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ships and nomenclature of that animal, Ord's " Zoology " has been 

 quoted. Baird cited a copy of the work in 1857 as " exceedingly rare," 

 and Coues refers to an imperfect volume as " the only copy I ever 

 handled." The history of the " Second American Edition " of Guthrie's 

 " Geography," in which publication Ord's memoir appeared, is involved 

 in obscurity. Both Baird and Coues used the copy in the possession 

 of the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, but that copy has 

 mysteriously disappeared. The only other recorded copy has been 

 unearthed by the diligence of Mr. Rhoads, who learned that Ord had 

 presented a quantity of books and papers to the Philadelphia College 

 of Physicians. On enquiring at the College, it was not found in the 

 library, but information was forthcoming that Dr. J. Solis Cohen had 

 purchased from the College a number of books that were not con- 

 sidered to come within the scope of the library. Dr. Cohen made a 

 search among his books, and, to the joy of the enquirer, found not only 

 a perfect copy of the work, but Ord's own copy containing marginal 

 pencil notes on the zoological portion. Zoologists owe, therefore, a 

 debt of gratitude to Mr. Rhoads for his painstaking search, and to 

 Dr. Cohen for permitting the reprinting of so rare and interesting a 

 treatise. 



Owing to the worn and imperfect condition of the type, a plioto- 

 graphic reprint was impracticable, but judging from the evident care 

 and pains taken by Mr. Rhoads we feel no hesitation in accepting this 

 as a faithful reprint of the " Zoology." Ord's name does not appear, 

 and the editor of the " Grammar " says, " the modesty of its author 

 forbids a personal acknowledgment, which the editor would have the 

 highest satisfaction in making." But that Ord was the author there 

 is absolutely no doubt, and to him belongs the credit of priority of 

 nomenclature for numerous American animals. 



The "Zoology" commences on p. 290 of the "Grammar," with a 

 brief note to say that the author has arranged the orders and genera 

 according to Turton's edition of Linnaeus. Pp. 291, 292 are occupied 

 with a list''' of the animals, of which both the common and binomial 

 designations are given, and it is on p. 291 that the name Ursns 

 horribilis (Grizzly Bear) occurs. Pp. 293-313 are devoted to notes and 

 observations on the mammalia given in the list, but no scientific 

 descriptions are attempted. The list'' of American birds occupies 

 pp. 315-319, and the next thirty-six pages are devoted to notes and 

 observations similar to those given on the mammals. A list"'' of 

 amphibia occurs on p. 357, and after a few notes on these, the fish 

 and remaining orders of animals are dismissed in about a page 

 of text. 



In the appendix which Mr. Rhoads has added to the work, he 

 has been assisted by Dr. Coues, Mr. Witmer Stone, and Professor 

 Cope, and the result appears to be an excellent and careful digest of 

 the nomenclature of the animals quoted by Ord and a valuable 

 addition to American zoological literature. 



The new names proposed by Ord are here given ; those printed 

 in italics apparently hold good : — Vespertilio americanus ; V. rubra ; 

 Viverra albus ; Mustela hudsonius ; Ursns horribilis (stands if 

 specifically distinct) ; Mus tnza ; M. cinerens ; M. canadensis ; M. 

 pennsylvanica ; Arctomys ludoviciana ; A. columbianus ; Sciurus pennsyl- 

 vanica ; S. hiemalis ; S. carolinensis ; S. labradorius ; Antilope ameri- 

 canus ; Ovis montanus ; Vultur columbianus ; Falco caesius ; Picus 



* These lists (the only part of scientific value) did not occur in any other 

 editions. 



