CATALOGUE OF AUTHORS. 473 
- Ness v’Esens. See Gravennorsr. 
Nicots.—Nicotson, an Irish Dominican, missionary to St Do- 
mingo. 
“ Essai sur l’Histoire Naturelle de St Domingue,” 8vo, with plates. Paris, 1776. 
Nrerems.—Nierempere (J. E.), a Jesuit, Professor at Madrid. 
‘Historia Naturalis maxime peregrina, libris XVI distincta,” folio, Anvers, 
a compilation of but little value. 
Nizs.—Nizson (S. V.), Curator of the Lund Museum. 
** Ornithologia Suecica,” 2 vols 8vo. Copenhagen, 1817, 1821. 
Nirzcu (C. L.), Professor at Halle. 
Author of various Memoirs on the osteology of Birds and the Invertebrata, pub- 
lished among those of Halle, Bonn, &c. 
“* Spiroptere Stramosz Descr., 4to. Halle, 1829. 
‘© Materials for a History of the Infusoria, or a description of the Cercariz and Ba- 
cillarie,” 8vo, in German. Halle, 1817. 
Nosrem.—Noseman (N.), died 1786. 
In conjunction with the engraver, Christian Sepp, author of a ‘‘ History of the 
Birds of the Netherlands” (in Dutch), folio, with remarkably beautiful plates. The 
last numbers are by Houttuyn. Amsterdam, 1770, et seq. 
OcusEnn.—OcHsENHEIMER (Ferdinand). 
His work written in German on the “ Lepidoptera of Europe,” is the best that 
has been published with respect to critical accuracy and the descriptions of the spe- 
cies. The first volume appeared at Leipzic in 1806. The one he is about to pub- 
Jish will contain the Noctuz. 
OpreR (Auguste). 
‘‘ Mémoire sur la Composition Chimique des parties cornées des Insectes,” in- 
serted in the first volume of the ** Mémoires de la Soc. d’Hist. Nat.,” 4to, 1823. 
Oxen, a German naturalist of Fribourg in Brisgau, established at 
Jena. 
** Philosophy of Nature,” 3 vols 8vo. Jena, 1809. 
‘* A Treatise on Natural History,” of which the Zeology forms the third part, in 
2 vols 8vo, with an Atlas. Jena, 1816. 
** A Natural History for Schools,” 1 vol. Jena, 1821. 
«« Esquisse de Systéme d’Anatomie, de Physiologie, et d’Histoire Naturelle,” 8vo. 
Paris, 1821. 
He is the principal editor of the Isis, a journal which abounds in important arti- 
cles relative to natural history. 
Otarsen (Eggert), or Erard Oxavius, a naturalist of Iceland, 
born 1726, died 1768. 
Vor. IV.—3s K 
