XXiV FAUNA OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 
REMARKS. 
It is proper that the sources, whence the materials for the preceding catalogue have been drawn, 
should be indicated. 
The list of Mammalia has been drawn up from the published volume of the “Quadrupeds of 
North America,” by Audubon and Bachman, and from the manuscript notes of the latter gentleman. 
The “Synopsis of the Birds of North America,” by Audubon, and the “Herpetology of North 
America,” by Dr. Holbrook, have furnished the list of Birds and Reptiles. 
The list of Fishes was sent two years ago, by Dr. Storer of Boston, and has been compared with 
his “Synopsis of the Fishes of North America,” published last year, but no doubt many additions to 
it will be made by Dr. Holbrook, in his Ichthyology of the Southern States, now in course of publi- 
cation. With the exception of this class, thelist of vertebrated animals may beconsidered complete. 
Among the Annulated annimals, the Insecta, Myriapoda, Arachnida, Rotifera, and Entozoa, have 
been entirely omitted, for reasons given in the catalogue. The lists of Crustacea, Cirripedes and An- 
nelides, have been drawn up in great part from the writer’s own observations, and partly, also, from 
the writings of Say, and of Milne Edwards. : 
The catalogue of Molluscous animals has been made out from the “Catalogue of Shells in the 
Cabinet of Dr. Ravenel,” from manuscript communications of the same gentleman, from articles in 
various journals, and from the writer’s own observations. This list may be regarded as tolerably 
complete, the Bryozoaria excepted, which have not been sufficiently examined. 
The catalogue of Zoophytic annimals, made out chiefly from the writer’s own observations, is 
very incomplete, this division not having attracted much attention, with the exception of the Echin- 
odermata. 
In the construction of the catalogue, the rule has been to admit those species only, which have 
actually been found within the limits of the State. The only cases in which it has not been strict- 
ly observed, are in the Birds, whose known habits render it almost certain, that if found both north 
and south of the State, they may be regarded as belonging to its Fauna—and in the Fishes, whose 
similar habits require a similar admission. 
In the three last divisions, the Invertebral annimals, specimens collected within the State, of each 
of the species named, has passed under the eye and examination of the writer, except a few admit- 
ted on good authority, and indicated by a *; and the references given in the last two divisions have 
also been examined by him, with a few exceptions, indicated in a like manner. He is indebted to 
Prof. Tuomey, to Dr. EK. Ravenel, Dr. Ogier, Rev. Dr. Bachman, Mr. F. 8. Holmes, and Mr. J. H. 
Richard, of this city, to Dr. 'T. L. Burden, of John’s Island, and to Dr. Barrett, of Abbeville, for the 
transmission to him of specimens of species that would otherwise have escaped his notice. Nearly 
all the species named, are in his cabinet ; for the remainder he must refer to those of his friends. 
To add to the value of the catalogue, the scientific names have been accented throughout, except 
in a few cases where the accent falls on the letter y in a word, or upon the first letter, a capital, for 
which the fount did not supply accented letters. 
In the two first divisions, the vulgar names applied to the animals in this State have been given, 
as faras known. In the two last, not many having received common names, it was thought more 
useful to give references to a figure or description. 
LEWIS R. GIBBES. 
Charleston, July, 1847. Prof. Math. Ast. &c. College Charleston. 
