458 CATALOGUE OF AUTHORS. 



Bartbam (William), an American Botanist. 



" Voyage clans les parties sud de I'Amerique Septentrionale," translated 

 from the English by M. Benoits, Paris, 2 vols. 8vo. 



Baud. — Baudet de la Face (Marie-Jean). 



" Essai sur rEntomologie du Department du Puy-de-D6me," a Monograph 

 of the Lamellicornes, 1 vol. 8vo. Clermont, 1809. 

 Bast. — Baster (Job), a Physician of Harlaem, fellow of the 

 Royal Society of London, born 1711, died 1776. 



" Opuscula Subseciva," 1 vol. 4to., divided into two volumes, with plates, 

 Harlaem, 1764 and 1765. 

 Basterot (B. de),a Lawyer. 



" M^moire Geologique sur les Environs de Bourdeaux, 8vo." Paris 1825. 



Beauv, — Beauvois (Palisot dej. See Palisot. 

 Bechst. or Bech. Bechstein (J. M.). a naturalist of Saxony, 

 born 1757. 



" The Common Natural History of Germany," 4 vols. 8vo., Leipsig, 1801 — 

 1809, in the German language. It only treats of the Quadrupeds and Birds. 

 Bell (Thomas). 



Author of various Memoirs on Reptiles in the Linnaean Transactions, Zoolo- 

 gical Journal, &c. 



Bel. — Belon (Pierre), a Phj^sician at Mans, and a Professor of the 

 College of France, born 1517, died 1564. 



" Observations faites dans mes Voyages en Orient," 1 vol. 4to. 1553. 



" Histoire des Poissons," 1 vol. 8vo. Transv., 1551. 



" Histoire Naturelle des etranges Poissons Marins, et Description du Dauphin, 

 &c." 1 vol. 4to., 1551. 



" Histoire Naturelle des Oiseux," 1 vol. folio, 1551. 

 Bennet (E. T.), an English naturalist. 



Author of several Memoirs in the Zoological Journal. 

 Bennet (J. Whitchurch), an English naturalist. 



"Natural History of the Fishes of Ceylon," of which but two numbers, in 

 4to. are yet published. The plates are beautiful. 



Bergius (Peter Jonas), a Swedish naturalist. Professor at Stock- 

 holm, died 1790. 



Quoted as author of certain Memoirs among those of Stockholm. 



Beseke (John Melchior Theophilus), Professor at Mittau in Cbur- 

 land, born 1746. Author of 



" Materials for the History of the Birds of Courland" (in German), 8vo. 1792, 

 Mittau and Leipzic. 



Bendant (F. S.), a French naturalist, &c., member of the Acade- 

 mie des Sciences, quoted for his 



" Memoirs on Shells," published in the Annales du Museum. 



Besler or Mus. Besler (Michael Robert), a pliysician at Nurem- 

 berg, born I6O7, died 1661. 



" Rariora Musei Besleriani," folio, 1716. 



Blainv.. — Blainville (Henri Ducrotay de), adjunct Professor to 

 the Faculte des Sciences, and member of the Academie des Sciences. 



I quote several of his Memoirs on all the branches of Zoology, published in 

 the Annales du Museum, Bulletin des Sciences, Journal Physique, and his arti- 

 cles Mollusques and Vers, in the Dictionnaire des .Sciences Naturelles. The 

 first is printed separately under the title of Malacologie. Paris and Strasb., 

 8vo., 1828, with 1 vol. of plates. 



