In some few cases, when I not have had occasion to exa- 

 mine specimens of a ver}- rare species, I must cite the descrip- 

 tions of their authors or describe the species following good 

 drawings, viz. Icones muscorum by Sullivant. 



About 1600 species and 340 subspecies are described in my 

 manuscript. 



Common to Europe and N. America about 620 species. 



Peculiar to N. America 635 » 



Peculiar to Europe 345 » 



1600 spoeies. 



In America are found about 1255 species, in Europe 965. 

 Linkoeping, Sweden dec. 1896. 



The author. 



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