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CITY OF NE^V YORK. 



^^Incorporated by ci.ct of the legislature of the State of 

 J\rew Tork, Tassed April 20, fSfS.'] 



Believing that a general knowledge of the contents of the volumes 

 published by the LYCEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY will be advan- 

 tageous to scientists and bring about a wider circulation of the publica- 

 tions, the following summary has been prepared. 



The Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 



are in 8vo form and contain many plates and woodcuts. The first eight 

 volumes cover the years 1823 to 1867 as follows : 



Volume I. — With 29 Plates and 410 pages, 1823-1825. 

 II. — With 6 Plates and 480 pages, 1826-1827. 



III. — With 6 Plates and 448 pages, 1828-1836. 



IV. — With 18 Plates and 519 pages, 1836-1848. 

 V. — With 6 Plates and 567 pages, 1848-1852. 



VI. — With 9 Plates and 443 pages, 18.53-1858. 



VII. — With 6 Plates and 514 pages, 1858-1862. 



VIII. — With 17 Plates and 505 pages, 1863-1867. 



These eight volumes contain many valuable papers, including the de- 

 scriptions of hundreds of new species of animals, plants, etc. The 

 papers may be grouped as follows : — 



