456 CATALOGUE OF AUTHORS. 
Auproy. or ALpr.—Atprovanoi (Ulysse), a nobleman of Bo- 
logna, Professor of the University of Bologna, born 1525, died blind 
1605. 
His ‘‘ Natural History,’’ in fourteen volumes, folio, from 1599 to 1640, 
eleven of which are on the subject of animals, was mostly published by his suc- 
cessors. The third volume of the Ornithology and the first of the Insects were 
the only ones published during his life. It is an undigested and wearisome 
compilation. 
Amor.—Amorevx (N.), a physician of Montpellier. 
“ Notice des Insectes de la France, réputés Venimeux,”’ 1 vol. folio, with 
plates. Paris, 1786. 
“Description Méthodique d’une espéce de Scorpion commune i Souvig- 
“nargues, en Languedoc.’’ Journal de Physigue, XXXV. 
Anpers.—AnpDeErson (John), a merchant and Burgomaster of 
Hamburg, born in 1674, died in 1748. 
‘« Histoire Naturelle de 1l’Islande du Groénland,’”’ &c., 2 vols. 8vo. Paris, 1750. 
This work, although antiquated and superficial, is still the principal source of 
our information relative to the Cetacea. 
Anpre@ (John Gerad Reinhard), druggist at Hanover, born in 
1724, died in 1793. 
‘“‘ Letters written from Switzerland to Hanover, 1763,’’ in the German 
Language. They were at first printed separately in the Hanover Magazine for 
1764—65, and republished in 1 vol. 4to. Zurich, 1776. 
Ann. Mus. or pu Mus.—* Annales du Museum d’Histoire Natu- 
relle de Paris,’ by the professors of that establishment, 20 vols. 4to. 
from 1802 to 1813. 
This work is continued under the title of— 
‘““Mémoirs du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle,’ &c. Paris, 1815, et seq. 
FHighteen volumes have been published. 
ARGENV.—ARGENVILLE (Antoine Joseph Des-Alliers d’), maitre 
des Comptes of Paris, born 1680, died 1765. 
‘« Histoire Naturelle Eelaircie dans une de ses principales parties, la Con- 
CHYLIOLOGIF,”’ 4to., first edition. Paris, 1742; the second augmented by 
the addition of the Zoomorphose, ibid., 1757; the third augmented by M. 
Favaune, 2 vols. ibid., 1780. 
ArTED.—ARTEDI (Peter), a Swedish naturalist, and a friend of 
Linneus, born in 1705, drowned at Amsterdam in 1735. 
His work on Fishes was published by Linneus. ‘‘ P. Artedi Ichtyologia 
sive Opera Omnia de Piscibus,’’ 1 vol. 8vo. Leyden, 1738. 
The edition of Walbaum, ‘‘ Artedius Renovatus,’’ 5 vols. 8vo., Gripswald, 
1788—89 is greatly augmented, but by an injudicious compiler. 
Ascan.—Ascanivs (Peter), Professor at Copenhagen. 
Author of five numbers in folio, the first containing ‘* Coloured Illustrations 
of the Natural History of the North,’ from 1767 to 1779. 
Avupres.—AuvpeserT (Jean-Baptiste), a painter at Paris, born in 
Rochefort, 1759, died 1800. 
‘‘ Histoire Naturelle des Singes et des Makis,’’ folio, Paris, 1800, with 
sixty-two plates, drawn from the stuffed specimens in the Museum. 
‘¢ Oiseaux Dorés ou A Reflets Métalliques,’’ 2 vols. folio, Paris, 1802. 
Avp.—Avpoun (Jean-Victor). Doctor of Medicine, sub-librarian 
to the Institute of France, assistant naturalist to Messrs. de Lamarck 
and Latreille at the Jardin du Roi, a member of various societies, 
born in Paris, 27th of April 1797. 
‘* Anatomie d’une Larve Apode’’ (Conops), found in a Bombus lapidarius, by 
Messrs. Lachat and Audouin, 1818. 
