952 MONOGRAPHS OF NORTH AMERICAN RODENTIA. 
A._GENERAL ARD MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS, 
1551.—Gesner, C.—Conr. Gesneri historia animalium lib. i de quadrupedibus viviparis. Folio. Ti- 
guri, 1551. 
1669.—Gesner, C.—Allgemeines Thierbuch, durch Conr. Gesnerum in Jateinischer Sprache beschrieben, 
durch Conr. Forerum ins Deutsche iibersetzt. Folio. Frankf. 1669. 
1693.—Ray, J. Synopsis methodica animalium quadrnpedum et serpentini generis. Vulgarium notas 
characteristicas, rariorum descriptiones integras exhibens: cum historiis & observationibus 
anatomicis perquam curiosis. Premittuntur nonnuila de animalium in genere, sensu, genera- 
tione, divisione,&c. 8°. 8 p.1, 336 pp., with portrait opposite title. London: impensis 8. 
Smith & R. Walford, 1693. 
1704.—Tyson, E. A new division of terrestrial brute animals, particularly of those that have their 
feet formed like hands. < Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London, xxiv, 1704, pp. 1566-1573. 
1734-65.—Seba, A. Locupletissimi rerum naturalinm thesaurus accurata descriptio et iconibus 
artificiosissimis expressio, per universam pbysices historiam. 4 vols. Folio. 1734-65. 
1735.—Linneus, C. Caroli Linnzi, Sveci, Doctoris Medicinw, Systema nature, sive regna tria nature 
systematice proposita per classes, ordines, genera & species. O Jehova! quam ampla sunt 
opera Tua! Quam ea omnia sapienter fecisti! Quam plena est terra possessione Tna! Psalm. 
ciy. 24. Lugduni Batavorum, apud Theodorum Haak, 1735. Ex typographia Joannis Wilhelmi 
de Groot. Folio. 7). unnumbered and unpaged. 
(The only copy of the original edition the existence of which in the United States is known to us is in the 
library of J. Carson Brevoort, esq.,of Brooklyn. The 3d ed., published in Latin and German, by J. J. Lange, - 
at. Halle, in 1740, is a reprint of the first. (See beyond for the other editions, under their respective dates.) 
A textual reprint of the first edition was also published in 8°, at Paris, in 1830, by Fée, q. v.} 
ANALYSIS. 
1. QUADRUPEDIA :—33 genera. 
I. Anthropomorpha.—Homo, Simia, Bradypus, 3. 
Il. Fere.—Ursus, Leo, Tigris, Felis, Mustela, Didelphis, Lutra, Odobznus, Phoca, Hyzena, 
Canis, Meles, Talpa, Erinaceus, Vespertilio, 15. 
Ill. Glires.—Hystrix, Sciurus, Castor, Mus, Lepus, Sorex, 6. 
IV. Jumenta,—Equus, Hippotamus, Elephas, Sus, 4. 
VY. Pecora.—Camelus, Cervus, Capra, Ovis, Bos, 5. 
1740.—Linneus, C.—Caroli Linnzi Nature Curiosorum Dioscoridis Secundi Systema nature in quo 
nature regna tria, secundum.[!] Classes, ordines, genera, species, systematice proponuntur. 
Editio secunda. auctior. Stockholmix, apud Gottfr. Kiesewetter, 1740. 8°. 2 p.1.,80 pp. 
[The 5th ed. isa reprint of the 2d, and was published by M. G. Agnethler, at Halle, in 1747 (89, 83 pp). It 
contains the German names.] 7 : 
ANALYSIS. 
1. QUADRUPEDIA :—382 genera. 
I. Anthropomorpha.—Homo, Simia, Bradypus, Myrmecophaga [not in 1st ed.], 4. 
Il. Fere.—-Ursus, Leo, Tigris, Felis, Mustela, Didelphis, Lutra, Phoca, Canis, Meles, Erinaceus, 
Talpa, Vespertilio, 13. [Odobznus and Hyena suppressed. } 
Ill. Glires.—Hystrix, Lepus, Sciurus, Castor, Mus, 5. [Sorex removed to Jumenta. ] 
IV. Jumenta.—Elephas, Hippopotamus. Sorex !, Eqvus, Sus, 5. 
V. Pecora—Camelus, Cervus, Capra, Ovis, Bos, 5. 
{Two genera suppressed; one added.j 
1743.—Klein, J. T. Summa dubiorum circa classes quadrupedum et amphibioram in celebris domini 
Caro]. Linnzi systemate nature; sive naturalis quadrupedum historia promovende prodro- — 
mus eum preludio de crustatis. Adjecti discursus: I. De ruminantibus. II. De periodo vite 
humane collato cum brutis. Gedani et Lipsiw, 1743. Gleditsch. 4°. £2 pp., 2 pl. 
1743-51.—_Edwards, G. A natural history of uncommon birds and of some other rare and undescribed 
animals, .... In4 parts. 4°, London, 1743-51. 
[Pt.i, pl]. 1-52 ; pt. ii, pll.53-105 ; pt. iii, pll. 106-157; pt. iv, pll. 158-211.—French transl., 1745.} 
& 
