240 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. [Vol. V. 



1648. Maecgeave, G. — Continued. 



tvralivm | Brasilise, | Libri Octo; | Quorum | Tres priores aguut de Plantis. | 

 Quartus de Piscibus. | Quintus de Avibus. | Sextus de Qu9druj)edibus & Ser- 

 pentibus. | Seiitimus de Insectis, | Octavus de ipsa. Eegione, & illiua lucolis. | 

 Cvin I Appendice de Tapuyis, et Chileusibvs. | loauues De Laet, | Antwer- 

 pianus, | In ordinem digessit & Annotationes addidit, & varia ab Auctore | 

 Omissa supplevit & illustravit. | 



Above titles covering both Piso and Marcgrave ; latter also separately sub- 

 titled in nearly identical words, omitting the Piso part of the title. 1 vol. 

 folio. Engraved title to both, 1 1. ; plain title to both, 1 1. ; Piso to Prince 

 William, 2 11. ; Piso to the reader, 1 1. • Piso's contents, 1 1. ; Piso's text, pp. 

 1-122; Piso's index, 11. — Marcgrave's subtitle, 11.; Marcgrave's dedication, 

 1 1. ; De Laet to the reader, 1 1. ; Marcgrave's contents and errata, 1 1. ; Marc- 

 grave's text, pp. 1-292 ; Appendix, p. 293; Index, | -f- 3 11. Unnumbered cuts 

 in text of both authors. 



Thejifth book of Marcgrave's part of this work treats of birds in fifteen chapters, as fol- 

 lows : — 



Georgi Marcgravi Historiae ^STaturalis Brasiliae Liber Quintus, Qui agit de Avibus, in Quo 

 sunt Icones quatuor supra quinquaginta, et Aunotationes octo, pp. 190-220, Cap. I. -XV. — ^I, p. 

 190, Nhanduguacu, lacana (iig.), varise ejus species, Curicaca (fig.)- H, p. 192, Tijepiranga. 

 i(fig.), lacapu, lambu, G-allina africana (flg.), Guirangeima, lupujuba (fl^g.), Sayacu, Ani (flg.), 

 ■Guira guainumbi (fig.). Ill, p. 194, Jaguacati (flg.), Mitu (fig.), Mituporanga (flg.), Ibijau 

 {2 figg.). IV, p. 196, Guainumbi varise species (flg.). V, p. 198, lacupema (fig.), lacamacaij 

 <(fig.), lacurutu (fig.), Soco (flg.), Matuitui (flg.). VI, p. 200, labiru (flg.), labiru guacu (fig.), 

 Manucodiata. VH, p. 201, Guirapunga utraque (2flgg.), Guiraquerea (flg.), Jacamaciri (fig.), 

 Cariama (flg.) VIII, p. 203, Guara (flg.), Urutaurana (flg.), Maguari, Guarauna (flg.), Ajaia, 

 Picui pinima. Pica cureba, Tuidara, Guacuguacu, Tapera. IX, p. 205, Psittacorum majorum 

 & minorum varise species. Tui vulgo Perroquet. Araracanga (flg.), etc. X, p. 207, Ipecu 

 (fig.), Urubu (fig.), Tamatia utraque (2 figg.), Guirajemoja (fig.), Gurraru nbeengeta (fig.). 

 XI, p. 209, Cocoi Ardeae species (flg.); alia species, Guiratinga, Ardeola (fig.), lacarini, 

 Guiratirica, Guiranbeengatu. XII, p. 211, Curucui (flg.), Caracara (flg.), Tijeguacu (flg.), 

 « Teitei, Guiragiracu beraba (fig.), Guiracoereba, Guiraperea, lapacani, Cabure, Andira aca. 



Xm, p. 213, Macucagua (flg.), Columbaj silvestris species. Anas sylvestris, TJrubitinga (fig.), 

 Mareca utraque, Tiieguacu paroara (fig.), Tangara utraque (flg.). XIV, p. 215, Anbima 

 (flg.), Pitangua guacu (flg.), Atingacu camucu (flg.), Guira acangatara (flg.). XV, Matuitui 

 (flg.), Aracari, Tucana, Anhiuga (fig.), Ipecati apoa (fig.), Pullus gallinaceus nionstrosus 

 (quadi'upes, flg.). 



The figures are monstrous, reminding us of those of Gesner, for example, though many of 

 the marked species are recognizable. The text, however, is minutely descriptive, and moat 

 of the species are identifiable. 



This is a celebrated work, standing in much the same ornithological relation to South 

 America that its virtual contemporary, Hernandez's, bears to Mexico. "We have here the 

 first description and primary basis of many species. Liuna3us and other early species-makers 

 cite Marcgrave freely, and he remains, in fact, quotable to-day. The reader will not fail to 

 note that he has here the vernacular derivation of many names with which he is familiar in 

 their quasi-Latin and even English rehabilitation, but the etymology of which would not 

 necessarily be obvious to a classicist. Compare with the above the following, for example: 

 Nandou, Pyranga, Guira, Guiraca, Ani, Mitu, Mituporanc/a, Jacamar, Nacurutu, Jabiru, 

 Cariama, Ajaja, Coercba, Maguari, Guarauna, Tapira, Aracanga, Ararauna, TJrubu, Nengeta,, 

 Cocoi, Carasara, TJrubitinga, Tangara, Tanagra, Pitangus, Aracari, Tucana, Toucan, etc. 



For an elaborate commentary on this work, see 1820 and 1824, Lichtenstein, H. 



1658. ROCHEFOET, C. DE. Histoire | naturelle et morale | des | lies antilles | de 

 I'Amerique. | Enrichie de plusieurs belles figures des Earetez les plus | con- 

 siderables qui y sont d(Scrites. | Avec vn Vocabulaire Caraibe. | [Dessin.] | 

 A Eoterdam, | Chez Arnoiild Leers, | — | M. DC. LVIII. 1 vol, 8vo or sm. 

 4to. Eng. title, 8 prel. pj). incl. regular title, pp. 1-527, 6 11. (contents). 



Chapitre Quinzieme, pp. 147-167, a flg. on p. 152, and a page of figs, on p. 166, " Des 

 oiseaus les plus considerables des Antilles ", des Pregates, des Pauves, des Aigrettes, etc., du 

 Grand Gosier, des Poules d'eau, des Plammans (= Platalea), de I'llirondelle, de plusieurs 

 Oiseaux de terre, des Arras, des Canides, des Perroquets, des Perriques du tremble, du Pas- 

 sereau, de I'Aigie de I'Orinoco, du Mansieny, du Colibry. — This is the orig. ed. 



