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French naturalist whose publications date from 1835 

 onward. 



Dixon, Capt. Geo. An English sea captain, 

 who published in 1789 an account of his voyage 

 around the world. 



D'Orbigny, (D'Orb.), 1802-1857. A French 

 naturalist and writer upon moUusks. 



Donovan, Edward, (Don.). A very volumi- 

 nous English writer on insects, shells, etc. He 

 lived in the early part of the last century. 



Draparnaud, Prof. Jaoues, (Drap.), 1772- 

 1806. His writings were chiefly upon the land and 

 fresh-water mollusks gf France. 



DucLOS, (Duel.). A French naturalist who flour- 

 ished in the middle of the 19th century. 



EscHscHOLTZ, (Esch.). The distinguished nat- 

 uralist who accompanied the Russian explorer. Otto 

 von Kotzebue, from 1815 to 1826. He visited this 

 coast and collected valuable scientific material. 



Forbes, Prof. Edward, (Fbs.), 1815-1854. An 

 English scholar and writer. With Hanley, he pub- 

 lished in 1853 the "History of British Mollusks." 



Gabb, W. M., 1839-1878. A noted American 

 naturalist; at one time paleontologist for the Cali- 

 fornia State Geological Survey. 



Gmelin, Johann F., (Gmel.), 1709-1755. A 

 German professor at Tubingen. He edited an edi- 

 tion of Linne's Syste??ia Natures. 



Gould, Dr. A. A., (Gld.), 1805-1866. He was 

 a native of New Hampshire, but spent most of his 

 life in Boston, in the practice of his profession, yet 



