CORRESPONDENCE OF RAY. 125 



See more in the German Transactions, and in Olearius, 

 of this. 



As to that question of a Heath-throstle, I find that 

 the Ring-ouzle* is so called with us in Craven, where 

 there is everywhere in the moors plenty of them. I am 

 glad you have discovered those authors to be plagiaries, 

 this sort of men being the bane and pest of learning, and 

 you ought to brand them. 



I have much improved my Catalogue of Snails, having 

 added five species thereto. I long to see you, that I 

 might confer with you about the note I gave of this 

 nature ; for I would either put them out separately, if 

 they deserve it, or throw them into Mr. Willughby's 

 store, if perchance anything has escaped his diligence ; 

 but I shall resolve upon nothing till I see you. Methinks 

 we might meet half way the latter end of the summer. 



York, July 2, —76. 



Mr. Ray's Answer to Dr. Listeb. 



Dear Sir, — Yours of July 2 came to hand. I thank 

 you for the advices therein contained. I should, myself, 

 have remembered and inserted the Fungus piperatus 

 \Agancus piperatus, Linn.], of which you formerly sent 

 me a large account ; but the experiments of the vinegar 

 of Gallium, and fulminating powder of Lycopodium, if 

 ever I read anything of them, were quite slipt out of my 

 memory. I fancy that I have read something of the first 

 in our Transactions ; and the second, if it be in Olearius's 

 Travels, I must also have read of, but, it seems, heeded 

 not. I have not at present by me those Transactions, or 

 other books, to which you refer, and therefore beg of you 

 a full account of both those experiments ; for I should be 

 loth either of them should be omitted in my Catalogue, 



* The Ring-onzle is so called in Yorkshire. 



