collato cum brutis. Gedaui et Lipsiaj, 1743. Gleditsch. 4°. 52 pp., 2 pi. 



1743-51. — Edwards, G. A natural history of uncommon birds and of some other rare .and undescribed 



animals In 4 parts. 4°. London, 1743-51. 



(I't. i, pll. 1-52 ; pt. ii, pll. 53-105 ; pt iii, pll. 106-157 ; pt. iv, pll. 158-911.— French transl, 1745.1 



