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subsequently at different times, under the direc- 

 tion of his colleagues and pupils, and, seemingly, ir 

 the following order. The volume on Fishes, includ- 

 ing the amphibious Mammalia, the Manatee of the 

 West Indies, and the Sea-cat or Phoca, all of which 

 we have engraved, in the year 1612 ; the volume on 

 Bisulcated Quadrupeds, those which divide the hoof, 

 in 1613; and the two remaining volumes on Quad- 

 rupeds, the former confined to solipeds, those with un- 

 divided hoof, in 1616. A huge volume on Monsters 

 seems not to have been published till the year 1642. 

 Respecting this volume Haller remarks : " It con- 

 tains several matters of importance. There is 

 the anatomy of the pike, with a description of the 

 swimming bladder, the liver, and parts of genera- 

 tion ; also of the carp with its double air bladder ; 

 also of the teeth of the porcupine, and its cceca ; 

 also the skeleton of the sow, along with an immense 

 collection and farrago of monsters, with numerous 

 fables attached to them, with some things of real 

 value."* The volume on Fossils, one of the largest 

 of the whole, followed; and, finally, the Dendrology 

 appeared as late as 1668. With a short notice of 

 this volume, by a contemporary critic, we must 

 close our remarks on the contents and character of 

 these ponderous tomes. " There is scarcely any 

 thing written about these trees which has not been 

 collected in this volume ; for the author is not sa- 

 tisfied with mentioning all that he had met in Na- 



