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Mr. Meufchen makes eleven families, 

 to wit, i.Mufcles. 2.Erca]lops. 3.0yfl:ers. 

 4. Arks. 5. Spondyles. 6. Cakes. 7. Ba- 

 fons. 8. Hearts. 9. Cham^e. 10. Tellens; 

 and II. Solens. Moft of thefe are mis- 

 placed, and fome are unneceffary ; but it 

 is impoffible to make further remarks oti 

 him, as his method is a meer fheet table 

 without any explanationso 



I do not make any mention of Buonanni, 

 Rumphius, Seba, and feveral others, as 

 they give no methodical arrangements of 

 Bivalves. 



However, there yet remains an author 

 who merits particular notice, though not 

 a profefied Conchologift. It is Dr. Wood- 

 ward I mean. The Do£lor, in his cata- 

 logues of foflils, has given a very good 

 method of Bivalves on the charafter of 

 the hinges, and alfo on the form : but his 

 lyftem of Univalves is very faulty and 



imperfect. 



