Allen's bibliography of cetacea and sirenia. 489 



1804. Lacepedr, [Bern-. Germ. Etikxxe]— Continned. 



Los Narw.ils, pp. 142-1G3. 9. Lo ^T.-irwal vulgairo (Narwalus vulgaris), pp. 142-1.'58, pliv, 

 fi'j;. 3. 10. Le Narwal mioroc6plialo (Narwalug microcephalus) , pp. 159-1G2, pi. v, fi;;. 2, ani- 

 mal, d .apr6s un desain par W. Br.and), pi. ix, (ifc. i, t6to osscusc. 11. Lo Xarwal Ander.son 

 (Narwalus Andersonianvs), p. 103. 



Les Auarnaks, p. 104. Vi. L'Anarualv f;rooiilandoisc (Anarnah Oroe7iland!,rAi,s),^\>. 104. 



Lcs Caclialots, pp. 105-218. 13. Lo CachalDt iiKicr()c6phalc {Catodonmacrocephahi,s),^-p. 

 105-211, pi. X, ^\%. 1, animal (d'.apros Boiiuaterro), pi. xi, toto osacu.so, pi. xii, vert6bres et 

 coto (pll. xi, xii d'apr6s nature). 14. Lo Ci.clialot tiumpo (Catodon trumpo), pp. 212-21.'), pi. 

 X, fig. 2 (d'apr^.s Eobortson). 15. Le Cachalot svincval (Catodon svincval), pp. 210,217, pi. 

 ix, fig. 2, teto os.seusc [—Glohiocephalus melas]. 16. Le Cachalot blanchatre (Catodon albi- 

 cans) [=Beluga catodon], p. 218. 



Les Physales, ])p. 219-220. 17. Lo Pliysale cylindriquc (Physalus cylindrieus), pp. 219- 

 220, pi. ix, fig. 3 (d'apres Anderson). 



Les Phystttores, pp. 227-242. IS. Le Physetere microps (Physetcr micropg), pp. 227-23.'5. 

 19. Le Physotero orthodon (Physeter orthodon), pp. 230-238. 20. Le Physctore mular (Phy- 

 seter mular), ijp. 239-242. 



Les Delphinapt6res, pp. 243-249. 21. Le Dolphinaptero b61uga (Delphinapterus beluga), 

 [= Beluga catodon], pp. 243-24S. 2"2. Lo Delphinapt6ie seucdotte (Delpldtiapterug gene- 

 delta), p. 249. 



Les Dauphins, pp. 250-317. 23. Lo Dauphin vulgairo (DelpJdnus vulgaris), pp. 2.jO-28C, pi. 

 xiii, fig. 1, anim.al, pi. xiv, fig. 1, tote. 24. Lo Dauphin marsouin (Delphinux phocceaa), pp. 

 287-297, pi. xiii, fig. 2", pi. xiv, fig. 2, squclotte (pi. xiv d'apre.i nature). 2-5. Lo Dauphin orqno 

 (Delphinus orca), pp. 298-301, pi. xv, fig. 1, pi. xvi, crSno (d'.anres nature). 2(i. Le Daujihin 

 gladiateur (Delphinus gladiator), pp. 302-300, pi. v, fig. 3. 27. Lo Dauphin Xesamack (Del- 

 phinus nesarnack), pp. 307, 308, pi. xv, fig. 2. 2S. Lo D.iupliin diodon (Delphinus diodon), pp. 

 309, 310. 2;^. Le Dauphin ventru (Dclphin-us ventricosus) , p. 311, pi. xv, fig. 3 (d'iipres Ilunter). 

 30. Lo Dauphin feres (Delphinus feres) , pp. 312, 313. 31. Lo Dauphin de Duh.aniel (Delphi- 

 nus DuhamcU), pp. 314, 315. 32. Le Dauphin dcPeion (Delphinus Peronii), p. 310. 33. Lo 

 Dauphin de Commerson (Delphinus Commcrsoni), pp. 317, 318. 



Les Hyperoodous, pp. 319-324. 34. L'HyxJeroodon butskopf (Ilyperoodon butskopf). pp. 

 319-324, pi. XV, fig. 3. 



Tiible alphibetique, pp. 325-329. 



The text is au elaborate compilation ; the figures of the animals, •^vitb the two or three 

 above-noted exceptions, aro copies ; all the osteological figures, except one, are original. 

 Viewed in the light of to-day, the work is a striking commentary on the poverty of the author's 

 resources, and on the inexact information of the times in all that related to the history of 

 Cetacea. Compared with Boanaterrc's work (1789), the number of species is greatly increased, 

 while the generic nomenclature differs to a very large degree, through the introduction of new- 

 genera and the substitution of new names for others. The promineut feature is therefore the 

 classification, which, considering the state of Cetological knowledge at this time, is entitled to 

 praise. Its weakness lies in the reco_;nition of a large number of species now known to bo 

 nominal or fictitious, but which, supported by Lacepede's endorsement, figured prominently 

 for many years in the worlcs of later compilers. 



Lacepede's new genera are the following: 1. Balcerioptera, 3. Narwalus (=Monodon), 

 3» Anarnak (based on 2Ionodon sxmrius, Fabr.), 4. Catodon (ex Artedi?), 5. Physalus, 

 6. Delphinapterus, z.m\, 7. Ilyperoodon. His new specific designations are: I. Balanopt-ira 

 gibbar (=:Bala;na 2)hysalus,'Limi.) , "3. Balcenoptera jnbartes ( = Balcenaboops,Ij{un.), 3. Balm- 

 noptera acuto -rostral a (^^Balcena rostrata, Miill.), 4. Narioalas vulgaris, 5. N. microcepha- 

 lus, 6. N. Andersonianus (=^Monodon monoceros), 7. Anarnak groenlandicus (^2Iono- 

 don spurius, Fabr.), S. Catodon svincval (= Globiocci>halus melas), 9. Physeter orthodon, 

 JO. De'phiaapterus beluga (7=Beluga catodon), 11, Delp)hinus vulgaris (=D. delphis), 12. 

 Delphinus nesarnack (=zD. turvio, Fahr.), 13. Delphinus diodon (^^Hyperodonbutzkopf), 14. 

 Delphinus ventricosus (=? Grampus griseus), 15. Delphinus Duhameli. sp. n., 10. Delphinus 

 Peronii (= D. leucorhamphus, Peron, Ms.), sp. u., 17. Delphinus Commcrsoni (ex Cummers<.'n, 

 Ms.), sp. n. 



Besides the Snnnini version of 1804 (q. v.), Lacepede's Hist. nat. de Ctaccs was republished 

 in 1805, in two v(ds. 12^, in the 9J vol. 12= ed. of Buft'jn, forming v(ds. 80, 00; in Ljcepeile's 

 8° ed. of Bulfon imblished in 1819 (not seen by me), and in later editions of the same. Also 

 in the collected works of Lacep6de (ed. Desmanst, 11 vols. 8°, 18JC-31),aud in the later editions 

 of his works published in 1830, 1836, 1839, and 1844 (not seen by me). Cf. Cams and Eugel- 

 mann, Bibliotheca hist, nat., i, 1S4C, p. 332. [472.] 



1804. SoxxiNi [de M.vxxoxcol'Kt], C. [N.] S. Histoire iiatnrdle, | g(5u(Srale et par- 

 ticiiliere, | des Cetacces. | Ouvrage fa.saiut snite a I'Histoire iiatiirellc, g<5n6- 

 rale | et particuliere, composdo par Leclerc de Bafibu, et | tuisc dans un nouvel 

 ordro par CCharles]. [Nicolas] S[igisbeut]. Sonnixi [de Manxoxcourt], 



