FREFACH. j^ 



For the da^ Caodata I have ad:::;: j: :.i" :': ::7:.-r:r.;i: ::' C— 33,.. 

 and in pait that of FiT2xs"GEa. 



A word or two with respect tc :-:: lir :.' s-ecii: i:-.:_:f>. — T ':-.-; rz-^i^TOBied 

 inramUv to retain, with the name : : ::: : > :. :;.::. .- : : 5 : ;: ; ::_; : : , - : . - : - ^sludi 

 the animai was first made known, Tiese 51 : „ ^ :. > :. i : _~. : i . -y-^z :: ^Gd, 



thoagh the generic names ma v, indeed niLi^c. oi\;cii bt ::.::;;:. i::::!:!! :: :b? 

 light thrown br anatomical investigatLcKi i^oiifle af ri'- :::-.; :i:: ii:z::-lf :fi: :: 

 each other in their stmctnre and organizatioQ. Tt:^ ::: :,-f:^::.::^ :::- Z^:.~5 

 Floridana to Leconte, I only mean :o rt:ji:z "Z; ?Tr; i: 1 .:_: z: ;i :- ilzi :: 1 

 certain animal which he first described; i~;- :; z:: :: :e -::::-:: :>_i: if 

 established the genus F jdt ?. ajxy more im :z.t zrzz.i Tt-:__:. ie:5._i: 

 Floridana,) to which he refers it. 



I have only here to do with species and spedSc^ name^ in Ae analoniital 



part of this work it will be shown why taie gaaeric name is pvefaied to 

 another. In the catalogue of synonymes wiH be seen not only tbe itiryiz: 

 specific names, but also those of the genoa undor windi diffb e n t Hatpetol';gi::.5 

 have arranged our Reptiles, 



The habit adopted by several fete Natmalisls,. c:' :!:\".-— x :if mifi rj 

 which anfmal.g were first described, e-^e z thoa^ §at be:: i : :. 1 L zz : : : 1 :.:■:. :::::?:: 

 denominations, has already led to great confo^on, :— . :r.-:^: ::.: :: r:f::fr. 

 since few persons are likely to a^ree ::: 'h~ :z:.:z.:-.i:- ::fv zz.zs. 1::;: 

 important. 



