viii Introduction 



The following abbreviations have been commonly used : — 

 = equal to 



id. ac (idem ac) the same as 



V. et. (vide etiam) see also 



? query 



cf. (confer) compare 



errore in error 



err, prò (errore prò) error for 



apiid according to 



mict. (auctorum) of authors 



auct. typ. (auctoris typis) privately printed 

 a7it. om. (antea omnia) first of ali 



olim or aiitea formerly 



q, V. sp. which see for species 



n. n. (nomen nudum) name only 



n. etf. (nomen et figura) name and figure only 

 mejudice in my opinion 



ascr. (ascriptum) ascribed to 



gemis caelebs genus to which no specific name 



has been attached 

 nom. fictiim (nomen fictum) altogether fictitious name, e.g. 



Unclesambocrinus,Botheratiotherium 



There now remains the pleasing duty of thanking those who have 

 so cordially given me their advice or assistance, and thus helped to 

 bring the first part of my work to a successful termination. Among 

 them are the late Sir William Flower, Dr Gùnther, Dr Sclater and 

 Dr Henry Woodvvard, the latter of whom provided the space and the 

 cabinets in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) and so ensured the safety 

 of the manuscripts against fire and other damage (which privileges 

 have been continued by Dr A. Smith Woodward, bis successor) ; the 

 Hof-naturalien Kabinet of Vienna, Dr Eduard Suess, and Dr Stein- 

 dachner ; Dr F. A. Jentink, of Leyden ; Akademiker F. Schmidt, of 

 St Petersburg ; the Stadt-Bibliothek of Zlirich, Dr Eschner, and 

 Professor Renevier ; the Hon. Walter Rothschild and Mr Hartert ; 

 Sir Edmund Loder; Mr Du Cane Godman and the late Mr Osbert 

 Salvin ; Lord Walsingham and Mr J. H. Durrant; Professor and 

 Madame Amalitzky, of Warsaw; Professor Anton Fritsch and Dr Jan 

 Perner, of Prague ; Professor Newton ; Mr W. E. de Winton ; 

 Mr Gerrit S. Miller, of Washington ; Mr A. C. Seward, of Cambridge ; 

 Professor H. A. Miers, of Oxford ; Dr Philippe Dautzenberg, of 

 Paris ; M. Henri Gadeau de Kerville ; Dr Rudolph Burckhardt, of 

 Basle ; Dr J. C. Reeve of Dayton ; Miss E. R. and Miss A. S. Cutter, 



