24 C O N C H O L O G Y. 



certainty as to an arrangement by the 

 fifli, as by the (hells : but as the Shells 

 have the moft obvious and ehgible 

 characlers, and are more eafily attainable, 

 the methodical arrangement from them 

 is certainly to be preferred. 



The term Oi Conchohgy^ applied to this, 

 branch of Natural Hiftory by all authors, 

 is quite applicable to its arrangement by 

 the Shells, and not by the fifli. 



SECTION II. 



I (hall now proceed on another general 

 part of the fubjeft ; that is, to give fome 

 account of the works, written folely or 

 profeffedly on Shells, in order to enal)le 

 collectors to make a proper choice of 

 authors. 



Buonanni, RIcreazIpne dcIT Occhio, e 

 clella Mente, nell' Oflervazione delle 

 Chiocclole, printed in Italian, in 4to, at 

 RomCj in 1 68 i , is the firft profeiTed work 



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